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Last updated 6/10/09

Website created and maintained by Carrol Waite, Program Assistant, CPED

Notes from the Institute Manager

The following preliminary information is offered for planning purposes. Additional information will be added as it becomes available over the next several months.

Have questions? Give me a call (860-486-3321) or drop me an email (carrol.waite@uconn.edu)

Carrol Waite, Institute Manager

How do You Meet the Unique Needs of College Students with Disabilities?

Come learn skills you'll use every day! The objective of this Training Institute is to assist concerned professionals to meet the unique needs of college students with disabilities. Participants can select from a variety of Strands, Single Sessions, a Mini-Strand and a Post-Session taught by experts in the field that provide participants with in-depth information and adequate time for questions and follow-up activities.

Participants also have opportunities to share information and network with each other at various activities throughout the week.

Should You Attend?

Yes! If you are one of the following, you should attend this Institute:

• LD/Disability Specialist
• 504/ADA Administrator
• Administrator
• Faculty / Instructor / Tutor
• Educational and Career Counselors
• Academic Skills Center Personnel

Hotel Information

This will be our fifth visit to By the Bay! The pleasures of vacationing or doing business at the Holiday Inn By the Bay includes a wide variety of amenities to fit everyone's needs. Whether staying for business or pleasure, you will be sure to enjoy the large indoor pool, saunas, and a fully equipped fitness center. After a day filled with activities, relax in the lounge or enjoy elegant dining in the restaurant. Just minutes away from it all... Stroll along the working Portland waterfront or take a cruise on island studded Casco Bay. You are just a short walk from the excitement of downtown Portland. Taste the charge of the Old Port's restaurants, shops, and galleries or experience Portland's many theaters, the Children's Museum, the Museum of Art, or catch a sports event at the Civic Center! In nearby Freeport, you will find numerous outlet stores including the L.L. Bean Factory Outlet. Portland International Jetport (PWM) is just three miles away, with a complementary shuttle for overnight guests at the hotel.

For detailed information on the Portland area, visit Portland's Downtown District website at www.portlandmaine.com.