[CTCVISTA] Fwd: Register Now! Connections for All Accessibility Institute in New York (& around US)

Here's an opportunity to get some cheap training in making your center more accessible (only $30 for CTCNet members, which we all are).  Although the initial info is for New York, there's other trainings happening nation wide (I'll plug in that email below).


-Danielle

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From: Connections for All <
C4All@ctcnet.org>
Date: Nov 14, 2006 2:54 AM

Subject: Register Now! Connections for All Accessibility Institute in New York
To: danielle.martin@umb.edu

The Connections for All (C4All) Accessibility Institute is coming to New York on Thursday, December 14, 2006!  Register now to learn about how to assess, plan for, and implement strategies to make your CTC more accessible to people of all abilities.

 

If your community technology center has considered questions such as?

 

What can we do to make our center more usable to individuals with disabilities?

 

What are some best practices for CTCs and how does our center "measure up"?

 

What are some ways to increase our accessibility that won&#39t take a big bite out of our budget?

 

?Then you should attend the C4All Institute presented by Community Technology Centers&#39 Network (CTCNet) and the Alliance for Technology Access (ATA)!

 

Participation in C4All is open to existing and operating Community Technology Centers (CTCs). CTCs are centers or programs that provide the following:

·        Community access to information and communications technologies AND

·        The training necessary to use these technologies meaningfully.

This includes non-profit organizations that have a 501(c)(3) status (or are under a fiscal agent that has 501(c)(3) status); local government agencies, such as a public library, department of parks & recreation, or other publicly funded social services agency; and schools and/or institutions of higher education.

 

Institute registration is only $30 for CTCNet members and $40 for non-members.  Your registration fee includes training materials and resources, breakfast, lunch, and the chance to learn from and network with CTC peers.

 

Plus, ONLY Accessibility Institute participants will be qualified for C4All funding opportunities including:

 

• $1000 AccessNow Awards, which will be awarded in a drawing at the Institute and
• Eligibility to apply for $20,000 Accessibility Grants, which will be awarded through a competitive grant process in early 2007. 

The C4All Accessibility Institute will be hosted at the RITE Center at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation in Brooklyn.

 

Don&#39t miss out! To learn more about the C4All institutes and program, visit

www.ctcnet.org.  To register now, visit this link:

http://ww2.eventrebels.com/er/Registration/RegistrationForm.jsp?ActivityID=1347&ItemID=4866&InvitationCode=CJ478YTRMGKU5Z3MAXXXA2BC46

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Registration is now open for C4All Accessibility Institutes in the following cities:

·        Minneapolis, MN ? November 16, 2006

·        Springfield, IL ? November 28, 2006

·        Chicago, IL ? November 30, 2006

·        Houston, TX ? December 7, 2006

·        Dallas, TX ? December 12, 2006

·        New York, NY ? December 14, 2006

·        Nashville, TN ? January 23, 2007

 

An updated Institute schedule, as well as a detailed agenda, is available online at
http://www.ctcnet.org, and registration will soon be open for the full list of locations!

 

Space is still available for all dates above, including this Thursday&#39s Institute in Minneapolis, so register now!

 

Registration is open to staff, board, and volunteers of existing and operating Community Technology Centers (CTCs).  CTCs are centers or programs that provide the following:

·        Community access to information and communications technologies AND

·        The training necessary to use these technologies meaningfully.

 

CTCs can be:

·        Traditional 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations

·        Schools

·        Libraries

·        Parks & recreation departments

·        Public housing developments

·        And more!

 

Organizations
participating in the Institute will be eligible to enter a drawing to
receive a $1000 AccessNow Award (awarded at the Institute) and will
have the opportunity to apply for a $20,000 Accessibility Grant in
February 2007.

 

If you have any questions, contact Jenn Raley Miller, CTCNet Program Manager, at
jrmiller@ctcnet.org or 202-462-1200.

 

Stay connected,

 

The CTCNet Team