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                            THE BLIND NEWS DIGEST

                                 Issue # 1034

                          Thursday, April 28, 1994

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     Symposium on Ed uses of Tech for Persons with Sensory Disabilities


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Subject: Symposium on Ed uses of Tech for Persons with Sensory Disabilities
From: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com (Bill McGarry)

[This is from the EASI list]

THE FOLLOWING FILE CONTAINS THE ENTIRE TEXT OF THE REGISTRATION BROCHURE
FOR THE SYMPOSIUM.  IT IS 596 LINES LONG AND CONTAINS 2529 WORDS.

REGISTRATION



National Symposium

Educational Applications of Technology for Persons with Sensory
Disabilities


July 20-22, 1994
Rochester, New York
Host Institution
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)
A College of Rochester Institute of Technology

Sponsor
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
Office of Special Education Programs/
Division of Educational Services/
Captioning and Adaptation Branch


Learners with vision or hearing lossPregardless of agePshare the goal of
having complete access to information. For persons with vision loss,
print and graphic/pictorial information presents the greatest challenge;
for persons with hearing loss, it is sound and auditory information. How
can the needs of persons in one group be better met without compromising
access to information for the other?

The upcoming National Symposium is intended to help focus attention on
the role educational technologies should play throughout the 1990s and
beyond in providing information and services to our nationUs children,
youth, and adults who have hearing or vision losses. It will concentrate
on practical applications of technologies
in a variety of educational settings and feature new developments
together with innovative applications of some of the more enduring
technologies.

For those unable to attend the symposium in Rochester, please refer to
the distance learning opportunities later in this brochure.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The National Symposium is intended for teachers, media/technical staff
members, and administrators serving persons with hearing or vision
loss at all educational levels. School programs are encouraged to send
teams of all three.

PROJECT CO-DIRECTORS AND ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. Gerard J. Buckley, Director
Center for Outreach
National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Mr. Chris Pruszynski, Manager
Instructional Television and Media Services
National Technical Institute for the Deaf


Advisory Board members external to NTID are:

Dr. Norman Coombs
Professor
College of Liberal Arts
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York

Ms. Laurie Everett
Director
Descriptive Video Service
WGBH Educational Foundation
Boston, Massachusetts

Mr. Daniel Hinton
Senior Communication Engineer
Arlington, Virginia

Dr. William P. Johnson
Superintendent
Iowa School for the Deaf
Council Bluffs, Iowa

Ms. Mary Ann Pack
Outreach Coordinator
Descriptive Video Service
WGBH Educational Foundation
Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Lawrence Scadden
Senior Program Director
Program for Persons with Disabilities
National Science Foundation
Arlington, Virginia

Dr. Gregg Vanderheiden
Director
The Trace Center
University of Wisconsin, Madison
President of RESNA

Dr. Douglas Watson
Director
Rehabilitation Research & Training
 Center for Persons Who Are
 Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Little Rock, Arkansas

Dr. Frank Withrow
Director of Learning Technologies
Council of Chief State School Officers
Washington, DC

SPONSORSHIP
The 1994 National Symposium is sponsored and funded by the National
Technical Institute for the Deaf and the Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education.

MCI, Bell Atlantic, and NEC Foundation of America have provided
additional financial support for this symposium. Additional
support is being sought from private corporations and foundations.


PROGRAM
The program will feature keynote and plenary speakers, concurrent
presentation sessions, poster sessions, and participant discussion
groups, all of which will relate to one or more of the four major topics
that have been selected by the National Symposium Advisory Board.

The program committee is currently reviewing over 65 proposals for
presentations and poster sessions. We are very pleased with the quality
and diversity of the proposals. A complete program will be available
after April 15, 1994. Contact the symposium office if you would like to
receive a list of accepted papers.

Conference participants will be asked to provide input to a document
titled RRecommendations on Future Educational Technology Applications
for Persons with Sensory DisabilitiesS that will be submitted to the
U.S. Department of Education.

PROGRAM TOPICS AND EXAMPLES OF SUBTOPICS
Learner Characteristics and Preferences
Learning styles
Demographic and background factors
Creative means of reaching individuals

Technologies and Systems for Instructional Delivery
Computer-based
Television
Telecommunications
Media/multimedia development and utilization

Technologies for Access to Information & Instruction
Low-vision devices
Assistive listening systems
Facilitating access to resources, devices, products, and systems

Environments for Learning
Mainstream classrooms
Distance learning
Workplace training and continuing education
Creating an accessible learning environment


EVENTS
The national symposium will feature plenary speakers, concurrent
presentation sessions, poster sessions, and participant discussion
groups. All will relate to one or more of the four program topics.

All registered participants will receive a continental breakfast for
each day of the symposium, buffet lunch will be provided on Wednesday
and Thursday, and a reception is planned after the dayUs events on the
opening day.

HOST INSTITUTION
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), a college of
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), is the worldUs largest
technological college for deaf students. Created by Congress, NTID
represents the worldUs first effort to educate a large number of deaf
students within a college campus planned principally for hearing
students.

SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE SYMPOSIUM
Sign language interpreting will be provided for all keynote, plenary,
and formal presentation sessions. In addition, real-time captioning
will be available for keynote and plenary sessions. Audio tape, large
print, and Braille versions of text material will be available. Sighted
guides also will be available.

Plans are underway to provide the necessary support services for all
persons who attend the symposium. Please convey your needs to the
symposium office by using the RInterpreter and Other Special NeedsS
section of the registration form. Add any special needs requests that
are not listed under the ROther Special NeedsS section.

Sign language interpreting will be available throughout the symposium
as resources allow. Please use the registration form to indicate your
interpreting needs.

All keynote, plenary, and formal presentations will have  listening
systems available. Please include your listening system needs on the
RInterpreter and Other Special NeedsS portion of the symposium
registration form.

In order to minimize any possible interference, those bringing their
own listening system (infrared, FM, etc.) to the symposium are
requested to register the system at the registration desk upon arrival.


DISTANCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
We will be experimenting with distance learning technologies to make
available key aspects of the symposium to those who are not able to
travel to Rochester.

% All plenary speakers will be videotaped and opened captioned. These
tapes will broadcast, via satellite, on the evenings of July 20, 21,
and 22, 1994.

% Transcripts of each plenary talk will be posted on several computer
networks so interested persons can download files within hours of their
delivery.

% Discussion groups on the Internet and commercial computer networks
will be created. If you are interested in participating in such
computer-based discussions, indicate your computer network preference
on the response form.

% Distance learning technologies will be used by persons not attending
the symposium to provide input to the RRecommendationsS document that
will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Education.

% Telephone messaging and FAX capabilities will be available at the
symposium. The phone numbers will be mailed to interested persons
before July 10, 1994.

% An electronic mailing list has been established so that persons with
access to the Internet may receive symposium related documents. To join
this list, send the following one-line message (without the quotes):
 RSUBSCRIBE TECHSYM-L Firstname LastnameS
 to the Internet address:
 RLISTSERV@LISTSERVER.ISC.RIT.EDUS

 If you want more information on this electronic mailing list, contact
the symposium office.

% Symposium related materials will also be available from America
Online. Contact the symposium office for more information.

If you are interested in exploring distance learning options for
receiving information from the symposium, complete the RDistance
Learning, Request for InformationS form at the end of this document.


HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS
Arrangements have been made with the Hyatt Regency Rochester to
accommodate symposium participants during their stay.

Hyatt Regency Rochester
125 East Main Street
Rochester, NY 14604

The Hyatt Regency Rochester, where a block of rooms has been reserved,
is the RhostS hotel for the symposium. The following rates are offered:
Regency Club
Single room  $90.00  $135.00
Double room  $90.00  $160.00
Triple room  $97.00  $160.00
Quad room  $97.00  $160.00

All prices are per room per night. Tax for guest rooms less than $100 is
12%. For guest rooms $100 or more, tax is 17%. Complimentary airport
transportation is provided.

Services provided include alerting device (wake-up, door knock), TTY,
and closed captioning.

Please inform the hotel of any special needs or services you will
require at the time you place your hotel reservations.

For reservations, please call the hotel directly at
(716) 546-1234, ext. 4100 (V/TTY). The Hyatt FAX number is (716) 546-
6777, or you can call Hyatt Central Reservations at 1-800-233-1234 (V),
or 1-800-228-9548 (TTY). Please identify your association with the NTID
technology symposium.

All reservations must be received at the hotel by JUNE 24, 1994 in order
to be guaranteed availability at the special convention rate.

The following pages contain information on Symposium registration, hotel
registration, and distance learning materials. Complete each form, as
necessary, and return to the address given on each form.


REGISTRATION
Registration entitles the participant to all symposium presentations,
plenary sessions, and all symposium materials. The completed
registration form should be mailed to:

E. William Clymer, Coordinator
Rochester Institute of Technology
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
National Symposium Office
Lyndon Baines Johnson Building
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604


REGISTRATION FORM
National Symposium,
Educational Applications of Technology for Persons with Sensory
Disabilities

REGISTRANT INFORMATION:

Name  (Last,    First,    MI)

Position/Title

Institutional Affiliation
Daytime Phone/TTY/FAX

E-Mail

Address

City  State  ZIP

Arrival Date

Departure Date

Preferred Name on Name Badge

I am bringing a Personal Assistant  o Yes     o  No

Personal Assistant Name Badge

INTERPRETER AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS
To ensure your requests are fulfilled, registration must be received by
June 4, 1994.

