• Saturday and Sunday, December 4 - 5, 2004. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  Audio Description Training Workshop. Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, Columbus, OH. Presenters: Deborah Lewis and Michael Brennan. Sponsored by VSA Arts of Ohio. Audio Description is the art of turning what is seen into what is heard. It is intended to enhance the understanding of access to visual information primarily for, but not limited to, people who are blind or have low vision. For more information contact: 614-241-5325 or e-mail info@vsao.org.
  
• Friday and Saturday, November 5 - 6, 2004
  Disability Services on Campus: Strengthening Professional Practice with presenter Trey Duffy. The Millennium Hotel; Cincinnati, OH. Sponsored by The Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD). Join us as we hear from this knowledgeable and engaging speaker who will offer a review of best practices in disability services and proven strategies for management and service delivery.
  
• Friday and Saturday, November 5 - 6, 2004
  4th Annual Ohio Sibling Conference. Marriott Airport Hotel, Columbus, OH. At the Ohio SIBS conference adult brothers and sisters of people with MR/DD gather together to hear directly from MR/DD professionals, educators, politicians, and other Adult Siblings. Join us in a safe, supportive environment that provides an honest look at our family roles as caregivers, advocates, and siblings. For more information contact: Tom Fish. Nisonger Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. 614-292-7550 or fish.1@osu.edu
  
• Friday - Sunday, October 15-17, 2004
  Expanding Your Horizons. State Convention sponsored by the American Council of the Blind of Ohio. Holiday Inn on the Lane; Columbus, OH. For more information contact: ACBO; PO Box 21488; Columbus, OH 43221; 800-835-2226.
  
• Thursday and Friday, October 14-15, 2004
  Self-Knowledge, Self Determination, and Community Supports Conference. 23rd Annual Conference sponsored by the Brain Injury Association of Ohio. CEUs for multiple disciplines provided. Keynote speakers include: Kara Swanson, author of "I'll Carry the Fork!" who will speak on "Coping With and Understanding Life After Brain Injury" and Derrick Dufresne, President of Community Resource Associates and a nationally-known expert on self-determination, will present: "I Am Smart - Understanding Learning Styles to Minimize the Focus on Disability." For more information contact Brain Injury Assoc. of Ohio; 1-866-644-6242; email: help@biaoh.org; or http://www.biaoh.org.
  
• Tuesday - Friday, October 5-8, 2004
  50 Years! The Past, Present, and Future of ORA. The Hyatt Regency Hotel; Columbus, OH. Sponsored by the Ohio Rehabilitation Association. For more information contact: CORA, 614-834-4814, coraemail@insight.rr.com.
  
• Wednesday, May 26, 2004
  Find out how to eliminate deprecated and inaccessible design and formatting elements from your pages using style sheets. Designers who haven't used a style sheet in the past will get a quick introduction to redefining HTML elements, using relative sizing, and creating on-the-fly styles for all your formatting needs.
  This workshop meets in a computer lab and will include a hands-on coding introduction to creating and using stylesheets. Participants will leave with a basic style sheet which they can further customize and apply to their own site.
  Open to OSU faculty and staff. Space is limited. For guaranteed seating, please register by emailing the WAC at webaccess@osu.edu or calling 614-292-1760.
  
• Wednesday, May 12, 2004.
  Improving web access does not always mean starting from scratch! This session will help you make a quick evaluation of your web site and identify the most efficient and effective ways to improve access. Learn which accessibility issues matter most and should be top priority for your web site. Also features an introduction to STEP - Simple Tool for Error Prioritization - a new tool to help you evaluate and prioritize based on the severity and reparability of the accessibility errors in your site.
  Open to OSU faculty and staff. Registration not required, but appreciated. Please register by emailing the WAC at webaccess@osu.edu or calling 614-292-1760.
  
