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Designing Accessible Online & Technology Enhanced Learning Activities: Challenges, Opportunities and a Plan

7:30am - 9:00am  Registration and Coffee

9:00am - 9:15am   Introductions & Ice Breaker (Linda Bruenjes)

9:15am - 10:00am   Keynote:  How Accessibility Has Created a Pathway to Learning for All Students
Speaker:  Kirsten Behling, Director of Student Accessibility Services, Tufts University

10:00am - 10:15am   Break

10:15am - 10:45am   Workshop Activity: Identifying Opportunities and Challenges for Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment at Your Institution
Facilitated by:  Linda Bruenjes, Acting Director of the Center for Teaching and Scholarly Excellence and Andrew Cioffi, Director of Disability Services, both of Suffolk University

10:45am - 11:45am   10-Minute Lightening Round Presentations  and Q & A Session 

Creating Inclusive Environments: How to Foster Invested Stakeholders
Speakers:  
Jody Goldstein, Director of Disability Services, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Brandon Drake, Assistant Director for Assistive Technology in Disability Services, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Mac Wishart, Instructional Technologist, University of Massachusetts-Lowell


Developing a Framework for Successful Implementation of Continuous Accessibility Improvement                 
Speakers:  
Bridget McNamee, Assistant Director for Wellness and Disability Services, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Ella Epshetyn, Instructional Designer, Wentworth Institute of Technology


Influencing a Campus Culture of Inclusiveness Through Persistence, Partnerships and Perception      
Speakers: 
Linda Bruenjes, Acting Director of the Center for Teaching and Scholarly Excellence, Suffolk University
Andrew Cioffi, Director of Disability Services, Suffolk University


11:45am - 12:45pm   Lunch

12:45pm - 1:30pm   Case Study Problem-Solving Round Tables (Facilitated by Suffolk University, Tufts University, UMass Lowell, Wentworth Institute of Technology)

1:30pm - 1:45pm   Break

1:45pm - 2:45pm   Workshop:  Rubric-based plan for Incorporating Universal Design Into Your Institution 

Facilitated by:
Bridget McNamee, Assistant Director for Wellness and Disability Services, Wentworth Institute of Technology 
Ella Epshetyn, Instructional Designer, Wentworth Institute of Technology


2:45pm - 3:00pm  Next Steps and Wrap-Up

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