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d Board is offering this Institute at a very low rate for anyone employed by a post-secondary institution.&nbsp; Our <i>&#8220;Dear Colleague&#8221;</i> theme addresses the guidance from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice about post-secondary mandates for individuals with disabilities.&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>Since we have an upcoming deadline for compliance with the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, we&#8217;ve devoted the entire first day of the Institute to this topic with our presenters from the U.S. Access Board.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>Our second day is devoted to Information Technology accessibility and emergency management for individual with disabilities.&nbsp; These are other areas that have been targeted in the Dear Colleague guidance.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>Online registration and all the conference information is available in the attached pdf and on the following website:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><a href="http://www.ok-ahead.org/confrnce.html">http://www.ok-ahead.org/confrnce.html</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>We are fortunate to very talented presenters for this Institute. &nbsp;&nbsp;I hope that many of you will join us and that you will also forward this information to others in your departments. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#0F243E'>Suzette Dyer, Director, Disabiltiy Resource Center</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#0F243E'>and President, OK-Ahead</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#0F243E'>Disability Resource Center</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#0F243E'>620 Elm Avenue, Suite 166, Norman, OK 73019</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#0F243E'><a href="mailto:sdyer@ou.edu">sdyer@ou.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#0F243E'>(405) 325-3852</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>