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GOOD-BYE AND GOOD LUCK JOHN!
=ASET MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: John Lubert, Past President = = = John Lubert, one of the founders of ASET and currently the Senior Technology Manager of the Provincial Schools Branch, Ministry of Education is retiring on December 31st, 2009!

John has had a profound impact on the educational development of assistive technology for all students in Ontario in so many ways. To name a few of his contributions:
 * SNOW (Special Needs Opportunity Window) website, University of Toronto: instrumental in its development ([|http://snow.utoronto.ca])
 * CODE with the Provincial Schools Branch: Northern Assistive Technology project in Timmins
 * One of the key team members to expand the development and scope of the W Ross MacDonald Resource Services Library for alternate print - now at over 9,000 Ontario students currently registered! ([|http://rsl.psbnet.ca]) John and the team recently received the Showcase Ontario merit award winner for innovation
 * Helped to lead the change in EQAO and the alternate print formats accommodations available for all provincial testing
 * CEC webmaster and strong supporter on the Board of Directors
 * Involved in LDAO endeavors over the years
 * SETTT (Special Education Technology Today and Tomorrow) annual conference chair and organizer from its inception
 * ASET founder and first President. Still sits on the Executive as Past President/Ministry Advisor
 * Senior Technology Manager of the Provincial Schools Branch for 5 campuses ranging from London to Ottawa for more than 18 years
 * Co-Chair of the AT4ALL conference in Milton Aug., 2009 ([|www.at4all.ca])
 * Helped to develop the update Provincial Schools Branch website ([|www.psbnet.ca])
 * Former vice-principal and football coach

That's just his day job! In addition, John gives back to the community through his volunteering. He has organized and participated in the Cancer Ride for a number of years. John is a Living Legend (in his own basement…) as a talented guitarist and rock guitar affectionado. (Rumour is that he can recite the history of practically every guitar hanging in the Hard Rock café.) He's also song writer and performer with “John & JB” Listen to a demo below. media type="file" key="Love Is A Song (demo).mp3" width="171" height="74" He married his high school sweetheart and heartily enjoys playing with his grandchildren. In addition to travelling to exotic places, John is an avid cook and foodie. Unfortunately, he has sometimes had luck of biblical proportions. When there was a flood in his house, his first thought was to… save the guitars! (Hmm, he built SNOW, ASET, SETTT; maybe he should have built an ark!)

It's not “the end” for John Lubert. Some of his retirement plans include an upcoming trip to Tuscany or…perhaps a motorcycle trip across country?


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=Thanks John!= ==