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Events
Showcasing Excellence in Assistive Technology
PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE
The conference serves as a leading forum for a wide variety of professional presentations and discussion about new assistive technology, practical applications, and services. There will be presentations, demonstrations and exhibits in the following program areas: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Blindness, Computer Access, Electronic Aids to Daily Living, Learning Disabilities, Low Vision, and other Assistive Technology. In addition, computer and technology exploration labs will provide an opportunity to further experiment with and evaluate the latest assistive technology.
This conference offers a variety of exhibits as well as sessions conducted by manufacturers, professionals, and consumers. It offers extensive product information and training sessions about the newest AT products. Persons at the conference will be able to attend:
At ATIA you will learn about practical applications and uses of the current products, software and technology for:
ATIA would like to hear from you. Contact us:
"Providing tomorrow's resources today"
Thursday, October 18, 2001
Local agencies and support organizations will be available to provide information and answer questions. Guest speakers and break-out sessions will be included in the program as well.
REGISTRATION FEE:
To Register, Please Contact:
A resource directory will be given to each person attending.
Sponsored by: Delmarva AgrAbility and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Sibshops will be held on the following Saturdays, 10 am - 2 pm.
September 22
Sibshops will be held at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
*A limited number of scholarships are available. Donations to the scholarship fund are accepted.
The 5th Annual Rocky Mountain Collaborative Conference
Purpose of Conference . . .
Target Audience
Why Attend?
For more information:
Assistive Technology Partners
CSUN's Seventeenth Annual International Conference
March 18 - 23, 2002
SPEAKERS
Advocates for Communication Technology for Deafblind People, Inc.
Sunday, October 21, 2001
1498 Reisterstown Rd.
Power Up 2002, the Missouri Assistive Technology Advisory Council Conference and Exposition, will be held on Monday and Tuesday, April 15 & 16, 2002 at the Holiday Inn Select in Columbia, MO. Through a variety of venues, Power Up 2002 will provide information which impacts on the provision of cutting edge assistive technology. This will be a place for sharing information, experiences and insights, meeting new people with similar interests and for looking toward a future of increased independence and access for Missourians with disabilities.
Power Up, the Missouri Assistive Technology Exposition and Conference, has a mission of strengthening the capacity of consumers and providers in assuring the provision of assistive technology. Power Up features a variety of general and concurrent sessions which provide people with disabilities, educators, and service providers up-to-date information on disability related policy, assistive technology services and devices, educational policy and practices, etc. to enhance and promote independence of people with disabilities. Power Up also provides a large exposition of assistive technology devices, including product demonstrations.
KEYNOTE by ROGER CRAWFORD
Roger Crawford inspires, empowers and entertains audiences throughout the world. Many have even called him an energizer, because of his ability to activate and invigorate those who hear him. Although physically challenged, he is certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association and became the first athlete with a severe handicap to compete in a NCAA Division I college sport.
LUNCHEON SPEAKER by JULI BURNEY
If you want to laugh while you learn, this is to whom you should turn!
Conference Contact:
Disability Services at the University of Colorado at Boulder presents
4th Annual
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lawrence Scadden
Accessing Higher Ground focuses on the implementation and benefits of Assistive Technology in the university and college setting for sensory, physical and learning disabilities. Other topic areas include legal and policy issues, including ADA and 508 compliance, and making campus media and information resources, including Web pages and library resources, accessible.
Contact Information:
Contact Disability Services at 303-492-8671 (v/tty) or e-mail us at dsinfo@spot.colorado.edu.
The Capper foundation is pleased to announce its 2001-2002 training schedule! We have brought together local, state, and national speakers to provide practical, hands-on continuing education for parents and professionals in the field of disability, with a primary emphasis on implementing assistive technology.
Upcoming Workshops
Enrollment is limited so register early. All workshops (unless stated otherwise) will be from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at The Capper Foundation. Please consult www.capper.org for directions.
Contact Information for the Capper Foundation
MAIN OFFICE:
SATELLITE OFFICE:
General E-Mail: abilities@capper.org
Held by the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network
Tuesday, November 27, 2001
Wednesday, November 28, 2001
Thursday, November 29, 2001
Friday, November 30, 2001
Come, See and Explore:
Who will be there to demonstrate equipment, answer questions, and assist with making connections?
*There is no fee to attend the expo
Daily Presentations
Register online at www.pattan.k12.pa.us
Registration deadline: Wednesday, November 14, 2001
COMING OCTOBER 1, 2001 !!
For Blind and Visually Impaired Adults in Search of JOBS !
