Confrence Presentations, Handouts and Documents

Foundation Center Slides
Disability Census Slides
IMLS and Library Services to People with Assistive Needs
Web Captioning Presentation
Speech by Norma Villanueva of DC Public Schools regarding their relationship with the Library
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Article Headings
Disability as a Human Rights Issue
Useful Websites Addressing Disability and Human Rights
Title Two of the Americans with Disabilities Act Presentation
Final Agenda

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Tuesday, May 3: The National Viewpoint

8:30 AM Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM Welcome: Nancy Davenport

9:05 AM Housekeeping: Venetia Demson

9:15 AM Accessible Metro in DC: Brigid Doherty

9:30 AM White House Accessibility Initiatives: Kareem Dale

10:00 AM International Disability Rights: Judith E. Heumann

10:45 AM Break

11:00 AM Foreign Language Collections at NLS

David Fernandez-Barrial

11:30 AM ACB Audio Description Project: Joel Snyder

12:00 N Box lunches in the Museum Courtyard

12:45 PM Tour Museum of American Art Highlights

Phoebe Kline, Docent

1:30 PM Web Accessibility and Section 508 Panel

Donald Barrett, John Croston III and William Lawrence

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM ADA Amendments Act Update for Libraries

Marian Vessels

4:00 PM Serving Veterans and Wounded Warriors

Barbara Pittman

Wednesday, May 4: A Look at the Future

8:30 AM Continental Breakfast


9:00 AM Challenge of Accessible E-Books: James Gashel


9: 30 AM National Broadband Plan, 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act and the Accessibility & Innovation Initiative:Jamal Mazrui


10:15 AM: Break


10:30 AM CSUN Technology Conference Update:Patrick Timony and Neil Bernstein


11:00 AM: Cloud-based Adaptive Technology; Accessible Technology Policy, E- book and i-App Accessibility: Eve Hill


11:45 AM Lunch on your own


12:45 PM: Disability Demographics and Sources: Matthew Brault


1:30 PM NLS Update and Future Operations Report: Ruth Scovill, Carolyn Sung, Steve Prine, Deborah Toomey, MaryBeth Wise and Jane Caulton


3:00 PM Break


3:15 PM


4:00 PM BARD Best Practices: Michael Martys and David Whittall

Adaptive Services Internet Classroom: Chris Corrigan


4:15 PM: Metro Orange or Blue Lines to Reception

Thursday, May 5: Serving our Community

8:30 AM Continental Breakfast 9:00 AM Foundation Center Resources; Grants & Library Services for Persons with Disabilities Patricia Pasqual 9:30 AM Institute for Museum & Library Services: Resources & National Medal Michele Farrell & James Lonergan 10:00 AM Teen Reader Advisory Jill Garcia and Elsworth Rockefeller
10:30 AM Learning Ally Update: Courtney Arnold
11:00 AM Sandwich Break
11:20 AM Social Networks & the Blind and Visually Impaired Mika Pyyhkala and Lindsay Yazzolino

12:05 PM NFB-Newsline Update: Renee West
12:35 PM Web Captioning Update Catharine McNally

1:00 PM Partnering with Libraries to Serve Transitioning Students with Print Disabilities Norma Villanueva, Edna Johnson, Melesse Demissay
1:40 PM Bookshare Update: Carl Rand
2:10 PM Northern Conference Annual Meeting & Elections
3:00 PM Final Announcements, Adjourn