Fall 2005 Disability Awareness Forum
Below are photos and speaker's biography, as well as links to the speaker's notes and video from the Fall 2005 Disability Awareness Forum.
Keynote Speaker:
Roberta Cordano, J.D. is the Director of Disability Services at the University of Minnesota, an office that is a recognized leader in promoting accessible teaching, learning, working, service and social environments through the use of Universal Design.
Prior to her current position, Cordano was a prosecutor at the Minnesota Attorney General's Office for ten years. As an Assistant Attorney General, she also served as a member of the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Court Interpreters from 1994-2004, which worked to increase access to the courts for Deaf, hard of hearing, and non-English speaking people.
Additional Material:
- Higher Education Requirements
Roberta Cordano addresses ADA requirements for institutions of higher learning in this PowerPoint presentation -- Students with Disabilities. (1.8M) - ADA Committee Web Survey
View a PowerPoint presentation showing the results from the ADA Committee web survey. (453K)

Lennis Pederson, Associate Vice President for Administration Director of Facilities Management, talks to the audience about the ADA Committee and its role at Creighton University.

Roberta Cordano, J.D. presented the keynote address during the Fall 2005 Disability Awareness Forum.
View Roberta Cordano's PowerPoint presentation from her keynote address. (861K)
View Roberta Cordano's Compliance & Design PowerPoint presentation. (878K)
View Roberta Cordano's Luncheon Address (Approx. 60 min.).