Invitation to attend SUNY Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 20th

[Mark Mastrean]

Greetings,

I invite—and encourage—all faculty and staff to attend SUNY’s
tenth-annual *Celebration
of Global Accessibility Awareness Day* (GAAD). This global event is
intended to elevate awareness on the importance of accessibility as it
pertains to equity and inclusion for people with disabilities.

Campus administrators, faculty, and professional staff are welcome to
attend one or more SUNY sessions offered throughout the day.

*Date:* Thursday, May 20th, 2021
*Time:* 9:00 AM – 3:30PM
*Cost: *Free to all SUNY and non-SUNY campus members
*Register online now.*
<https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/gaad-2021/reg/Site/Register>

Topics include, but are not limited to:

   - Ableism
   - Universal Design for Learning
   - Digital Accessibility

The Keynote Speaker will be Zebadiah Hall
<https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/gaad-2021/site>,
Director
of Student Disability Services (SDS) at Cornell University. The event will
be recorded.

*Questions?* Contact Nazely Kurkjian ( <http://goog_1018766369>
nazely.kurkjian at suny.edu), SUNY System EIT Accessibility Officer, or Jamie
Heron (Jamie.Heron at suny.edu), Open SUNY Program Manager.

John Locke, Ph.D., :~{)>
Coordinator, Technology Enhanced Learning
and Distance Education
SUNY Plattsburgh / Feinberg Library, Room 303
2 Draper Avenue, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
518-564-4537
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