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.
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
Title To Be Determined
Ceylane Meyers-Ruff, Deputy Commissioner, NYS Education Department Dr. Christine Cea, Regent, NYS Education Department
Ceylane Meyers-Ruff, Deputy Commissioner, NYS Education Department
Dr. Christine Cea, Regent, NYS Education Department
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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