Welcome to NYS Disability Services Council Fall 2025 Conference. We are delighted to host some amazing speakers to help our higher education institutions, faculty, staff and students. View the Full Detailed Agenda Here.
Presenters: Please send your presentation slides and other materials to regstration@nysdsc.org as soon as possible. Thank you!
Time
Presentation
09:00 to 09:15 am
President's Address
Tanya Hoistion (she/her), Coordinator - Student Accommodations and Testing Center, Jefferson Community College
9:15 to 10:45 am
Keynote Speaker
Brandon Slade (he/him), Founder/CIO of Untapped Learning
10:45 to 10:55 am
Break
10:55 to 11:40 am
Building Bridges Between Disabilities Services and the Wider College Community
Dr. Joel Dickstein, Director, Undergraduate OSDS, Touro University
Dr. Avery M. Horowitz, Dean of Advisement and Counseling, Touro University
11:40 to 11:50 am
11:50 am to 12:30 pm
Get Your Stuff Together: Helping Students Get the GYST of Adulting and all of its Complexities
Vanessa Case, ADA/504 Compliance & Accommodative Services Manager; Paul Smith's College
12:30 to 1:00 pm
Student Empowerment Day
NYSDSC Government Relations Committee
9:00 to 9:45 am
Readers Aid Program
Brenda Rotolo (she/her), Readers Aid Program Coordinator, NYSED ACCES-VR
9:45 to 9:55 am
9:55 to 10:40 am
Student Engagement Activities: Is There a Value?
Jason Schneider (he/him), Assistant Manager Student Success, Touro University, School of Health Sciences
10:40 to 10:50 am
10:50 to 11:35 am
NYSED Advisory Council on Post-Secondary Education for Students with Disabilities Updates
Ceylane Meyers-Ruff, NYSED Deputy Commissioner of Special Education & ACCES Dr. Christine Cea, NYSED Board of Regent Co-Chair Tamara Mariotti, NYSDSC/SUNY Assistant Director of Disability Resources Co-Chair
Ceylane Meyers-Ruff, NYSED Deputy Commissioner of Special Education & ACCES
Dr. Christine Cea, NYSED Board of Regent Co-Chair
Tamara Mariotti, NYSDSC/SUNY Assistant Director of Disability Resources Co-Chair
11:35 to 11:45 am
11:45 am to 12:30 pm
Onboarding as Opportunity
Kris Percival (she/her), Assistant Director Learning/Access Center, Pratt Institute
Business Meeting
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