NYSDSC - Spring '24 Conference Agenda DRAFT AGENDA

NYSDSC is Honored to  Announce our Spring Conference June 2024 Keynote Speaker

Scott Lissner 

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.  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:

NYSDSC Treasurer

PO Box 74

120 Kasson Rd.

Camillus, NY 13031-0074

Please include breakdown of what the payment is for 1, 2, 3 people and the names of the members that the payment is intended. 

Call for Proposals [PDF]

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Rochester 1111 Jefferson Road, Rochester, NY 14623 or call 1-844-201-4410
Contact the hotel directly at the link above to make lodging reservations or call 1-844-201-4410 and ask for the NYS Disability Services Council room block. Booking cost is 139.00 per night for NYSDSC members up to availability, through Monday, June 5, 2023

Optional/Alternative Hotels near by include: 

Hampton Inn & Suites Rochester/Henrietta

Home2 Suites by Hilton Rochester Henrietta, NY

Planning your trip to the Rochester? Visit Rochester, NY

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