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Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, and Disability
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Multiple Perspectives Pre-Conference &
Conference Registration

REGISTRATION FORM - DEADLINE FRIDAY APRIL 7, 2006.

Before you begin registration, please review the available sessions in the complete Conference Program. Then, register now using this online form. After filling out the required information, click "Continue to Step 2" to verify your information and submit via email or print and mail to the ADA Coordinator's Office.

Instructions for keyboard users: Use TAB to move to next field. Use the space bar to select or deselect an item. Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through session choices.

Step 1: Choose Your Registration Options

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Date: October 6, 2008, 11:00 pm

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Disability Accommodations Required:

Wheelchair accessible seating.
ASL Interpreter.
Assistive Listening Device.
Large Print, ASCII Disk, Braille.
I will have an attendant with me.
Other (including dietary restrictions).
Please specify other accommodations:

Request Your Itinerary

Please indicate which sessions you would like to attend. We will try to accomodate your requests; however, space is limited and sessions are filled on a first come, first serve basis.

For more information on Pre-conference and conference sessions, including summaries, see the detailed Conference Program.

Conference: Monday & Tuesday, April 17 & 18, 2006
-- Fee Information

Through the generous subsidy of our sponsors, the conference fee of $300 has been reduced to a $50 fee for each day. (This fee Includes materials, breaks and lunch). For OSU students lunch is $5 and the conference sessions are free. For OSU faculty & staff, the conference is $20 per day.

Discounts -- OSU Affiliates and Conference Presenters (choose one)*:
Discounts will be reflected on your "Total Due" on the next page.

If you are an OSU student requesting a fee waiver or discounted lunch or an OSU faculty or staff member requesting a discounted fee, please provide your OSU ID number: *required for discount.

Select payment option (choose one)*:

(Please make checks payable to: The Ohio State University.)

Conference: Monday, April 17, 2006

9:00am - 11:00am, #1: Panel.

Where to Tell Your Story. Facilitated by L. Scott Lissner, The Ohio State University. Panel members are: C. Larry Watson, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Michael Kirkman, Ohio Legal Rights; L. Irene Bowen, U.S. Department of Justice; Tamara Perry, Health & Human Services OCR; Ronnell Tomlinson, Ohio Civil Rights Commission;& Karla Ussery and Kelly McHargh, Department of Education’s Office For Civil Rights.

11:15am - 12:30pm, #2: Concurrent Sessions (choose one):

Session A: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Presented by: Ruth Colker, The Ohio State University, & Vanessa Coterel, The Legal Aid Society of Columbus.
Session B: Let's Build a House! Accessible & Affordable Homes Using the ABILITY House Model. Presented by: Gillian Friedman, ABILITY Awareness, Chet Cooper, ABILITY Awareness and ABILITY Magazine, and James Chaffin, Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps-OH.
Session C: Remote Infrared Audible Signage: A Quest for Orientation Access. Presented by: Jeff Moyer, Talking Signs, Inc.
Session D: Documenting Workplace Accommodations. Presented by: C. Larry Watson, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
No 11:15am-12:30pm session.

12:45pm - 2:00pm, Lunch & Information Exchange with 3rd Annual ADA Award Presentation to Dave Cameron by ADA Ohio. [$25 fee if not registering for any Monday sessions.]
(Please indicate any dietary restrictions under "Accommodations.")

2:15pm - 3:45pm, #3: Concurrent Sessions (choose one):

Session A: Drama Discovery: Curtain up on a Solution for Students with Emotional and/or Behavioral Exceptionalities. Presented by: Shellie Hipsky, Robert Morris University.
Session B: What is the Process in Order to Build a Universal Design Custom Home? Presented by: Rosemarie Rossetti, Rosemarie Speaks, & Patrick Manley, Manley Architecture Group. (Link to handout for Rossetti/Manley presentation -- http://www.UDLL.com.)
Session C: Lest We Forget: An Oral History Documentary on Ohio's State Institutions. Presented by: Jeff Moyer, Music From The Heart.
Session D: From Walking Dogs to Righting Wrongs: A Class Project Leads to Broader Advocacy and a Career in Disability Rights Law. Presented by: L. Irene Bowen, U.S. Department of Justice.
No 2:15pm-3:45pm session.

