Telephone Conference Crash Course
The Sixth Annual Art Beyond Sight
TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CRASH COURSE
Monday, October 27, 2008
(Note: All times given are Eastern Daylight Time.)
Number to call: (712) 432-0220
Conference code: AEB-2008 (232-2008)
9 – 10 a.m. The History of the ADA (its 1991 passage, 2004 revisions, and proposed 2008 revisions) and its Ramifications
- Discussion Leader: Elisabeth Axel, Art Education for the Blind
Speaker: Janice Majewski, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC
10-11 a.m.: The International Spy Museum: A Case Study
- Discussion Leader: Nina Levent, Art Education for the Blind
Speakers:Michael Byington, Kansas Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Anna Slafer, International Spy Museum
Eugenia Esch, United States Department of Justice
James McCarthy, National Federation of the Blind
11 a.m. to noon: Other ADA Issues and New Technology
- Discussion Leader: Joan Pursley, Art Education for the Blind
Speakers: Larry Goldberg, Media Access at WGBH, Boston
Deborah Lewis, ELA Foundation
Sofie Andersen, Antenna Audio
Noon to 1 p.m.: Pilot Programs: Challenges, Community Resources, Sustainability
- Discussion Leader: Nina Levent, Art Education for the Blind
Speakers: Danielle Linzer, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, New York City
Elizabeth Sweeney, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Lisa Gross, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
Erin Narloch, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
Asha Kaufman, Rubin Museum of Art, NYC
1 – 2 p.m.: After the Pilot: Next Steps
- Discussion Leader: Hannah Goodwin, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Speakers: Sandra Eastwood, Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town
Street Thoma, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Harry DeLorme, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah
2 – 3 p.m.: Programs for Seniors
- Discussion Leader: Francesca Rosenberg, Museum of Modern Art, NYC
Speakers: Georgia Krantz, Guggenheim Museum, NYC
Sara Peller, Dorot, NYC
Hope McMath, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
3 – 4 p.m.: Art Making Supplies and Instruction
- Discussion Leader: Marie Clapot, Art Education for the Blind
Speakers: Pamela Lawton, Artist and Educator, New York City
Cheryl Bannes, Artist and Educator, Lewistown, MT
Pearl Rosen, Consultant and Educator, New York City
4 – 5 p.m.: Art Therapy
- Discussion Leader: Julie Cox, Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Speakers: Tami Herzog, Art Therapist/Hospitals & Schools and Educator
Jacquelyn Rease, New York State School for the Blind, Batavia
Brian Muni, Theraplay
5 – 5:30 p.m.: Reflections on the Day
- Discussion Leaders: Nina Levent & Joan Pursley, Art Education for the Blind
Speakers: Callers-in (Open Discussion. Participants are invited to share their views, suggest topics for future tele-conferences, etc.)
There will be time at the end of each session for comments/questions from callers in, as well as at the end of the day.
