Speakers
Diversity in the Honors Program
Recruiting and Supporting Students with Disabilities
MIL Conference Center, Wannalancit Mills
University of Massachusetts Lowell
600 Suffolk St., Lowell
Friday, 11.18.05
Schedule
Speakers
| Morning | ||
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9:30 |
Coffee |
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| 10:00 | Introduction & background | Doreen Arcus |
| 10:30-12:00 | Understanding Disabilities & the Students who have Them | |
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10:30 |
Learning Disabilities |
Chandrika Sharma |
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11:00 |
Psychiatric Disabilities |
Noel Cartwright & Rhoda Trietsch |
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11:30 |
Physical Disabilities |
Noel Cartwright |
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12:00 |
Lunch & conversation |
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| Afternoon | ||
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1:00 |
Student Perspectives |
UML Student Panel |
| 1:30-4:00 | Supporting Students with Disabilities | |
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1:30 |
Assistive Technology |
Alan Rux |
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2:00 |
Text to Speech Technology Kurzweil Systems Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic |
David Bradburn Jen Dougherty & Jeanne Guiney |
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2:45 |
Break |
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3:00 |
Universal Design & Diversified Instruction |
Doreen Arcus |
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3:30 |
General Discussion |
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4:00 |
Forum concludes |
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Doreen Arcus, Ph.D., Director UML Honors Program, Associate Professor of Psychology.
David Bradburn, Executive Marketing Manager, Kurzweil Educational Systems; President, Learning Disabilities Worldwide (formerly Learning Disabilities of America)
Noel Cartwright, Ph.D., Director UML Counseling Center; licensed Mental Health Counselor; licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Jen Dougherty, Outreach Coordinator, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic.
Jeanne Guiney, Director of Educational Outreach, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic.
Alan Rux, Technical Support Associate, UML Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Project Technical Coordinator, UML Assistive Technology Program.
Chandrika Sharma, Ed.D., UML Office for Disability Services, Assistant Director.
Rhoda Triestch, M.Ed., Associate Director ML Counseling Center; licensed Mental Health Counselor; Licensed Certified Social Worker