WHERE:
WHEN: Every Monday - Beginning October 1, 2001
TIME: 8:30 a.m to 12 noon
FEE: NONE
TO APPLY CONTACT:
Deaf Teens Speak Out!
New weekly group for Deaf Teens
Topics to be discussed:
Starting October 16
JSSA (Jewish social service agency)
People On The Go Of Maryland
CHANGING ATTITUDES: LIVING FREE AND PROUD
Saturday October 13, 2001
Howard Community College
Contact:
"Empowering Caregivers to Take Charge"
Saturday, November 3, 2001
Workshops:
Respite care provided by Augsburg Adult Day Services.
For more information or to register, call: 410-887-2594
Find information on:
Also enjoy:
Wednesday, October 17
MEET OTHER SENIORS -- MAKE NEW FRIENDS!!
For VISUALLY IMPAIRED ADULTS 55 and Over
WHERE:
HOURS:
DISCUSSION GROUPS
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Program sponsored by:
For further information or to obtain an application form
Join us at the 4th annual Respite Awareness Day conference. This year's conference "Make Time For Respite" will be a forum for individuals, their caregivers, providers, advocates, and policymakers from across the state to share their experiences and lessons in creating effective programs and empowering as assisting families.
October 22, 2001
Presented by Empowerment 2000
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, Oct 2 - Proclamation from Washington County Commissions for Fourth-Annual Disability Awareness Initiative
Thursday, Oct 4 - Wal-Mart Disability Awareness Displays
Friday, Oct 5 - Washington County Barrier-Awareness Day with special activities at the Western Maryland Hospital Center featuring the Franklin County Learning Center Choir
Saturday, Oct 6 - DNR/MIHI Fishing Tournament for those with special needs at the Potomac Fish & Game Club and the Anita Lynne Home
Tuesday, Oct 9 - Recognition of the accessible features at the Hager House Museum and Hager House with representation from Hagerstown Mayor and Council. Also, proclamation from the City of Hagerstown
Wednesday, Oct 10 - The Maryland Advisory Council for Individuals with Disabilities (MACID) Public Forum at the Plaza Hotel (3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.) (See details listed under Announcements within this issue)
Tuesday, Oct 16 - Special Barrier-Awareness Day for City of Hagerstown
Friday, Oct 19 - Washington County Public Schools DAW Sensitivity Training Program
Friday, Oct 26 - Washington County Public Schools DAW Sensitivity Training Program
For more information, call: 301-766-9155
Montgomery County Presents the 7th Annual
Diversity Day
Thursday, October 18, 2001
Executive Office Building
Stella B. Werner COB
Food & Entertainment; Diversity Information Booths; Ethnic Arts & Crafts for Sale; Presentation by Paul Igasaki, Vice Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Commission
Montgomery County Office of Human Resources
Putting Partnerships into Practice
Early Intervention/ Early Childhood/ Family Focus Conference 2001
For Exhibitor Application, call: 410-767-0261
Maryland State Department of Education The SkiTour is a nationwide series of advanced and beginner races, learn to ski clinics and youth training camps for individuals with disabilities.
Washington D.C Disability Events
October 9 - The National Summit on Mental Health in the Workplace, "Hand in Hand: It's Worth the Investment," will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington D.C. For more information, contact:
or contact
Sheila Graham
October 17 - The 8th National Disability Statistics and Policy Forum, "Who Counts as Having a Disability?" will be held at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington D.C This event is sponsored by the Disability Statistics Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, University of California, San Francisco.
October 24 - national Disability Mentoring Day will be hosted this year by AAPD, and the theme is "Disability Mentoring Day: Career Development for the 21st Century."
December 6-7, 2001
"enVision the Future"
The seventh annual Maryland Technology Showcase is your opportunity to see how technology advancements are affecting your life - professionally and personally.
With support from the industry's leading technology companies, the 2001 Showcase presents the latest from the ever-changing and dynamic technology world.
You'll acquire practical knowledge about the latest advancements in technology and how they affect your life, your business, your schools, and your government.
Use the information you gather at the Showcase to expand your thinking, to gain the competitive edge in your industry, or simply to meet the people who will help you progress confidently into the future.
Contact Information:
For booth sales inquiry ask for Maryland Technology Showcase:
Jim Herbert
Libby Jones
Joe Felperin
Jamie R Schloss
Dave Humphrey
Marilyn Sappington
ATIA 2002 Conference.
