TRLD Conference News http://www.trld.com Press Releases, conference updates and special offers from TRLD, a division of Don Johnston Incorporated http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 120 en-us Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:33:26 CDT SubscriberMail RSS Generator - http://www.subscribermail.com <![CDATA[ Technology, Teaching and a Tipping Point: <br />How the mandate for accessible instructional materials will change education for all students ]]> By Skip Stahl
Project Director, NIMAS Development Center; Co-Director, AIM Consortium; Director, Technical Assistance, CAST

As we begin another school year, district personnel around the country are scratching their collective heads as they work to put procedures in place to address the IDEA 2004 mandate: that State and Local educational systems must provide specialized format materials - Braille, audio, digital text and/or large print – to any student receiving special education services who is also identified as being unable to use standard print materials.  
 
Moving beyond the statutory policy and implementation challenges, what does all this mean for the practice of education? It means a profound and fundamental shift in the status quo...>>

Skip Stahl is a featured presenter at TRLD 2009, Jan 22-24. Click the Speakers Button at the right to see all our presenters.

]]> Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:39:41 CDT bae56adf26ab4f048805e5ce4695fe78 PRESS RELEASE: TRLD Announces 2009 Conference Theme, David Warlick to Keynote For Immediate Release

Contact: Valerie Chernek
410-871-2670
vchernek@donjohnston.com

TRLD Announces 2009 Conference Theme
"Opening Doors to Universal Learning"

Keynote Speaker, David Warlick

May 9, 2008 Volo, IL – The theme of TRLD 2009 – the Technology, Reading & Learning Diversity Conference is "Opening Doors to Universal Learning" to be held January 22-24th 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Francisco, CA.

Read the press release...

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