Presentation Topics and Speaker Information

title: “Presentation Topics and Speaker Information” draft: false date: “2014-03-03T15:01:32-05:00” Conference Keynote Speaker: Mr. Brian Cohen, Associate Vice-Chancellor for Technology and Chief Information Officer of CUNY.

Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Mr. Eric Stoller, a nationally renowned higher education thought-leader, consultant, writer, and speaker.

Confirmed presentations include: Click Presentation titles to view brief abstract

• Accommodations for Deaf Students; Getting the Biggest Bang for Your Buck

• Actively Navigating the Transition into College: Narratives of Students with Learning Disabilities

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

• Designing and Captioning Accessible On-line Courses at CUNY

• Differently Enabled: Reducing Barriers to Learning in Virtual Worlds

• Empowering Individuals with Disabilities for College Inclusion through Innovative Mentorships and Technologies

• File Drawers to File Folders: Transitioning disability Services from Paper to Paperless

• From Combat to Campus: Easing the Transition for Veterans with Service-Related Disabilities

• Redefining Access: Barriers and Opportunities Presented by New Technologies and Physical Environment in Higher Education

• The Journey from Advocacy to Activism

• Universal design for learning as a framework for supporting CUNY students with disabilities in higher education

• Use of Social Media in Job Placement & Development for Students with Disabilities