Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j7IF3xG07141; Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:03:59 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:03:59 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s3045c53.018@alter.parkland.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Susan Jones" <SUJones@parkland.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4822] Re: Assistive Technology X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.4 Status: O Content-Length: 3813 Lines: 89 Would it be okay if I shared this with some of the online LD community - knowing it would probably result in some parents of K-12 LD children bringing that angle? I'd understand if you wanted to keep thigns NIFL :-) Susan Jones Academic Development Specialist Academic Development Center Parkland College Champaign, IL 61821 sujones@parkland.edu Webmastress, http://www.resourceroom.net >>> RKenyon721@aol.com 08/17/05 10:28 PM >>> Hello all, As promised, I am pleased to announce that Dr. Christopher Lee has graciously accepted my invitation to be a guest "speaker" on the topic of Assistive Technology and Learning Disabilities. We have set aside the week of Sept. 19-23rd for this purpose. We will post 5 topics well in advance of this week. Once the topics are posted to the list, we will request specific questions that you may have concerning each topic. I will forward those questions to Dr. Lee who will then address them - one topic per day from Sept. 19 through Sept. 23. If any of you have other suggestions, Dr. Lee and I would be happy to hear them. I will send out at least one more reminder after the general topics have been posted in the next few days. I am including Dr. Lee's bio for your information below. Christopher M. Lee has a Ph.D. in Psychology and is a recognized advocate, author, speaker, and leader in the field of learning disabilities and adaptive technology. In 1992, he published Faking It: A Look into the Mind of a Creative Learner, and in 2001, What About Me? Strategies for Teaching Misunderstood Learners (Portsmouth NH: Heinemann, Boynton and Cook). These books draw on Christopher' s developmental experiences and his challenges attending the University of Georgia (UGA) to help teachers and parents optimize learning disabled students' performance. Christopher has published a one of a kind on-line guide, Learning Disabilities and Technology, an Emerging Way to Touch the Future. He has published articles, chapters and several journals, and has been selected to chair many collaborative projects that relate to disability issues. Christopher is a member of the Heinemann Speakers Bureau for nationwide speaking engagements. He has spoken to numerous groups about topics including self-advocacy, living with learning disabilities and assistive technology for learning disabilities. He has been featured on CNN, National Public Radio and in newspaper articles picked up by the Associated Press. In 2003, The National Rehabilitation Association awarded the W.F. Faulkes Award to Christopher for his contributions to the increase of knowledge in the fields of rehabilitation In 2003, Christopher was highlighted in a Microsoft video and publication, Microsoft Accessible Technology for Everyone (_http://www.microsoft.com/enable/casestudy/videos.aspx_ (http://www.microsoft.com/enable/casestudy/videos.aspx) ). In October 2004, Christopher was recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of fifty of Atlanta's most promising young stars. He served as Director of Georgia's Assistive Technology Project: Tools for Life, a project operated under the aegis of the Department of Labor, Division of Rehabilitation Services/Vocational Rehabilitation. Christopher has served as Executive Director of the Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia and President to both this organization and the Atlanta chapter of the Learning Disabilities Adults of Georgia. Currently he services as Director of the Alternative Media Access Center (_www.amac.uga.edu_ (http://www.amac.uga.edu) ) house at the University of Georgia, Department of Psychology. Thank you, Rochelle Kenyon Moderator, NIFL-Learning Disabilities Discussion List RKenyon721@aol.com
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