Indiana Institute FYI
Week of December 15, 2008
Quick Scan
· ADA-Indiana Audio Conference
· DDRS Forum on OASIS
· Library Corner
Upcoming
ADA-Indiana Audio Conference: ADA-Indiana invites you to attend its December Audio Conference, scheduled for Tuesday, December 16, 2008 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. (EST), entitled Rehabilitation Act and Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act.
Regulations governing the accessibility of telecommunications products and equipment covered by section 255 of the Telecommunications Act, including electronic and information technology, have been part of an on-going review and update by the U.S. Access Board since September 2006. The Advisory Committee submitted its final report to the Board in the spring of 2008. Guest speakers from the U.S. Access Board will discuss the proposed changes to the regulations and the process for implementing them.
Seven locations across Indiana will be host sites. They include:
Bloomington, IN (2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT)
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Building L
2853 East Tenth Street
Indianapolis, IN (2:00-3:30 p.m. EST)
Indiana Government Center, Conference Room 1
402 West Washington Street
Richmond, IN (2:00-3:30 p.m. EST)
IU East School of Education
2325 Chester Boulevard
Columbus, IN (2:00-3:30 p.m. EST)
City of Columbus
123 Washington Street
Terre Haute, IN (1:00-2:30 p.m. CST)
The WILL Center
4312 S. Seventh Street
Gary, IN (1:00-2:30 p.m. CST)
ARC Bridges
2650 West 35th Ave
Corydon, IN (1:00-2:30 p.m. CST)
Blue River Services
405 North Capitol Avenue, Ste. 102
Information Technology professionals, state and local government officials, disability advocates, people with disabilities, and other interested community members are encouraged to attend.
If you are unable to attend at one of ADA-Indiana's sponsored sites, individuals and organizations can purchase access to the audio conference by visiting http://www.ada-audio.org. The cost is $25.00 (for not-for-profits) and $40.00 (for-profit entities).
For more information about this session or the 2008-2009 ADA Audio Conference Season, visit http://www.adaindiana.org or contact Matt Norris at 1-800-825-4733 or e-mail adainfo@indiana.edu. The audio conference series is sponsored by ADA-Indiana, The Governor’s Planning Council for People with Disabilities, and the DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center.
DDRS Forum on OASIS: On Wednesday, December 17, 2008, from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m., the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (DDRS), will host a comprehensive statewide informational forum. The purpose of the presentation is to educate persons with disabilities and stakeholders on new processes and expectations that will apply under the Objective Assessment System for Individual Supports (OASIS) that is to roll-out beginning in January 2009.
The single presentation format will ensure that each individual involved has the most up-to-date information and provide an interactive forum where participants can have their questions answered. We have made every attempt to make the presentation as accessible to as many people as possible by offering multiple viewing/participation options:
Primary host location in the Indiana Government Center-South Auditorium.
Live streaming of host presentation on the World Wide Web (address to be announced).
Live streaming of host presentation to seven (7) satellite locations across Indiana. BDDS District Managers will moderate at each location (see tables below)
Video tape of the presentation, to be edited for length, will be posted for online viewing as quickly as possible following the live presentation. An interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing will be available at the host and the interpretation will be viewable at the satellite locations. If you will require additional accommodations for accessibility, please contact the OASIS Help Line by phone as soon as possible.
Video Conference Event Locations include:
Host Location
BDDS District 5
Indiana Government Center South (IGCS) 1st Floor Auditorium
403 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN
Event Satellite Locations (live video feed):
BDDS District 1
Purdue Extension
880 East 99th Court, Crown Point, IN
BDDS District 2
Indiana State University
Wiekamp Hall, Room 1001 (Parking connected to building), South Bend, IN
BDDS District 3
Public Safety Academy of Northeast Indiana
7602 Patriot Crossing Auditorium, Fort Wayne, IN
BDDS District 4
Indiana State University
Room Science 012 (next to the Union Building), Terre Haute, IN
BDDS District 6
Ball State University
Ball Communications Building (BC 129)
McKinley Avenue, Muncie, IN
BDDS District 7
Ivy Tech
3501 1st Avenue North Side Auditorium, Evansville, IN
BDDS District 8
Jackson County Library
303 West Second Street, Seymour, IN
DDRS is accepting e-mails in advance of the presentation so that we may include them within our presentation. Please direct your OASIS / system transformation-related questions to the OASIS Help Line. In addition, DDRS encourages you to contact the Help Line at any time for assistance relating to the OASIS system transformation. OASIS-ICAP Help Lines: (317) 234-5222 or 1-888-527-0008, e-mail: OASIS-ICAPHelp@fssa.IN.gov, Website: http://www.ddrs.IN.gov.
Library Corner
New Items: The following new materials may be borrowed by Indiana residents from the Center for Disability Information and Referral at the Institute. To check out materials, contact the library at 1-800-437-7924, send e-mail to cedir@indiana.edu, or visit us at 2853 East Tenth Street in Bloomington.
Holiday Hours: The Library will close at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, December 19 and reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, January 5, 2009. Happy Holidays!
Hadary, S. H., & Whiteford, W. A. (1987). Beginning with Bong [DVD recording]. Baltimore:
University of Maryland, Video Press.
Hadary, S. H., & Whiteford-Cohen, W. A. (2003). Bong & Donnell [DVD recording].
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences.
Hadary, S. H., & Whiteford, W. A. (2008). Sarah's graduation [DVD recording]. Baltimore:
University of Maryland, Video Press.
Whiteford, W. A., & Hadary, S. H. (2008). Shakissha and friends [DVD recording]. Baltimore:
University of Maryland, Video Press.
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