AL-AHEAD Spring 2024 Workshop

Date: March 1, 2024

Location: Jefferson State Community College – Shelby-Hoover Campus

4801 Jaguar Drive

Hoover, AL 35242

Judy Merritt Building (adjacent to Veteran’s Park) – Room 129 B/C

Cost to Attend:

$40 for members and $60 for non-members
You may join AL-AHEAD or renew your membership prior to registering for the workshop.

Registration:

Complete the Workshop Registration Form by Friday, February 23, so that we can plan for catering/dietary needs.

Workshop Schedule:

9:00am: Registration, Check-In, and Coffee

10:00am-10:15am: Welcome

10:15am-11:45am: Introduction to Accommodations in Health Sciences by Jon McGough

11:45am-12:00pm: Break

12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch & Presentation by Jessica McKay with Accessing Potential Through Assistive Technology

1:00pm-1:15pm: Break

1:15pm-2:45pm: A Deep Dive into Accommodations in Health Sciences by Jon McGough

2:45pm: Closing Remarks

CEUs Provided

Speaker Information:

Jon McGough, M.Ed., is currently the Student Disability Specialist at the University of California – San Francisco. He has more than 15 years of ADA and accommodations-related experience in higher education and for-profit business. He served on the Board of the Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science and Medical Education and is a past President of the Washington Association on Postsecondary Education and Disability. His list of clients and previous employers includes Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, the University of Washington, and Amazon (among others). Jon leads AHEAD’s annual Management Institute on health science programs and disability inclusion.

Jessica McKay is the Coordinator for Accessing Potential Through Assistive Technology – Alabama’s Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology program of the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services funded through the federal Assistive Technology Act grant.