Efforts are being made to serve the needs of a diverse group of
registrants. Real-time graphic display will be provided for opening
ceremonies, plenary sessions and the closing session. The following
services also will be provided as resources allow. Please check those
services that you intend to use if available:

o  Sign Language Interpreter
o  Assistive Listening System Receiver
o  Sighted Guide
o  Other Special Needs (list)
o  Orientation to Meeting Site
o  I will be using a wheelchair at the Symposium

Printed Materials:
o  Large Print          o  Braille
o  Audio Cassette
o  ASCII disk   (  MSDOS     Mac     3.5S     5.25S)

o  Special diet requirements (please specify):


REGISTRATION FEE                  Amount Enclosed:
o  Early Registration Symposium Fee
  (before May 15, 1994)            $125
o  Regular Registration and On-Site Symposium Fee
  (after May 15, 1994)  $150

Payment Method:      o  Check        o  VISA        o  MasterCard

Card Number

Expiration Date
Authorized Signature

Or make check payable to RNational SymposiumS

Refund Policy: Registration fees, minus a $25 processing charge, will be
refunded if written notification is received by June 15, 1994.


HOTEL
 Reservation requests must be received by the Hyatt Regency Rochester no
later than June 24, 1994. The completed reservation form should be
mailed to:

Hyatt Regency Rochester
125 East Main Street
Rochester, New York 14604
Questions about reservations:
(716) 546-1234, ext. 4100 (V/TTY)
FAX: (716) 546-6777
Hyatt Central Reservations:
1-800-233-1234 (V), or
1-800-228-9548 (TTY)


HOTEL REGISTRATION FORM

Return directly to:
Hyatt Regency Rochester
125 East Main Street
Rochester, New York 14604

Please reserve the following accommodations for:

Name
(Last,    First,    MI)

Address

City  State  ZIP

Daytime Phone / TTY

Arrival Date

Departure Date
No reservations can be made without an arrival and departure date!

Number of Nights

Check-in:    3 PM  Check-out:    12 NOON

Print or type names of ALL persons occupying each room, and select type
of room desired.

RATES (Please check one. Rooms will have either 1 king size or 2 double
beds and will be allocated on a first come-first served basis.) Tax for
guest rooms less than $100 is 12%. For guest rooms $100 or more tax is
17%.
Regency Club Level
Single occupancy  $90.00  $135.00
Double occupancy   $90.00   $160.00
      (one bed, two persons) or (two beds, two persons)
Triple occupancy   $97.00  $160.00 ____
      (three persons, one room)
Quad occupancy   $97.00   $160.00 ____
      (four persons, one room)

We request a roll-away bed at $25 per stay:   o   Yes    o  No
(Roll-away beds must be ordered in advance)


RESERVATION GUARANTEE
(to hold guest room past 6 PM on arrival day)

Payment method:
o  Check    o  VISA    o  MasterCard  Card #
o  American Express  o  Other card

Authorized Signature
Expiration Date
(Refundable if canceled 24 hours prior to arrival)

Or make check or money order payable to the Hyatt Regency Rochester for
one nightUs room charge plus tax.

SPECIAL NEEDS (Check all that apply)
Efforts are being made to serve a diverse group of registrants. The
following services will be provided as resources allow. Please check
those services that you intend to use if available:
o  Alerting Device (wake-up, door knock)
o  Closed Captioning       o  TTY  o  Accessible Room
o  Other:
Please let the hotel know of any special needs you may have when you
make your hotel reservations.

For further inquiry on reservations, please call the hotel directly at
(716) 546-1234, ext. 4100 (V/TTY). The FAX number is (716) 546-6777, or
you can call Hyatt Central Reservations at 1-800-233-1234 (V), or 1-800-
228-9548 (TTY).

Cut-off date for reservations is June 24, 1994. After that time
reservations will be accepted on a first come-first served basis. All
forms must be received by that date.

PLEASE SEND CONFIRMATION FORM:    o  Yes        o  No



DISTANCE LEARNING
If you are interested in receiving distance learning materials, please
complete and the form and mail to:

E. William Clymer, Coordinator
Rochester Institute of Technology
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
National Symposium Office
Lyndon Baines Johnson Building
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
(716) 475-6906 (V/TTY)
FAX (716) 475-6290
E-MAIL: TECHSYM@RITVAX.ISC.RIT.EDU


DISTANCE LEARNING MATERIALS REQUEST FORM
Yes, I am interested in receiving distance learning materials.

Name

Title

Affiliation

Address

City  State  ZIP

Phone:  Work:  (       )    o Voice  o TTY

  Home:  (      )    o Voice  o TTY

  E-Mail

o  Send me more information on how I can receive delayed television
broadcasts of plenary speakers.
  o  I would like assistance in locating a local site that can receive
the delayed television broadcasts of plenary speakers.

o  Send me information on how to call or fax symposium participants
during the symposium.

o  I am interested in using computer networks to receive information
before and during the symposium.

o  I am interested in contributing to the RRecommendationsS report that
will be submitted to the U.S. Department of
  Education. Send me details.

o  I would like to receive any follow-up publications and materials that
are produced as part of the symposium.

o  Send me information on how to join and use the electronic mailing
list on the Internet.

o  Send me information on free America Online software and materials
related to the symposium.




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