HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 10, 2009 ? Janelle Cary, disability support specialist at High Point University, recently presented at the Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), a statewide conference held in Chapel Hill.
Cary presented the latest technologies for students with disabilities, including the Pulse Smart Pen, and HPU?s entirely electronic note-taking accommodation for students with disabilities.
“It was a compliment to have been invited to share what we are doing here at HPU with other universities,” Cary says. “I am excited that other schools want to mimic our note-taking system.”
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students from 50 countries and 44 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” HPU was included in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” 2009 listings. The university offers 68 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at www.highpoint.edu.
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