DATE: December 13, 2005 (2:00 PM)
EVENT: SIIA Webcast for Membership
LOCATION: Across the United States
TOPIC: Accessibility Webcast (including NIMAS overview)
PRESENTERS: Chuck Hitchcock, Marsey Kaplan and Diane Golden. Introduction by Mark Snyderman and Michael Jay. Moderated by Liz Prigge.

DATE: November 18, 2005 (11:00 AM - 12:15 PM)
EVENT: (NCTI) Annual Technology Innovators' Conference: Creating Solutions through Collaboration
LOCATION: Madison Hotel, Washington, DC
TOPIC: Technology, Disability, and Education Policy
PRESENTERS: Chuck Hitchcock, Jessica Brodey (ATIA), and Daniel Blair (CEC)
CONTACT INFO: chitchcock [at] cast [dot] org

DATE: October 25, 2005 (8:30 AM - 9:00 AM, 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM)
EVENT: NASDSE 68th Annual Conference and Business Meeting
LOCATION: Radisson Plaza Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
TOPIC: NIMAS: Meeting the Needs of Children and Youth with Sensory Impairments
PRESENTERS: Skip Stahl, Chuck Hitchcock, and Mary Ann Siller (AFB)
CONTACT INFO: sstahl [at] cast [dot] org

DATE: October 12, 2005
EVENT: 8th Annual AFB Textbooks and Instructional Materials Solutions Forum
LOCATION: Marriott Louisville Downtown, Louisville, KY
TOPIC: NIMAS Centers and Implementation Issues
PRESENTERS: Skip Stahl and Chuck Hitchcock (Teleconference Presentations)
CONTACT INFO: http://www.afb.org

DATE: July 27, 2005 (10:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
EVENT: 2005 OSEP Project Directors' Conference
LOCATION: Wardman Park Marriott Hotel, Washington, DC
TOPIC: NIMAS and Beyond: Accessible and Strategic Learning Technologies for Improved Outcomes
PRESENTERS: Chuck Hitchcock, Skip Stahl, and David Rose
CONTACT INFO: chitchcock [at] cast [dot] org

DATE: June 7, 2005 (5:00 - 6:30 PM)
EVENT: OSEP 15th Annual Technical Assistance and Dissemination Conference
LOCATION: AED, Washington, DC
TOPIC: Overview of NIMAS for OSEP TA&D Providers
PRESENTERS: Chuck Hitchcock, Jennifer Sutton
CONTACT INFO: chitchcock [at] cast [dot] org

DATE: May 10, 2005 (7:00 - 8:00 PM)
EVENT: GSE T560—Universal Design for Learning: Meeting the Challenge of Individual Differences
LOCATION: Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
TOPIC: What is NIMAS?
PRESENTERS: Skip Stahl, David Rose
CONTACT INFO: sstahl [at] cast [dot] org
RESOURCE: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/academics/catalogue/display_course.shtml?vcourse_id=T560&vtermcode=2008-2S

DATE: April 14, 2005
EVENT: eBooks in Education Conference sponsored by Open eBook Forum "Challenges and Opportunities for Educators, Publishers & Technologists"
LOCATION: The McGraw-Hill Auditorium, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
TOPIC: Digital Publishing for All, the Quest
PRESENTERS: Geoff Freed, Chuck Hitchcock, George Kerscher, Ed McCoyd, John Worsfold and Khaki Wunderlich
CONTACT INFO: Nick Bogaty, Executive Director, Open eBook Forum, Tel: 212-924-9081, http://www.openebook.org/education/

DATE: April 6, 2005
EVENT: paTTAN Full-day Institute
LOCATION: Harrisburg, PA
TOPIC: NIMAS presented as part of the Universal Design for Learning workshop
PRESENTERS: Skip Stahl

DATE: March 30, 2005
EVENT: 2005 OSEP Leadership Conference
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
TOPIC: NIMAS and Universal Design for Learning
PRESENTERS: Chuck Hitchcock and TBA (two morning breakout sessions)
CONTACT INFO: Dr. Carol Valdivieso, Federal Resource Center for Special Education (FRC), 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009 or call (202) 884-8215. You can also visit them on the web at www.dssc.org/frc/.

DATE: March 16 & 17, 2005
EVENT: Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) Annual Conference
LOCATION: Cobo Conference Center, Detroit, MI
TOPIC: NIMAS presented as part of "Reaching & Teaching Every Student: Universal Design for Learning"
PRESENTERS: Skip Stahl

DATE: March 10, 2005 (12:00 - 5:30 PM)
EVENT: Josephine L. Taylor Leadership Institute (JLTLI) National Information Forum
LOCATION: Long Wharf Marriott, Boston, MA
TOPIC: What is NIMAS?
PRESENTERS: AFB, RFB&D, APH, AAP and NIMAS (Skip Stahl, Chuck Hitchcock)
CONTACT INFO: Mary Ann Siller, Director, AFB National Education Program at siller [at] afb [dot] net, http://www.afb.org/NIMAS.asp
RESOURCE: (2.42 MB) Download the presentation Microsoft PowerPoint file.

DATE: February 15 & 16, 2005
EVENT: Serving Special Needs Audiences sponsored by The Association of Educational Publishers & LeapFrog
LOCATION: Emeryville, CA
TOPIC: The benefits of NIMAS for students with print disabilities
PRESENTER: Skip Stahl
CONTACT INFO: http://www.aepweb.org/

DATE: February 7, 2005
EVENT: ACCESS NOW 2005—Technology for People with Special Needs: sponsored by the Oregon Technology Access Program and the Northwest ADA and IT Center
LOCATION: Portland, OR
TOPIC: The benefits of NIMAS for students with disabilities
PRESENTER: Skip Stahl

DATE: February 2, 2005
EVENT: AccessIT Training on Accessible IT in Education
LOCATION: Wyndham San Diego at Emerald Plaza, San Diego, CA
TOPIC: Accessible Curriculum and NIMAS
PRESENTER: Chuck Hitchcock

DATE: January 20, 2005
EVENT: Assistive Technology Industry Association Annual Conference
LOCATION: Caribe-Royale Hotel, Orlando, FL
TOPIC: NIMAS
PRESENTERS: Skip Stahl and Chuck Hitchcock

DATE: January 18 & 19, 2005
EVENT: NIMAS Development Committee Meeting
LOCATION: Caribe-Royale Hotel, Orlando, FL
TOPIC: NIMAS Development Committee Working Meeting
PRESENTERS: NIMAS Principal Investigator, Directors, and Committee Members

DATE: January 6, 2005
EVENT: Special Meeting of OSEP Project Officers
LOCATION: OSEP, Washington, DC
TOPIC: NIMAS Overview: Work and Evaluation Plan
PRESENTERS: Skip Stahl, David Rose and Chuck Hitchcock

NIMAS in IDEA

View the NIMAS references in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.