January 16-19, 2002
Radisson Hotel Orlando
Assistive Technology Industry Association
526 Davis Street
Suite 217
Evanston, Illinois 60201-4686
General questions call toll-free: 877-OUR-ATIA (877-687-2842)
(in the US & Canada)
Questions concerning registration call direct: 847-869-1282
Fax: +1 847-869-5689
Email: ATIA@northshore.net
Web: www.ATIA.org
Delmarva Disabilities Awareness Conference.
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Richard A. Henson Center
U.M.E.S., Princess Anne, Maryland
Session Topics will include:
General Public: $10.00
Students and Senior Citizens: $8.00
(Lunch is included in this fee)
Sally Van Schaik at 1-877-204-3276
Sibshops: Workshops for Siblings of disabled children.
October 6
October 20
November 3
November 17
December 1
Cost is $30 for six sessions* (Please attend all six sessions)
1708 W. Rogers Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21209
Other Sibshops with different meeting dates will be held in Anne Arundel County, Howard County, and Carroll County.
For more information or to register, please call 410-578-5169
Achieving New Heights with Assistive Technology.
Achieving New Heights With Assistive Technology
The goal of the conference is to enhance the quality of life for individuals with disabilities through the appropriate selection and use of assistive technology. Anyone with an interest in assistive technology devices and services is welcome. Breakout sessions will focus on funding issues and legislation, education, employment, hands-on assistive technology training and the design and development of low tech adaptive devices.
This conference is designed for people with disabilities and their families, special educators, teachers, government agency representatives, occupational & physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, public health administrators, legislators, rehabilitation counselors, employers, insurers, or anyone who needs up-to-the-minute information about technology devices and services.
If you use or recommend assistive technology now - or you're planning to take advantage of all that technology can offer - this conference will give you the "inside track." With 50+ sessions covering all aspects of assistive technology, you'll have the opportunity to take a walk along today's technology landscape and 'surf' what tomorrow's technology will offer. With local and national presenters, this conference is your hands-on route to new insights and information, including:
Colorado Assistive Technology Project
1245 E. Colfax Avenue, Suite 200
Denver, Colorado 80218
(303) 315-1280
(303) 837-8964(TTY)
or (800) 255-3477 within Colorado
www.uchsc.edu/atp
CSUN Conference.
"TECHNOLOGY AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES"
Thank you for your interest in CSUN's 17th Annual International Conference, "Technology and Persons with Disabilities." This event will be held at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport and Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotels, March 18-23, 2002. A Pre-registration brochure with complete information about the conference will be available in early January 2002. Check our website regularly for conference information updates at: www.csun.edu/cod/
For those interested in giving a presentation during the General Sessions, the Call For Papers will be available early August 2001. The deadline to submit a proposal is October 1, 2001. For more information, please contact Sonya Hernandez, Speakers Coordinator, at (818) 677-2578 or email sonya.hernandez@csun.edu
Sign-A-Thon.
12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Owings Mills Mall - Owings Mills, Maryland
Suite 289
Baltimore, MD 21208
Voice: 1-800-290-9092
Power Up 2002.
Presentation topics should focus on assistive technology in education, employment, computer access, etc. Suggested topics might include, but we are not limited to:
Whether she is presenting a motivational speech or headlining a comedy club, Juli Burney is a well seasoned performer! An Assistant Professor in Communication and Theatre at Doane College in Lincoln, Nebraska, she has five times been named "Teacher of the Year." Juli is a hit with all ages, as she relates to each individual the humor of life and communication.
Missouri Assistive Technology
4731 S. Cochise, Suite 114
Independence, MO 64055-6975
(800) 647-8557 (voice, within Missouri)
(800) 647-8558 (TTY, within Missouri)
(816) 373-5193 (voice)
(816) 373-9314 (FAX)
matpmo@swbell.net (e-mail)
University of Colorado Conference: Assistive Technology in Higher Institutions.
Accessing Higher Ground:
Assistive Technology in Higher Education
November 14-16, 2001
CU-Boulder Campus and Millennium Hotel, Boulder
National Science Foundation
This conference is intended for disability services providers in the post-secondary setting, assistive technologists, Web designers and programmers interested in accessibility, special educators, college administrators responsible for legal policy related to disability and accommodation, rehabilitation counselors and persons with disabilities.
Conference Website: http://www.colorado.edu/sacs/ATconference
Access the above website for more information on workshops and speakers.
The Capper Foundation's Professional and Family Training Workshops.
Please see website for more information and sign-up deadlines.
