Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j8JEMTG04695; Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:22:29 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:22:29 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20050919101625.00d11688@mail.psnyc.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Mariann Fedele <mariannf@lacnyc.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3772] Technology and Learning Disabilities X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Status: O Content-Length: 6034 Lines: 147 Good day all, Below is information about an exciting discussion that will take place on the NIFL Learning Disabilities Discussion list. You can join the list by going to the following address and subscribing: http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/nifl-ld/learning_disabilities.html I will re-post some of the messages. Regards, Mariann ______________________________________________________________________ Beginning on Monday, September 19th through Friday, September 23rd, Dr. Christopher Lee will be our guest speaker on the topic of Assistive Technology and Learning Disabilities. For those of you that are not aware of Dr. Christopher M. Lee, he is a nationally known advocate, author, speaker, He has a Ph.D. in Psychology and specializes 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. Dr. Lee 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 (_http://www.amac.uga.edu_ (http://www.amac.uga.edu) ) ) housed at the University of Georgia, Department of Psychology. I am reprinting an earlier post from Dr. Lee to prepare you for your interaction with him. "I wanted to write and introduce myself prior to the September 19th assistive technology discussions on the NIF-LD Discussion List. I am Dr. Christopher Lee and like some of you I have a long history working with individuals with learning disabilities and other impairments. I believe that one of the unique perspectives I bring to these discussions is that I am a consumer and a service provider all rolled into one. Having been diagnosed dyslexic in the second grade I have had to find creative ways around, through, and over obstacles involving reading, writing, and memory. Hence assistive technology has become an invaluable part of my life. I have become a strong advocate of implementing assistive technology into the daily lives of individuals with disabilities. I have to be up front - taking on a written discussion list like this is not easy for me. However, I am committed to assistive technology and believe that I could share some ideas and resources that could be easily implemented into your classroom environments. I want to let everyone know that in order for me to participate in the on-line discussions I will be using several types of adapted tools. These tools include, but are not limited to programs such as Dragon Naturally Speaking and Wynn and Premier Assistive Technology. I will also incorporate strategies that fit my learning profile. Based on the overwhelming amount of good products on the market I will only have time to highlight a few of them that I have seen work in the ABE arena. In addition to using adaptive technology tools I will also funnel my written responses through a wonderful editor named Melissa Garber and she will make sure that my pronouns are correct and that my syntax is in order. This is one area in which AT has not been as beneficial to me and to others with difficulty in these areas. The focus topics will revolve around Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Adaptive Mainstream Technology (AMT), shareware/freeware, alternative media services and products, and also experience with hands-on assistive technology. I will be incorporating issues of philosophy, funding, training and resources into my responses." More information about how Dr. Lee plans to begin his role as guest speaker will follow in the next post. Thank you - and feel free to share this information with anyone not currently subscribed to the NIFL-LD Discussion List. Rochelle Kenyon Moderator, NIFL-Learning Disabilities Discussion List RKenyon721@aol.com Mariann Fedele Coordinator of Professional Development, Literacy Assistance Center Moderator, NIFL Technology and Literacy Discussion List 32 Broadway 10th Floor New York, New York 10004 212-803-3325 mariannf@lacnyc.org www.lacnyc.org
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