NYSDSC - Spring '24 Conference Agenda DRAFT AGENDA
NYSDSC is Honored to Announce our Spring Conference June 2024 Keynote Speaker
Alt Text: A picture of Scott Lissner, brown short hair, with a gray beard and mustache wearing glasses. Wearing a grey dress shirt with a tie a black suit jacket.
L. Scott Lissner has served as the Americans With Disabilities Act Coordinator and 504 Compliance Officer for The Ohio State University since January of 2000 where he is also an Associate of the John Glenn School of Public Policy and a lecturer for the Moritz College of Law, the Knowlton School of Architecture, and Disability Studies. His teaching and public service informs and energizes his work in creating seamless access to the full range of the university’s programs, services, and opportunities. Engaged in community and professional service, Lissner is Chair of the Association on Higher Education and Disability’s Public Policy Committee and a past President of the organization; has served on the boards and advisory committees including The Center for Disability Empowerment, Arts Access Ohio, the National Center for College Students with Disabilities, Access Ohio, the Columbus Advisory Committee on Disability Issues, and the NCAA Mental Health Think Tank.
Presentations on disability and access include the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, Ohio Court Administrators Association, University of Toledo’s Law Symposium on Compliance, a technical assistance tour to Indonesia sponsored by the Department of State, conference sessions and workshops for the Association on Higher Education And Disability, the National Association of College and University Attorneys, The Ohio Attorney General’s Office, the and webinars on building accommodation processes at the Universities of Tokyo and Doshisha in Japan.
Preconference: Section 504 and ADA compliance Session (must sign up separately)
Monday June 24th, 2024 only! - 1-5pm at the Hotel $50.00 for NYSDSC Members, $75.00 Non-Members.
Are you the Section 504 and or ADA compliance person for your campus? Is this just another one of your hats? Are you also responsible for direct access services for students? For employees? This is the training for you if you answered “yes” to one, two, or all of the preceding questions! While not comprehensive (that would take a week!), you’ll come away with a light refresher on the laws, some information on needed policies, procedures, and processes to best serve your postsecondary institution as the Section 504 and/or ADA compliance person. This pre-conference session will include working together with similarly-situated colleagues from a variety of higher education institutions.
Preconference: New Professional Session (must sign up separately)
Monday June 24th, 2024 only! - 1-5pm at the Hotel free for NYSDSC Members,
This session will be a “mini boot camp” for new professionals; covering the topics that are most useful and helpful to people new to disability-related work in higher education
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Registration is required to attend conference.
Call for Proposals [PDF]
If paying by Check, Mail check payment to:
NYSDSC Treasurer
PO Box 74
120 Kasson Rd.
Camillus, NY 13031-0074
Please include breakdown of what the payment is for: annual dues, conference registration for 1, 2, 3 people and the names of the members that the payment is intended.
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Please notify Nancy Carr of the need for any disability related accommodations and/or dietary preferences no later than June 7th.
For alternate format materials, please email Cynthia Grimley and include "NYSDSC Conference Materials June 2024" in the email subject line no later than June 7th.
For additional information, contact:
registration@nysdsc.org
L. Scott Lissner has served as the Americans With Disabilities Act Coordinator and 504 Compliance Officer for The Ohio State University since January of 2000 where he is also an Associate of the John Glenn School of Public Policy and a lecturer for the Moritz College of Law, the Knowlton School of Architecture, and Disability Studies. Presentations on disability and access include the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, Ohio Court Administrators Association, University of Toledo’s Law Symposium on Compliance, a technical assistance tour to Indonesia sponsored by the Department of State, conference sessions and workshops for the Association on Higher Education And Disability, the National Association of College and University Attorneys, The Ohio Attorney General’s Office, the and webinars on building accommodation processes at the Universities of Tokyo and Doshisha in Japan. For more information
If interested in participating in the first or last day of the conference, please complete the registration for those days through the other conference registration. Reduced rate for you to participate on vendor day.
Vendor information found here!
Vendors are invited to display and demonstrate their wares on the Wednesday (June 26th) of the conference inside the hotel. Please notify Cynthia Grimley of the need for any disability related accommodations no later than June 10th. Contact registration@nysdsc.org for further Spring ’23 Conference information, or questions.
The fee for exhibitors is $125.00 per table, which includes access to electricity for Wednesday, June 26, 2024 for up to two representatives per table, and attendance at the Wine & Cheese Reception. There is an additional cost for lunch with our members.
We are seeking sponsors for our wine and cheese reception to be held Wednesday from 5-6:30 PM. We will display a special flyer with wine and cheese sponsorship information throughout our 3-day event. Sponsorship of Wine and Cheese Reception: • Platinum Sponsor $125 or more • Gold Sponsor $100 • Silver Sponsor $75 • Bronze Sponsor $50
If paying by Check, Complete the registration online, invoice yourself, and mail check
payment to:
Please include breakdown of what the payment is for 1, 2, 3 people and the names of the members that the payment is intended.
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