tictech: [Fwd: Women & Girls in Technology: Still time to register for]

From: Mark Ahlness (mahlness@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us)
Date: Tue Jun 11 2002 - 16:51:22 PDT

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    Cindy Agnew wrote:
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    > "Negotiating Disability Through Technology": June 13, 2002
    > Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 19:57:22 -0700
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    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: WGIT [mailto:resourcewoman@wgit.org]
    > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 4:44 PM
    > Subject: Still time to register for "Negotiating Disability Through
    > Technology": June 13, 2002
    >
    > Greetings,
    >
    > We hope that you will join us for the next Women & Girls in Technology
    > (WGIT) Conference Call this Thursday, June 13th, "Negotiating Disability
    > Through Technology." Undecided about whether to participate? Visit our
    web
    > site and view the PowerPoint slides from our featured speakers in advance.
    > Remember, there is no charge for participation. You need only to register
    in
    > order to participate. For more information about registering for a
    virtual
    > conference, visit our web site at www.wgit.org <http://www.wgit.org> and
    > click on JOIN A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE. You will be directed to Conference
    Call
    > Central, which will provide all the information you need. We encourage
    you
    > to share this invitation with colleagues, friends, students, employers, or
    > anyone who may be interested in participating. Just remind them to RSVP
    for
    > the event. Further details about our program follow below.
    >
    > **NOTE: It has been recently brought to our attention that our site is not
    > accessible for visitors who use assistive technology for web browsing.
    > Please bear with us as we are currently working to resolve this issue.
    To
    > ensure that no one is prevented from participating in our program, you may
    > visit the following URL to register directly for the conference call and
    > gain the necessary dial-in number and pass code:
    > www.evite.com/resourcewoman@wgit.org/VCC
    > <resourcewoman@wgit.org/VCC">http://www.evite.com/resourcewoman@wgit.org/VCC> . THANK YOU FOR YOUR
    > SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION!
    >
    >
    > "NEGOTIATING DISABILITY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY"
    >
    >
    >
    > THURSDAY, JUNE 13TH, 2002
    >
    > 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM HST
    > 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Pacific DST
    > 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Mountain DST
    > 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Central DST
    > 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern DST
    >
    > This session will discuss how technology can enable women with
    disabilities
    > to become active participants in the workforce and broaden labor pools in
    > the technology industry. It will also include a focus on how employers are
    > responding and the need for the technology industry to make technology
    more
    > accessible.
    >
    >
    >
    > FEATURING:
    >
    > Lynnae Ruttledge, Northwest ADA/IT Center <http://www.nwada.org/> , Oregon
    > Health & Sciences University
    >
    > Wendy Wilkinson, Institute for Independent Living Research
    > <http://www.ilru.org/> Utilization, TIRR
    >
    > Andrea Haenlin-Mott, Program on Employment
    > <http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/> & Disability, Cornell University
    >
    > Cara Galbraith, World Institute on <http://www.wid.org/> Disability
    >
    >
    > To register and obtain the access number, visit us on the web at:
    > www.wgit.org <http://www.wgit.org> Select Join a Virtual Conference on
    the
    > home page and you will be directed to Conference Call Central, which will
    > supply all the information that you need to participate.
    >
    > If you have any further questions regarding procedures or format for the
    > conference call, please send e-mail to Tara Bethea at
    resourcewoman@wgit.org
    > <mailto:resourcewoman@wgit.org> or call Karen Furia at 1-888-296-7011.
    > Thank you for your interest and participation. We hope that you will join
    > us next Thursday.
    >
    > Regards,
    >
    > Tara Bethea
    > _________________________________
    >
    > Tara Bethea
    > Project Coordinator, Women's Center
    > Women and Girls in Technology (WGIT)
    > University of Washington
    > Address: Box 351380, Seattle, WA 98195
    > Tel: (206)685-1090 - Fax: (206)685-4490
    > email: tbethea@u.washington.edu <mailto:tbethea@u.washington.edu>
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