Training
Please browse through our list of training opportunities and disability awareness related events. This list will be periodically updated, so check back frequently. If you know of any local, regional, state, or national training opportunities that you believe would be beneficial to those working in the area of disability in higher education, please forward that information to us so that we can include it on the website.
Mississippi
AHEAD makes no endorsement regarding the content or quality of the training
opportunities listed on this website.
Online
Training
December 2007
January 2008
February 2008
March 2008
April 2008
May 2008
June 2008
July
2008
Southeast
ADA Center
http://www.sedbtac.org/webcourses.php?idpg=10
Access
for All On Line Training
http://www.usm.edu/ids/accessforall/online_training.html
Equal
Access to Software and Education (EASI)
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
Postsecondary
Education Programs Network (PEPNet)
http://www.pepnet.org
AccessIT
- Introduction to Accessible Information Technology in Education, FREE
online course.
http://access-it-online.info/public/welcome.asp
National
Technical Institute for the Deaf - Rochester Institute of Technology
http://www.ntid.rit.edu/cprint/index.php
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December 6, 2007 12:00 - 1:30pm Innovative Educations Webinar
"Violence Goes to College: Detecting and Preventing Avenger Violence"
For complete
details: http://www.innovativeeducators.org/product_p/88.htm
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December 6, 2007 EASI Free Webinar
Tools to Turn Text Documents Into MP3 Audio
For details, visit http://easi.cc.forms/mp3tools.htm
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December 11, 2007 Thompson Interactive Audio Conference
"FERPA: What You Must Know About Recent Guidance"
Details at http://www.thompsoninteractive.com/upcoming.asp?topic=id=712&priority=FKYG30576
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December 13-14, 2007 - Disability Compliance and Online Learning, Columbus, OH
"Bootcamp" for institutional personnel responsible for online courses
For details, visit http://www.dcolsite.com/bootcamp/index.html
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December 18, 2007 DBTAC Regional ADA Centers Audio Conference
"Disability Law and Policy: Present and Future"
For complete
details: http://www.ada-audio.org/Schedule/
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January 9, 2008 12:00noon - 1:30pm Thompson Interactive Audioconference
"Students with Disabilities: Transition From High School To College"
For details:
http://www.thompsoninteractive.com/upcoming.asp?topic=ld&id=721&priority=FNMK30674&virtual=010908
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January
15, 2008 DBTAC Regional ADA Centers Audio Conference
"Best Practices in Design: Balancing Local, State and Federal Requirements to Ensure Accessibility"
For complete details: http://www.ada-audio.org/Schedule/
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January 24, 2007 2:00pm - 3:30pm AHEAD to You Audioconference Workshop
"Effective
Grievance Procedures: How to Ensure a Prompt and Equitable Response to
Grievances - and Keep OCR Out of Your Hair!"
For more information:
http://www.ahead.org/training/audioconference/index.php
This audioconference is FREE at the following hosting sites:
The University of Mississippi, Oxford - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: Robin Yekaitis (662) 915-7128 or rtyekait@olemiss.edu.
Hinds Community College Raymond Campus - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: Jamy Dickson (601) 857-3310 or jedickson@hindscc.edu.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jackson Campus, Gautier - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: GerryAnne Woodward (228) 497-7787 or gerry.woodward@mgccc.edu.
The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: Charles Hughes (601) 266-6037 or charles.hughes@usm.edu.
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January 31, 2008 - February 2, 2008 - 2nd Annual AHEAD Management Conference, New Orleans, LA
Four tracks of programming will be offered at the 2008 Management Institutes:
1. The Institute for New and Newer Disability Service Providers
2. The Exceptional Aspiring Executive: Using Business Tools to Manage a Disability Services Office
3. Disability Services in the Community College: Key Issues and Best Practices
4. Managing Assistive Technology (AT) from A to Z
Complete program details available at www.ahead.org/training/maninst/index.php
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January 31, 2008 - February 2, 2008 - 2008 TRIO Training Institute, Association on Higher Education and Disability New Orleans, LA
"Students With Disabilities in TRIO Programs"
Complete program details available at www.ahead.org/training/trio/index.php
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February 6 - 8, 2008 Creating Futures Through Technology
12th Annual Conference "Launching Into The Deep"
Sponsored by IHL and SBCJC,
Beau Rivage Resort, Biloxi, MS
For details: http://sbcjcweb.sbcjc.cc.ms.us/conf/default.asp
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February 19, 2008 DBTAC Regional ADA Centers Audio Conference
"Accommodating Older Workers: Implications or Employers"
For complete details: http://www.ada-audio.org/Schedule/
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February 21, 2008 2:00pm - 3:30pm AHEAD to You Audioconference Workshop
"Keeping
Up with a YouTube World: How Can We Provide Effective Services to the
Millennial Generation?"
For more information: http://www.ahead.org/training/audioconference/index.php
This audioconference is FREE at the following hosting sites:
The University of Mississippi, Oxford - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: Robin Yekaitis (662) 915-7128 or rtyekait@olemiss.edu.
Hinds Community College Raymond Campus - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: Jamy Dickson (601) 857-3310 or jedickson@hindscc.edu.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jackson Campus, Gautier - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: GerryAnne Woodward (228) 497-7787 or gerry.woodward@mgccc.edu.