• Thursday, April 29, 2004.
  The Office for Disability Services 30th anniversary Celebration & Annual Recognition Awards. Presentations include: The Dick Maxwell Award -- Recognizing a member of the faculty or staff who has helped make OSU welcoming community. Faculty Teaching Award -- Recognizing the contributions of a faculty member or Graduate Teaching Assistant. Celina Irby Award -- Recognizing an outstanding student employee of the Office for Disability Services. UNITY Awards -- UNITY an  organization of student with disabilities, recognizes the contributions of faculty & Staff. Web Access Awards -- Recognizing excellence in web design and accessibility. Attendance by invitation only.
  
• Thursday, April 22, 2004.
  Web Accessibility Center Live Satellite Event: "Untangling the Web: Making Online Teaching and Learning Accessible." Join this moderated panel discussion, as we consider the implications of accessibility for online education and suggests ways that faculty and staff can work together to address major challenges. Participate in live discussion with colleagues across the country. For more information, visit the WAC's Events page.
  
• Tuesday and Wednesday April 20th and 21st, 2004
  ADA Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, and Disability Conference
  Location: Pfahl Executive Education and Conference Center, The Ohio State University
  Information is updated regularly, so check back often. http://ada.osu.edu/conferences.
  
• Wednesday, March 31, 2004
  Deadline for nominations for the Web Access Awards. The Web Access Awards were initiated as a way to recognize faculty, departments, colleges and programs that meet the university’s standards for accessible web design, while demonstrating excellence in design and communication. [http://ada.osu.edu/accessaward/]
  
• March 15th-20th, 2004
  CSUN's 19th Annual International Conference "Technology and Persons with Disabilities."
  Location:Los Angeles, CA.
  This is a comprehensive, international conference, where all technologies across all ages; disabilities; levels of education and training; employment; and independent living are addressed. It is the largest conference of its kind! [http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/index.htm

• November 7, 2003
  Teaching With and About Disability; 11:30 am–1:30 pm; 300 Younkin Success Center; Moderated by Scott Lissner, The Ohio State University ADA Coordinator. Stephen Kuusisto and Brenda Brueggemann (English) and Massimo Morelli (Economics) will explore key issues for instructors with disabilities at major research universities such as Ohio State. Discussion will include issues related to access, accommodations, and attitudes in higher education for faculty with disabilities. Panelists will also discuss ways to integrate disability as a subject in the university curriculum. For more information or to register, contact: Faculty & TA Development, (614) 292-3644, fax is (614) 688-5496, ftad@osu.edu or visit the FTAD web site [http://www.osu.edu/education/ftad/events.html#disability]
  
• November 5-7, 2003
  2003 Business Leadership Network (BLN) Summit. The California BLN will host the 2003 Summit in San Francisco. For information, contact the CABLN at sanderso@edd.ca.gov.
  
• October 31 – November 1, 2003
  3rd Annual Ohio Adult Sibling Conference at the Radisson Airport Hotel, Columbus, Ohio. The purpose of this conference is to create an environment where adult siblings can gather together and share family experiences, develop new relationships, obtain relevant information and be recognized as an integral part of the family’s success. For more information and registration visit the website at http://www.ohiosibs.org or contact Tom Fish, 614-292-7550, fish.1@osu.edu or Tammy Savage, 614-688-8162, tsavage@ohiosibs.org.
  
• October 17-19, 2003
  Women with Dissabilities & Allies Forum: Linking Arms for Equality & Justice for All. This forum on women and disability rights, jointly sponsored by The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the National Organization for Women (NOW) Foundation, will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland. Registration form will be available in late July on both the AAPD [http://www.aapd-dc.org/] and the NOW Foundation [http://www.nowfoundation.org/] websites. The early-bird registration deadline will be August 26.
  
• October 8-10, 2003
  iCan! Disability Summit. iCan is hosting a disability summit in Charleston, S.C. with disability advocates and business leaders from across the United States. The Summit will highlight programs that have achieved success, ways they can be replicated and steps needed to ensure greater collaboration among those with a shared mission of creating accessible programs, products, services and equal rights for people with disabilities. Visit the iCan website for details and to register. [www.ican.com]
  
• October 2-3, 2003
  Brain Injury Assoc of Ohio's 22nd Annual Conference "New Opportunities in Changing Times" at the Radisson Airport Hotel, Columbus, Ohio. They will present over 30 workshops on topics such as Education, Advocacy, Service Coordination, & Community Capacity Building and more. For more information, visit the website at http://www.biaoh.org or contact them at 614-481-7100 or 1-866-OHIO-BIA (toll-free in state).
  
