Over 200 Presentation and Hands-On Lab Hours
Wednesday through Friday, October 9-11, 2013
Over 200 presentation and hands-on lab hours that describe and/or demonstrate successful applications of assistive technology for persons with disabilities will be held during the three days of the conference.
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10/11/2013
11am-12pm
10 Strategies Proven to Inspire Even the Most Struggling Students
Date:
Fri, Oct 11, 2013
from
11:00 am -
12:00 pm
Location: Atrium 7
Category: learning styles
Format: company-affiliated demonstration
Subject Level:
Beginner
Computer Level:
N/A
Description:
Want to engage even the most struggling youth? This session will show you 10 strategies proven effective at building relationships, grabbing attention and inspiring challenging students. These strategies have helped over 1.5 million students gain social and emotional skills in 16,000 K-12 schools, mental health and correctional organizations worldwide. Learn to speak the language of today's youth using relevant multimedia, physical activities and visual metaphors.
Presenters:
Christian Moore
10/10/2013
8am-9am
Somewhere Lost in the Middle: Serving Students Who Struggle with Executive Skills, Processing, Working Memory and Retention
Date:
Thu, Oct 10, 2013
from
8:00 am -
9:00 am
Location: Bloomington
Category: learning styles
Format: lecture
Subject Level:
All
Computer Level:
N/A
Description:
Students who struggle with memory, processing, retention and executive skill issues require very specific kinds of accommodations, AT supports and teaching strategies. A good majority of these kids are served in the general education classroom and can be perplexing and challenging for teachers. School teams often struggle with placement issues for these students as they need extra support to learn in the general education classroom, but are often too high functioning for more restrictive settings. Consequently, the students are often lost somewhere in the middle without the assistance they desperately need to succeed. This session will focus on helping professionals identify the particular educational barriers that interfere with this population's access to the curriculum and offer specific ideas for compensating for neurologically-based deficits.
Presenters:
Keri Huddleston
Teru Langsdale
Moira Soulia
10/09/2013
11am-12pm
Tag! You're It: Accessibility Through PDF Tagging
Date:
Wed, Oct 09, 2013
from
11:00 am -
12:00 pm
Location: Plaza 3
Category: learning styles
Format: company-affiliated demonstration
Subject Level:
Intermediate
Computer Level:
Intermediate
Description:
Learn how to make PDFs more accessible. This session will provide instruction and demonstration of best practices regarding the proper tagging of PDF files, including tips, techniques and guidelines. The presenters will offer solutions and workarounds to common tagging problems, including spacing issues, vanishing page content and the absence of character encoding. These techniques will improve PDF accessibility for a wide range of users. Hear the difference that a tagged PDF makes via a screen-reader demonstration.
Presenters:
Dawn Evans
Tessa Greenleaf
What participants have said
My hours at Closing The Gap are my best-spent professional development hours to date.
~ Teacher
One benefit of a conference environment is the opportunity to experience, in person, the tools we often just read about.
~Technology Specialist
My attendance at the 2012 Closing The Gap Conference was not only an inspirational and motivating experience for myself, but will be a game changer for those students and staff members I serve.
~AT Consultant
