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WORKSHOPS
Morning Workshop
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Best Practices |
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Salome Heyward, J.D., leading national legal expert in disability compliance in higher education and author of Disability & Higher Education and The ADA and Graduate and Professional Schools
This session will describe best practices with respect to documentation and accommodation procedures. It will provide valuable information and greater understanding of direct threat and health and safety assessments, access to technology, and faculty participation in the accommodation process. |
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Interpreting Psychoeducational Evaluations: An Overview |
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Janet Medina, Psy.D., Associate Professor of Education, McDaniel College
The population of postsecondary students has become more diverse, often presenting challenges in terms of evaluation and interpretation of diagnostic assessments. This session will include an overview of the interpretation of psychoeducational evaluations, including assessment challenges of English Language Learners (ELLs). Suggestions for aligning assessment results to academic accommodations will also be included. Participants should have an understanding of basic assessment terms and concepts. |
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Universal Design for Instruction: Using Utilitarian Technologies to Create Accessible Learning Solutions for Diverse Students |
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Manju Banerjee, Ph.D., Associate Director for Students with Disabilities, Division of Student Affairs, University of Connecticut
Universal Design proposes the creation of learning environments that promote maximum usability by the largest number of users without the need to retrofit adaptations and modifications in order to accommodate diverse needs. In this presentation, features within commonly used utilitarian technologies such as Microsoft suite, Adobe Acrobat Standard, and Audacity will be integrated with evidence-based instructional pedagogies to create UDI learning environments. Using the principles of UDI as its theoretical underpinning, this session will share ways to incorporate freeware, downloadable vendor demoware, and other low cost technologies to create supported/scaffolded instructional environments that are inclusive of differences in approach, background, and abilities among college students. Participants will be introduced to technology mediated strategies that specifically address access issues for students with disabilities. |
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Preparing and Supporting the Student with ASD in College |
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Ann Palmer, Director of Advocacy and Chapter Support for the Autism Society of North Carolina
An increasing number of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders are attending college. This session will discuss the transition experience of the presenter’s own son and will provide strategies for preparing for this transition that can be helpful for any student on the Autism Spectrum. The session will also describe the issues students may face at the college level, strategies to address these issues, and the importance of self- advocacy for students. This presentation is helpful to parents, individuals on the Autism Spectrum, and anyone working with these students and their families. |
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Mindfulness and Meditation: An Introduction |
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Michael Baime, M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Director of the Penn Program for Stress Management and the Director of Mind-Body Programs for the Abramson Cancer Center
Mindfulness and meditation are traditional contemplative practices that are being adapted for use in modern settings to treat disease, manage stress, enhance cognitive performance, and increase affective regulation. This workshop will offer an introduction to mindfulness, meditation and stress management, expressed through experiential and interactive exercises. Recent research on the use of mindfulness meditation in the treatment of ADHD, as well as in other settings, will be reviewed. |
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Interpreting Psychoeducational Evaluations: Putting it Into Practice |
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Janet Medina, Psy.D., Associate Professor of Education, McDaniel College
The population of postsecondary students has become more diverse, which often presents challenges in terms of evaluation and interpretation of diagnostic assessments. This session is a follow-up of the morning session, and will include opportunities to practice the application of information presented in sample psychoeducational evaluations, including assessment challenges of English Language Learners (ELLs). Suggestions for aligning assessment results to academic accommodations will also be included. Participants should have an understanding of basic assessment terms and concepts. While it may be useful to have attended the previous session, it is not a requirement for participation in this session. |
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Documentation Guidelines for Adolescents and Adults with ADHD: Revisions and Updates in Light of the ADA Amendments Act |
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Loring Brinckerhoff, Ph.D., Director, Office of Disability Policy, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ
Ten years ago, Educational Testing Service (ETS) issued its documentation guidelines for ADHD in adolescents and adults. The field has changed significantly since and it became apparent that revisions were necessary in light of current trends. This session will assist evaluators, parents, and consumers with disabilities who are requesting accommodations on high stakes tests. Copies of the 2008 ETS documentation guidelines for ADHD will be distributed to all attendees. |
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Parent Programming: Beneficial or Harmful to Transitions? (Helping Parents Learn to Let Go)
Disability Services Panel: |
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John Bennett, M.S., Director; Disability Resources & Services, Temple University
Colleen Lewis, M.S., Director; Office of Disability Services, Columbia University
Nancy Mott, Ed.D., Director; Learning Support Services, Villanova University
Linda Mass, M.A., Counselor; Academic Support Center, American University
Most parents of students with disabilities have played an integral role in all facets of their child’s education and development throughout the K – 12 years. While students must adjust to stress in their new lives at college, parents face their own emotional adjustment to their child leaving home. Join us for a sampling of programming specific to parents and an open discussion about situations and programs on various campuses. |
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