Registration / Schedule / Additional Information / Concurrent Workshop Sessions Morning Sessions: 10:45 – 12:00 A Perspectives from the Office of Civil Rights Students with Disabilities are protected from discrimination by federal equal access laws. The primary enforcement agency is the Office of Civil Rights – U.S. Department of Education. The Philadelphia Office of Civil Rights will share its perspectives on current accessibility issues and decisions. Ample time will be allotted to ask questions concerning equal access for students with disabilities on your campus.
B Reasonable Accommodations and High Stakes Testing The Educational Testing Service has developed succinct documentation criteria for test-takers with disabilities. This session will provide information concerning reasonable academic accommodations for high-stakes testing. Presenter: Loring Brinckerhoff, Ph.D., Disability Accommodation Specialist for Educational Testing Service, Disability and Educational Specialist to Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic, and Harvard Medical School
C Non-Prescription Use of Stimulant Medication Increasing numbers of students are using stimulant medication in an effort to improve academic performance on college campuses. This session will explore the “non-prescription” use by college students, with and without the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, current research and potential consequences. Presenter: Anthony L. Rostain, M.D., M.A., Associate Director, ADHD Treatment and Research Program, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Director of Education for the Department of Psychiatry
D Perspectives from Students with Disabilities This session provides personal perspectives from a panel of students with disabilities from several northeastern colleges and universities. Students will provide valuable information on the effectiveness of our policies and procedures, academic adjustments and accommodations, the use of technology, and environmental modifications. Student will be asked to comment on transition to postsecondary education including the effect of having a disability on social adjustment and interactions with the campus community. Plenty of time will be reserved for questions from the audience.
E Case-by-Case: Leave the Cookbook at Home! The importance of flexibility in assessing student, faculty and institutional interests in providing reasonable accommodations is becoming compromised by increased workloads. At what price do we seek short-cuts and common denominators? Not all students need extra time, single rooms and foreign language waivers. This interactive session will look at these variables, and discuss ways to get out of whining to our bosses about how over-worked we are. Some important variables for us, as professionals, will include the blessings of OCR, burnout, and whether we need to attribute disability per se to students' under performance. Presenter: Louise H. Russell, Director, Accessible Education Office at Harvard University
Afternoon Sessions: 2:30 – 3:45
F Perspectives from the Office of Civil Rights Students with Disabilities are protected from discrimination by federal equal access laws. The primary enforcement agency is the Office of Civil Rights – U.S. Department of Education. The Philadelphia Office of Civil Rights will share its perspectives on current accessibility issues and decisions. Ample time will be given to ask questions concerning equal access for students with disabilities on your campus.
G Being the Eyes of Many: Audio Description of Live Theater for Patrons Who are Blind or Visually Impaired Audio Description is a method of providing access to live theater for persons who have no or little vision. It involves the use of a live describer, providing commentary over a low-power transmitter, reaching patrons who are issued a special radio receiver. This session will include: demonstrations of audio description from several shows, an inside look at preparing a description, how to initiate and manage an audio description program, how to train a cadre of describers, equipment requirements, who is doing audio description on the East Coast, and financial side of the program Presenter: Bob Loew, Audio Description Volunteer Pleasanton, California H College Students with ADHD: Research and Supportive Services. This session will explore current research that focuses on the outcomes of college students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and current therapeutic and academic support services that may increase academic success. Presenter: J. Russell Ramsay, Ph. D., Associate Director, ADHD Treatment and Research Program, Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
I Study Skills and Instructional Supports for Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD This session will provide an abundance of information and instructional materials to support learning for students with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Topics to include: time management and organization, self assessment and goal setting, effective notetaking, test preparation and stress management. Presenter: Eve Woodman Tominey, M.Ed., Educational Consultant
J Perspectives from Students with Disabilities This session provides personal perspectives from a panel of students with disabilities from several northeastern colleges and universities. Students will provide valuable insight on the effectiveness of our policy and procedures, academic adjustments and accommodations, the use of technology, and environmental modifications. Student will be asked to comment on transition to postsecondary education including the effect of having a disability on social adjustment and interactions with the campus community. Plenty of time will be reserved for questions from the audience.
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