• September 24, 2003
  MOBILE Center for Independent Living, Columbus, proudly salutes Women’s Health Month with the Women to Women: Living Well Conference, a conference for all women, particularly those with disabilities. The event will be held at the Holiday Inn - City Center, 175 East Town Street in Columbus, Ohio from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more information, contact MOBILE at 614/443-5936 v; 614/443-5957 tty; 614/443-5954 fax.
  
• September 17, 2003
  Lorain County ADA Coordinators Network 2003 Fall Conference, Oberlin, Ohio. Sessions will include: “Type A and Type B Dwellings along with Ohio Building Code Accessibility Provisions and Requirements” presented by Mr. Jan A. Sokolnicki, Senior Staff Instructor, Ohio Board of Building Standards (4 hours of approved CEU’s); “Disaster Preparedness” presented by Ms. Robin Jones, Director & Instructor, Great Lakes ADA and Accessible Information Technology Center; “E-Cruiting: Bridging the Digital Divide” presented by Mr. Jeffrey A. Stern, Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Cleveland Regional Office. For information and registration contact LaTaunya Howard at 440-322-5388 or Karen Meyers at 440-937-7822.
  
• September 11, 2003
  2003 HireDisability Expos at Chicago, Il. Businesses interested in participating and individuals interested in attending should contact Amy Baum at 212-766-6809 or abaum@hiredisability.com for more information.
  
• August 15-17, 2003
  Abilities Expo 2003 Shows at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago; September 12-14, 2003 at the World Trade Center. For more information please visit www.abilitiesexpo.com.
  
• August 6-9, 2003
  Second Annual Bridges to Employment Conference: Exploring Career Opportunities for Latinos with Disabilities at the New Yorker Hotel in New York. For details: visit www.proyectovision.net or call 866-367-5361 for registration forms and scholarship application.
  
• August 5-7, 2003
  ADA/504 Coordinators & Accessibility Managers in Cultural Arts Conference. The third annual meeting of the new national professional network of accessibility coordinators, managers and directors in the arts will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performaing Arts in Washington, D.C. For registration information, contact the Kennedy Center Accessibility Office at 202-416-8727 (voice), 202-416-8728 (tty), 202-416-8802 (fax), or access@kennedy-center.org (email).
  
• Thursday - Saturday, May 8-10, 2003
  Solidarity '03 Conference. Ohio's largest conference by and for people with disabilities.
  
• Tuesday & Wednesday, April 15-16, 2003
  " Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, & Disability" conference. Bringing together a diverse audience to explore the full spectrum of disability issues and experiences.
  
• April, 2003
  The Ohio State University's Disability Awareness Month.
  
• Sunday - Tuesday, March 16-18, 2003
  "People and Partnerships First" conference. An international conference on accommodating adults with disabilities.
  
• Thursday, March 6, 2003, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
  " From Girl to Woman to Elder: An Introduction to Gender Issues for People with Disabilities throughout the Life Cycle." Harilyn Rousso Lecture, President's & Provost's Diversity Lecture Series.
  
• Thursday, February 20, 2003
  "Changing Perspective About Learning Disabilities: Refocusing with a Wide Angle Lens" TACCLD Annual Conference. Exploring ways to facilitate the transition of high school students to the postsecondary & vocational experience.
  
• Wednesday, February 19, 2003
  " Ohio Postsecondary Educational Consortium & Disability" conference. Geared to disability service providers.
  
• February 2003:
  Vote for a website that you believe provides ease of access for individuals with disabilities.
• January 2003
  Disability studies minor is approved.

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Contact Information:
L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator
Address: ADA Coordinator's Office, The Ohio State University,
2054 Drake Center, 1849 Cannon Drive,
Columbus, OH 43210
(Voice) Phone: 614-292-6207
(TTY) 614-688-8605
(Fax) 614-688-3665
E-mail: ada-osu@osu.edu