The Information Technology Technical Assistance & Training Center

Live Event

December 4, 2001 9:00 to 12:30 PM EST
Please Email Questions to info@tvworldwide.com

Panelists Information

David Baker, Program Coordinator
Missouri Assistive Technology Program
816-350-5283 • davidbkr@swbell.net
David Baker is the Program Coordinator for Missouri Assistive Technology. Among his responsibilities, is the provision of technical guidance on assistive technology and accommodation of people with disabilities in Missouri's One-Stop Career Centers. In addition to nearly a decade of work in the area of assistive technology, he has also worked on issues related to supported employment and architectural access. He holds a B.A. from Cornell College and a M.A. from the University of Iowa.

Deborah Buck, Accessibility Program Manager
Office for Technology, New York State
518-474-0865 • deborah.buck@oft.state.ny.us
Deborah Buck is the Accessibility Program Manager at the NYS Office for Technology and serves as the Co-Chair of the NYS Information Technology Accessibility Steering Committee. She has over 20 years experience in advocating for persons with disabilities. Prior to joining OFT Deborah was the Director of the NYS TRAID Project, NY'S Assistive Technology Project, and Coordinator of the Governor's Task Force on Advocacy within the NYS Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities. During her tenure in state government she has been a member of the Governor's Telecommunications Exchange; the Verizon Universal Design Committee; the NYS Advanced Telecommunications Project; Co- Chair of the Association of Tech Act Projects; Co-Chair of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities - Technology Subcommittee; and, has served as an alternate member of the Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Advisory Committee (EITAAC). Deborah has a BS in Sociology from Bishops University, PQ, Canada and a MS in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University at Albany.

Deborah Cook, Technical Assistance Coordinator
National Center on Accessible IT in Education, University of Washington
206-685-4181 • debcook@u.washington.edu
Deborah Cook is the Technical Assistance Coordinator for the National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education. Ms. Cook is nationally recognized for her expertise and leadership regarding a wide range of IT, policy development and service delivery issues including: accessible design of hardware, software and web-based technologies; telecommunications product design and service delivery; laws, regulations and best practices regarding access to IT and accommodation of people with disabilities in education and employment; and standards for provision of assistive technology services.

Judie Lee, Director
North Dakota Interagency Program for Assistive Technology
701-265-4807 • jlee@polarcomm.com
Judie Lee has been the director of the North Dakota Interagency Program for Assistive Technology since its conception in 1993. She is responsible for the development and implementation of statewide AT initiatives in the areas of public awareness, interagency coordination, technical assistance and training. She is a member of state and national task forces, many which are charged with developing policies and procedures that promote technology access for all individuals. She is a member of the ND State ADA Work Group whose mission is to identify information technology accessibility issues and develop necessary policies. She holds an MS degree from The Johns Hopkins University in Technology for Special Education and Rehabilitation. Her previous work experience includes private consultant for AT, university instructor, and speech/language pathologist.

Steven Mendelsohn, Project Associate
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) RESNA Technical Assistance Project
smendel@panix.com
Steven Mendelsohn is an attorney, author and advocate who specializes in disability and civil rights issues. For the past 15 years, his work has focused on assistive technology funding and the role of technology as a tool for the achievement of full participation in society. He serves on the staff of the RESNA Technical Assistance Project. He has trained and lectured widely on disability policy issues and is the author of numerous publications.

Michael Morris, Program Associate
Information Technology Technical Assistance & Training Center
202-521-2930 • mmorris@ncbdc.org
Michael Morris is a program associate for the Information Technology Technical Assistance & Training Center. He serves as the director of the NIDRR U.S. Department of Education-funded Research and Training Center on Workforce Investment and Employment Policy. He is also staff to the Law, Health Policy & Disability Center (LHPDC) at the University of Iowa College of Law. In 1981, Mr. Morris was named the first Joseph P. Kennedy Fellow in Public Policy and came to Washington, D.C. to work in the Office of Connecticut Senator Lowell Weicker. He also served as counsel to the U.S. Senate Small Business Committee. For fourteen years, Mr. Morris worked at the United Cerebral Palsy Association. Mr. Morris received his undergraduate degree with honors in political science from Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio and his law degree from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cyndi Rowland, Project Director
WebAIM--Web Accessibility in Mind, Center for Persons with Disabilities
435-797-3381 • cyndi@cpd2.usu.edu
Dr. Cyndi Rowland works at the Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD) at Utah State University. She has participated in technology-related grants for the past 16 years and is the current chair of the Web committee at the CPD. Dr. Rowland directs the Web Accessibility In Mind (WebAIM) project. This federal program targets accessible Web design for postsecondary educational entities, including higher education. Dr. Rowland currently directs other technology projects in higher education including a distance education program as well as an effort to provide curriculum reform in distance education. She is a frequent speaker on issues of accessible design and technology use to prepare personnel.

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