This year’s all day conference will be held on April 25th at John Jay.

Come find out more about Assistive Technologies and best practices across CUNY.

To register or find out more about the conference and assitive technology use the link below.
http://catsweb.cuny.edu/

This year’s all day conference will be held on April 25th at John Jay.

Come find out more about Assistive Technologies and best practices across CUNY.

To register or find out more about the conference and assitive technology use the link below.
http://catsweb.cuny.edu/

[Peter Santiago, LMHC]

Keynote and presentation agenda have been announced!!

Presentation topics and speakers will include:

Confirmed as Conference Keynote Speaker is Mr. Brian Cohen, Associate Vice-Chancellor for Technology and Chief Information Officer of CUNY. (http://www.cuny.edu/about/administration/administrators/bcohen.html)

Luncheon keynote address to be delivered by Mr. Eric Stoller. Mr. Stoller is a nationally renowned higher education thought-leader, consultant, writer, and speaker. (http://ericstoller.com/blog/eric-stoller-bio/

Concurrent sessions will include:

Accommodations for Deaf Students; Getting the Biggest Bang for Your Buck; Howard Hines, University Coordinator, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

Actively Navigating the Transition into College: Narratives of Students with Learning Disabilities David J. Connor Professor, School of Education: Hunter College

Assistive Technology Overview Shivan Mahabir; Assistive Technology Specialist, CATS Staff, CUNY Assistive Technology Project,

Designing and Captioning Accessible On-line Courses at CUNY; Carlos Herrera, Queensborough Community College, Christopher Leydon, Antonia Levy, CUNY School of Professional Studies

Empowering Individuals with Disabilities for College Inclusion through Innovative Mentorships and Technologies Dr. James P. Lawler Professor of Technology Pace University

File Drawers to File Folders: Transitioning disAbility Services from Paper to Paperless;

Patricia Clarke Fleming, LMHC: Director, disAbility Services Bronx Community College Co-Presenter Laura Schwartz, LMSW, Columbia University

From Combat to Campus: Easing the Transition for Veterans with Service-Related Disabilities Deborah Greenstein, CUNY LEADS Advisor Bronx Community College

The Journey from Advocacy to Activism; Matthew Weiler, Program Director; Evan Yankey, NYC Regional Coordinator SANYS AHRC Melissa Riggio Higher Ed Prog. @ CSI, KBCC

Use of Social Media in Job Placement & Development for Students with Disabilities Christopher Kempski Professor, Hunter College Researcher & Author. Co-Presenter Maria Suprun

Please register today for this important event; click below to register.
http://catsweb.cuny.edu