An Accessible University presentation by Margaret Baechtold
Wed., Nov. 30, 2011, from 12noon to 1pm
IMU Oak Room

In November we observe Veterans Day, a holiday to celebrate and honor our veterans for their service and patriotism and to acknowledge their sacrifices made for fellow Americans. Many service men and women are returning home from conflict with a range of disabilities. As they transition back into higher education, colleges, and universities, we must be able to meet the needs of this population in both academics and student services. The Disability Roundtable is sponsoring this timely Accessible University seminar with a focus on veteran students with disabilities at Indiana University.

Margaret Baechtold, Director of Veterans Support Services at Indiana University, will lead a discussion about veteran students on campus. Margaret will talk about the veteran student population, the role of her office, disability issues that these students face while attending college, and what the future holds for veteran student services as this population continues to grow.

Bring your questions and join us for this timely and relevant discussion! Please also share this information with others who may be interested.

Requests for accommodations
If you plan to attend this session and require a sign language interpreter, real-time captioning, assistive listening system, another auxiliary aid or information in alternate format, please contact Alice Voigt, Accessibility Specialist, at the National Center on Accessibility, ajvoigt@indiana.edu, (812) 856-4422 (voice) or (812) 856-4421 (TTY).

For more information
Accessible University is a monthly series of presentations sponsored by the IU Bloomington Disability Roundtable. The purpose of the series is to educate the university community about accessibility issues and methodologies to create a more accessible university environment fully inclusive of students, faculty, staff, and visitors with disabilities.

The Accessible University series is a collaborative activity of IU Bloomington's Disability Roundtable, coordinated by Sharon Hauss of the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community and Alice Voigt of the National Center on Accessibility. For further information about the Accessible University series or the Disability Roundtable, please feel free to contact Sharon (sahauss@indiana.edu) or Alice (ajvoigt@indiana.edu ).

Revised: November 21, 2011

Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs
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