Thursday, April 05, 2007

Assistive Technology Conference

Step into the Future: Technology's Role in Education and Employment
April 19, 2007
8:30-4:30
Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center
1801 Nash Street
Sanford, NC

Contact Person: Julie Dutchess, ATP
919-775-3439 ext. 221 or jdutchess@lciinc.org

Keynote Speaker: Olegario "Ollie" Cantos, VII, Esq (the highest-placed person with a disability in the federal government-former Associate Director for Domestic Policy at the White House and now Special Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice)

Education track topics: implementing AAC into the classroom, implementing AT into the classroom-including Boardmaker Plus, Kurzweil 3000 and literacy, panel discussion

Employment track topics: ADA and supporting regulations to recruit, retain and reasonably accommodate applicants and employees with disabilities; "Know your Number"-health risk assessment; Diversity in the Workplace; Safety in the workplace and how AT can help

Registration fee:
$50.00 (teachers, therapists, employers, etc)
$35.00 (family/individuals with a disability)

If a company would like to become a vendor, please contact Julie Dutchess.

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