The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: Charles Hughes (601) 266-6037 or charles.hughes@usm.edu.
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February 27 - March 1, 2008 Learning Disabilities Association of American
45th Annual International Conference, Chicago, IL
For information: http://www.ldaamerica.org/conference/index.asp
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February 27, 2008 LRP AudioConferences
"Veterans with Disabilities Returning to Higher Education"
Details: http://www.lrphighered.com/
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March 6-7, 2008 Landmark College -- Putney, Vermont
"Professional Visit Days For College Professionals"
Meals, hotel and travel stipend provided to all attendees
For details: http://www.landmark.edu
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March 18, 2008 DBTAC Regional ADA Centers Audio Conference
"The Nature and Scope of Discrimination in Hiring Under ADA Title I"
For complete details: http://www.ada-audio.org/Schedule/
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March 20, 2008 2:00pm - 3:30pm AHEAD to You Audioconference Workshop
"Exploring
Response to Intervention: What It Means for Disability Documentation Practices"
For more information: http://www.ahead.org/training/audioconference/index.php
This audioconference is FREE at the following hosting sites:
The University of Mississippi, Oxford - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: Robin Yekaitis (662) 915-7128 or rtyekait@olemiss.edu.
Hinds Community College Raymond Campus - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: Jamy Dickson (601) 857-3310 or jedickson@hindscc.edu.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jackson Campus, Gautier - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: GerryAnne Woodward (228) 497-7787 or gerry.woodward@mgccc.edu.
The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: Charles Hughes (601) 266-6037 or charles.hughes@usm.edu.
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April 11, 2008 - Mississippi AHEAD,
Eagle Ridge Conference Center, Raymond, MS
One day conference on legal issues and students with disabilities in higher education.
For details, visit http://www.ms-ahead.org/conferences.htm
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April 15, 2008 DBTAC Regional ADA Centers Audio Conference
"There Are No IEP's in College"
For complete details:http://www.ada-audio.org/Schedule/
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April 15 - 18, 2008 PEPNet 2008
Conference, Columbus, OH
"Putting the Pieces Together" Annual Conference
For complete details: http://www.pepnet.org/confer_biennial.asp
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April 17, 2008 2:00pm - 3:30pm AHEAD to You Audioconference Workshop
"Preparing Students with Disabilities for Access in the World of Work: A Look at Current Research and Best Practices"
For more information:
http://www.ahead.org/training/audioconference/index.php
This audioconference is FREE at the following hosting sites:
The University of Mississippi, Oxford - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: Robin Yekaitis (662) 915-7128 or rtyekait@olemiss.edu.
Hinds Community College Raymond Campus - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: Jamy Dickson (601) 857-3310 or jedickson@hindscc.edu.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jackson Campus, Gautier - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: GerryAnne Woodward (228) 497-7787 or gerry.woodward@mgccc.edu.
The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg - RSVP required five (5) working days in advance. Contact: Charles Hughes (601) 266-6037 or charles.hughes@usm.edu.
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April 22 - 23, 2008 Ohio State University
"Looking Back & Thinking Ahead" 8th Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, and Disability Conference -- Columbus, OH
For details:
http://ada.osu.edu/conferences.htm
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April 22 - 26, 2008 American Association for Affirmative Action
34th Annual Conference - "A New Era of Leadership and Action" -- Falls Church, VA
Complete details available at http://www.affirmativeaction.org/alerts.html
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April 24-25, 2008 Landmark College -- Putney, Vermont
"Professional Visit Days For College Professionals"
Meals, hotel and travel stipend provided to all attendees
For details: http://www.landmark.edu
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May 4 - 7, 2008 LRP Conferences
29th Annual LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities-- Charlotte, NC
For details: http://www.lrpinstitute.com/
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May
12 - 14, 2008 National ADA Symposium & EXPO
"Conference on the ADA and Disability Law" St. Louis, MO
For details: http://www.adasymposium.org/
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May 20, 2008 DBTAC Regional ADA Centers Audio Conference
"Employer Best Practices: Recruitment and Hiring of People with Disabilities"
For complete
details:http://www.ada-audio.org/Schedule/
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June 2 - 5, 2008 Mississippi Department of Education
"Mississippi Rising,
Summer Conference 2008"
Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, Biloxi, MS
For details: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/olpd/summer/index.html
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June 10 - June 14, 2007 University of Connecticut Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability
20th Annual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute (PTI) Portland, Maine
For information: http://www.cped.uconn.edu/08pti.htm
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June 17, 2008 DBTAC Regional ADA Centers Audio Conference
"Accommodating Employees with Psychiatric Disabilities in the Workplace"
For complete details: http://www.ada-audio.org/Schedule/
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June 23 - 25, 2008 National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY
"Technology
and Deaf Education: Exploring Instructional and Access
Technologies"
For complete details:
http://www.rit.edu/~techsym/FactSheet_Rev_2008.pdf
or http://www.rit.edu/~techsym/
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July 15 - 19, 2008 Association on Higher Education and Disability
"Multiple Intersections"
AHEAD 2008, 31st Annual Conference
Reno,
NV
Details: http://ahead.org/training/conference/2008/index.php
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