The Capper Foundation
3500 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, KS 66604
785-272-4060
FAX 785-272-7912
The Capper Foundation - Center For Assistive Technology
2700 East 18th, Room 220, Kansas City, MO 64127
816-231-7166
Internet Home Page: http://www.capper.org
Assistive Technology Expo
Radisson- Valley Forge, PA
Holiday Inn- Allentown, PA
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network- Harrisburg, PA
Radisson- Monroeville, PA
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Or call Carol Manning at 800-360-7282 (PA only) or call 717-541-4960, ext. 3112
Job Club at BISM.
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
EDS Classroom
2901 Strickland Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
Johnna Harrison, Vocational Trainer
410-233-4567, ext. 338
jharrison@bism.com
Deaf Teens weekly meeting.
Sum Being deaf in a hearing environment.
Sum Dealing with being different, when it's cool, when it's hard.
Sum Finding your own place in the world.
Sum Things parents don't understand about being deaf.
6 weeks
5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
FREE!
*Please call to reserve your seat
11B Firstfield Rd.
Gaithersburg, MD
301-990-7215 TTY
301-990-6880 V
Self Advocacy Conference.
2001 Annual Statewide Self Advocacy Conference.
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Smith Theatre
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
People On The Go of Maryland
49 Old Solomons Island Road
Suite 205
Annapolis, MD 21401
5th Annual Caregivers Conference.
9:30 am- 3:30 pm
Boumi Temple
5050 King Avenue
Rosedale, MD 21237
Keynote Address by Senator Paula Hollinger
Free Admission includes coffee reception, conference material, and respite care.
Lunch is $5.00
Senior Expo 2001.
9 am -7 pm
&
Thursday, October 18
9 am- 4 pm
at the Timonium Fairgrounds
Admission $5.00
Senior Encounter.
WHEN:
November 5 - 9, 2001
Charity Community Church of God
3208 Frederick Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21229
9:30 a.m. - 3:30
Monday - Friday
Learn Ways of Dealing with Vision Loss
Crafts ** FUN ** Luncheon
Communication Techniques
Activities of Daily Living
Orientation & Mobility
BLIND INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES OF MARYLAND
Contact: Ruth Sager (410) 233-4567, ext. 333
Respite Awareness.
Maritime Institute Conference Center
5700 Hammonds Ferry Road
Linthicum Heights, MD
Phone: 410-859-5700
Fax: 410-859-0942
Disability Awareness Month.
Diversity Day in Montgomery County.
"Unity Through Diversity"
9:30 am - 2:45 pm
A day to celebrate workforce and community diversity throughout Montgomery County
Office Auditorium & Cafeteria
101 Monroe Street
Rockville, Maryland
Council Office Bldg Cafeteria
100 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, Maryland
Morning Emcee: Mil Arcega, Channel 4, NBC-TV, Washington D.C.
Diversity Day Info Line: 240-777-2705
TTY / TDD: 240-777-5126
http://www.emontgomery.org/ohr/dday.htm
Sharpening the Focus Conference.
Deecember 6-8, 2001
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD
Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program/ Preschool Services Branch
200 West Baltimore Street, 4th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
United Ski Tour.
For more information on the United Airlines SkiTour, please contact:
Kathy Celo
Operations/Program Services Manager for DS/USA
301-217-9840 or
724-265-2546
kcelo@dsusa.org
or visit the website at
www.dsusa.org or http://www.ussa.org/diasabled/disabled.html Washington D.C Disability Events.
Caren Smith
The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc.
301-670-4990
Hayes & Associates
703-556-9401
For further information, contact:
Disability Statistics Center
415-502-5210 (Voice)
415-502-5208 (Fax)
415-502-5205 (TTY)
For more information on Disability Mentoring Day, contact:
Jonathan Young
800-840-8844 v/tty
Maryland Technology Showcase.
Baltimore Convention Center
Website Questions & Comments: mdtech@smartdm.com
Phone: (301) 493-5500
Fax: (301) 493-5705 [updated 6/30/04]
6550 Rock Spring Drive
Suite 500
Bethesda, MD 20817
Vice President
USA and Canada
herbert@ejkrause.com
Group Show Director jones@ejkrause.com
Director of Sales
felpern@ejkrause.com
State of Maryland
45 Calvert Street
Annapolis MD 21401
jschloss@dbm.state.md.us
Director of Communications
Maryland Dept of General Services
301 W. Preston St., RM 1401
Baltimore, MD 21201
dhumphrey@dgs.state.md.us
Office of the Secretary
Maryland Dept. of Business & Economic Development
217 East Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
msappington@mdbusiness.state.md.us