4:00pm - 5:30pm, #4: Concurrent Sessions (choose one):

Session A: Four Takes on Disability: Czech Republic, Canada, and South Korea. Presented by: Nathan Chan and Jihye Jeon, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Jitka Sinecka, Syracuse University.
Session B: Can I Come over to Your House? Presented by: Margaret Teaford and Kathleenn Puening, The Ohio State University.
Session C: Foot Rage and the Blind Flaneur. Presented by: Mark Willis, Wright State University. (Link to website for Mark Willis -- http://www.wright.edu/~mark.willis/)
Session D: Rehabilitation of Intellectually Challenged Persons with Joyful Sports Training. Presented by: Avtar Singh, Special Olympics & Society for Technical Assistance & Remedial Teaching, India. University of Toledo: As Seen from a Wheelchair. Deb Angel, University of Toledo.
No 4:00pm-5:30pm session.

5:30pm – 7:00pm, Student Perspectives -- A Poster Reception and a special guest exhibitor, Candee Basford, artist.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 (8:30 – 3:00 Sign In).

9:00am - 10:30am, #5: Concurrent Sessions (choose one):

Session A: Justice in Higher Education. Presented by: Jane Jarrow, Disability Access, Information and Support (DAIS) and L. Irene Bowen, U.S. Department of Justice.
Session B: Between Two Worlds: The Experience of Hidden Disability. Presented by: Aimee Burke, Arizona State University.
Session C: Hidden Disabilities in the Workplace. Presented by: Jessica Skolnikoff, Roger Williams University.
Session D: Professionals Teaching Self Advocacy: Memories Are Stories We Have Told Ourselves about What Happened in the Past. Presented by: Anita Schwandt, M.D., Case Western Reserve University & MetroHealth Hospital & Christine Warner, MetroHealth Systems.
No 9:00am-10:30am session.

10:45am - 12:15pm, #6 Concurrent Sessions (choose one):

Session A: My Own Two In One: Reflecting on a Blindness Memoir and Its Impact on the Way I Do Advocacy. Presented by: Lisa Yost, The University of Toledo. Promoting Self-Advocacy and Oppression: Two Sides of the Same Coin when Telling Another’s Story: Critical Reflections on A Man Without Words by Susan Schaller. Presented by: Terri Stibaner, University of Toledo.
Session B: Losing Sight Enhances Vision. Presented by: Eileen Long and Irwin Hott, Newsreel, Ed Eames, Toni Eames, Gail Baldwin, & Jan Blatz. Performers: Donald Haimes, Elmer Fischer, Mike O'Harra..
Session C: An Exploration into the Responsiveness of Private Home Health Care Organizations. Presented by: Joshua Johnson, Stephen F. Austin State University. Community Life . Brenda Curtiss, Executive Director, Ohio Statewide Independent Living Council.
Session D: Not Forgotten: Reflections on Jeff Moyer's Powerful 'Lest We Forget' CD about Abuse in Ohio Institutions as a Lesson for Future Advocacy. Presented by: Michael Mechlowitz, The University of Toledo. Autism: Is It an Epidemic or a Culture? Stacy Clifford, Graduate Student, Ohio University.
No 10:45am-12:15pm session.

12:30pm - 1:45pm, Information Exchange & Lunch.
(Please indicate any dietary restrictions under "Accommodations.")

2:00pm - 3:30pm, #7: Concurrent Sessions (choose one):

Session A: Panel -- The Greatest Story Ever Told: Memoir, Testimonio, and Witnessing. Presented by: Marian Lupo, Michael Sasso, Wendy Chrisman, The Ohio State University.
Session B: The Next Chapter Book Club Tells Our Story. Presented by: Vicki Graff, Jillian Ober, Paula Rabidoux, The Ohio State University, Rhonda Elick, Janice Woods, and Roy Woods.
Session C: For Cryin' Out Loud!! Can't You Hear ME? Presented by: William Bauer, Marietta College.
Session D: We Dance Together. A Painted Essay about My Education with Katie. Presented by: Candee Basford, Exhibitor and Artist.
No 2:00pm-3:30pm session.

3:45pm - 5:15pm, #8 Concurrent Sessions (choose one):

Session A: Disability, Autobiography, & the Art of Memory. Stephen Kuusisto, The Ohio State University.
Session B: Bye, Bye Beeptones; Hello AudioPlus®! The Sunset of Analog Tape at RFB&D. Presented by: Annemarie Cooke, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D).
Session C: Accessible Web Pages: Principles, Practice, and the Bottom Line. Presented by: Ken Petri, The Ohio State University.
Session D: Empowering Faculty to Empower Students: Six Years of Lessons on Enhancing Instructional Access & Outcomes. Presented by: Margo Izzo, Alexa Murray, Joe Wheaton, Kathryn Plank, and L. Scott Lissner, The Ohio State University.
No 3:45pm-5:15pm session.

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