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 j7O29fG20762; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 22:09:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 22:09:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <ee.19e94a45.303d3095@aol.com> 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: RKenyon721@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4826] Re: Assistive Technology X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5038 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 5302 Lines: 145 Susan, Sorry for the delay in responding to your question. I have been in hotels and unable to get Internet connections. The upcoming schedule for our Assistive Technology guest speaker, Dr. Christopher Lee, is set for Sept. 19-23rd. Dr. Lee will soon advise me of topics that he will address during that week. We have not specified the guidelines for this week as yet. They will relate to our assigned discussion list topic of adults with learning disabilities. Therefore, we will request that all specific questions to Dr. Lee and the discussion that ensues be focused on Assistive Technology for adults with learning disabilities. Since our list members may also have interests in learning disabilities from the K-12 prospective, I would hope that such members would follow our discussion, learn from, and enjoy the discussions as they pertain to adults with LD, but that specific questions and discussion during Dr. Lee's week address only our target population. Please feel free to share this with any colleagues, parents, educators, counselors, or consumers that may be interested in benefiting from Dr. Lee's week on our list. Thank you, Rochelle Kenyon Moderator, NIFL-Learning Disabilities Discussion List RKenyon721@aol.com Subject: [NIFL-LD:4822] Re: Assistive Technology Date: 8/18/2005 11:03:39 AM Eastern Standard Time From: SUJones@parkland.edu Reply To: nifl-ld@nifl.gov To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sent from the Internet (Details) 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 things 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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