Access Aware

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Date: Thursday, August 9, 2007
Time: 1:30 — 2:45 p.m.

Whether a center serves seniors or those with physical, mental, or learning disabilities, accommodating the unique needs of these individuals is not as difficult or costly as previously thought. Attendees learn how centers can effectively provide programs and services that support all of the groups that use the center.

Moderator:
Steve McLaine
Program Director
Neighborhood Networks

Steve McLaine has more than 11 years of experience in community technology centers, online communities, nonprofit technology, technology policy, and low-income communities. As Neighborhood Networks project manager, he oversees communications, program development, special projects, and the Neighborhood Networks Web site for the Initiative. Previously, Mr. McLaine served as the assistant director of Young Scholars’ Institute, a nonprofit learning center that provided educational, cultural, and recreational activities to inner-city public school students. Mr. McLaine earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Virginia, and a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University. His master’s practicum, “Minority and Low Income User Satisfaction at Community Technology Centers,” is currently posted on the CTCNet Web site, and his work on ethnic online communities was featured in Cyberactivism: Online Activism in Theory and Practice, which was published by Routledge in 2003.

Presenters:

Russ Holland
Program Director
Alliance for Technology Access

Mary Lester
Executive Director
Alliance for Technology Access