Dear Colleagues, I'm writing to let you know about an event coming up on November 8th at the University of Maine. Student Accessibility Services and the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies are hosting a one day conference, Equity, Access and Inclusion: A World Usability Day event. The conference is free and open to all students, faculty, staff and the community. Below is an overview of the schedule and a listing of some of the concurrent sessions that will be offered. While the list-serve doesn't let me attach our flyer about the event, I encourage you to share the information with your students and colleagues. If you are willing to post the flyer please email me at [log in to unmask] and I'll gladly send it to you. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me at [log in to unmask] or 207581.2316. https://umaine.edu/studentaccessibility/sas-wud-event/ We hope to see you there, Sara Henry Speakers and Featured Presentations for Equity, Access and Inclusion: A World Usability Day Event November 8, 2018 University of Maine, Memorial Union 9:00 – 4:00 · *9:00 Check in and continental breakfast, *Bangor Room Memorial Union · *9:30 Welcome and Remarks from VP Robert Dana. *Refreshments provided. Bangor Room Memorial Union · *10:00 Key note: Raising Expectations for Individuals with Significant Disabilities*, Kelly Nye-Lengerman, LGSW. Bangor Room Memorial Union A Partial List of Concurrent Sessions at 11:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 · *Disability and Inclusion*: From Awareness to Action, Sara Henry, University of Maine, Student Accessibility Services · *Creating a Culture of Awareness*, Joanne Benica, University of Southern Maine, Disability Services Center · *Designing Accessible Classes*. Karen Pelletreau, UM Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. · *Autism Spectrum Research and Practice*: Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research · *Mindfulness*: Practice and Theory, Joshua Green, University of Maine Counseling Center · *The 70,273 Project, *Jeanne Hewell Chambers www.The70273Project.org <http://www.the70273project.org/> · *Tours of the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory with simulation experience* Sara Henry Director, Student Accessibility Services umaine.edu <http://umaine.edu/disability>/studentaccessibility University of Maine 118 E Annex Orono, ME 04469 207-581-2319 Phone