Forwarding an opportunity that came across my inbox. _Sincerely, Kathleen
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Save the date for our 2016 AccessEngineering Capacity Building Institute (CBI): Universally Designed Learning and Learning about Universal Design.
The CBI will be held April 6-8, 2016 in Seattle, WA and will bring together engineering faculty, disability experts, and engineering students and professionals with disabilities.
Attendees will share their expertise and work together to create resources. We will focus on three themes during the meeting:
- Accessible hands-on learning: Makerspaces, machine shops, and labs
- Integrating universal design in project-based design courses
- Developing resources for recruiting and retaining students with disabilities in engineering
Travel, food, and conference materials will be covered by AccessEngineering. AccessEngineering is an NSF-funded project that works to increase the participation of people with disabilities in education and careers in engineering and improve engineering fields with their perspectives and expertise.
Teams representing multiple stakeholders from a university, including faculty, administrators, disability service professionals, and students with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Apply now at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/blaser/282722.
We are particularly interested in reaching individuals who have not attended a previous CBI. If you know others who would be interested in this topic, please share this email with them.
Best,
Brianna
Brianna Blaser, Ph.D.
Counselor/Coordinator, DO-IT
washington.edu/doit
University of Washington
4545 15th Ave NE, Suite 100 | Seattle, WA 98105
206-221-4163 | fax: 206-221-4171 | blaser@uw.edu
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Kathleen Simpson CAE
Director, Knowledge Communities
The American Institute of Architects
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