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Keep checking our SCATP web page and AT Expo page, for updated information!

Also, stay tuned for information about our AT Reuse Summit planned for Wednesday, February 19, 2014.


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Promoting Health for People with Intellectual Disabilities Webianr

Session status:		Not Started (Registration)
Session date:		Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Starting time:		2:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00)
Duration:		1 hour
Presenters:		Meg Ann Traci
Description:		Meg Traci, Ph.D., the Project Director of The Montana Disability and Health Program at The University of Montana Rural Institute, will be joining us to discuss the current barriers to receiving adequate healthcare. Dr. Traci will introduce specific issues and show techniques to help resolve those barriers to make healthcare to help increase the number of individuals with IDD who receive healthcare regularly. These techniques include ways to make facilities more accessible and health forms that are more user-friendly to individuals with IDD. She will spotlight resources and tools that can be helpful in reviewing current facilities, documents, and programs to ensure they are effective for everyone.
Agenda:
Session number:		647 608 656
Password:		(This session does not require a password.)
Audio conference:		To receive a call back, provide your phone number when you join the training session, or call the number below and enter the access code. US TOLL FREE: +1-855-749-4750 US TOLL: +1-415-655-0001 Show all global call-in numbers Show toll-free dialing restrictions Access code: 647 608 656
Host's name:		Kerry Mauger
Host's email:		mauger@thearc.org
Course material:		(none)
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ProParents Workshops

Journey to Adulthood Workshop

Clarendon County Disability and Special Needs Board

312 Pine Street

Manning, SC

02/17/2014

10:00am-12:00pm

Communicating With Your Child’s School 

Workshop

Beaufort County School Parent/Community REACH Center

Robert Smalls Middle School

43 W.K. Alston Road, Room J-1

Beaufort, SC

02/20/2014

6:00pm-8:00pm

Kim Preston, PRO-Parents
Region 1 Education Coordinator

To Register call 1-800-759-4776 or 803-772-5688

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Mounting Assistive Technology to Wheelchairs

FREE Professional Development
Tue, March 4, 10am – 11am
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Description
March 4, 2014 10:00am CST - 60 minutes
Title: Mounting Assistive Technology to Wheelchairs
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Michelle Lange, OTR, ABDA, APT/SMS
Cost: FREE
Visit www.ablenetinc.com/au for more details.

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AbleNet University: Apps for Creating Video-Based Learning

February 5, 2014 3:00pm CST - 45 minutes 
Title: Apps for Creating Video-Based Learning
Description: Video modeling is an evidence-based instructional method for shaping behavior and instructing students with autism and developmental disabilities. Today just about everyone has a video camera on a smart phone or iPad, making video-based learning easy to implement. Customized videos for student learning are easy to create with simple, free and low cost apps for mobile devices. Participants of this session will see the step-by-step process for producing videos using Shadow Puppet, Learn by Video, and iMovie. Strategies for implementation will also be discussed.
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Beth Waite, MA-CCC/SLP-ATP
Cost: FREE

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SC Assistive Technology Expo 2014

          FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. NO PRE-REGISTRATION NECESSARY!

Mark your calendars! The South Carolina Assistive Technology Program Expo is returning for another exciting year. Come see what's new in assistive technology and listen to free presentations by great speakers.

When: Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 9am-4pm
Where: Brookland Banquet and Conference Centre, 1066 Sunset boulevard, West Columbia, SC, 29169

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20th Annual Hopes & Dreams Conference

20th Annual Hopes & Dreams Conference
February 7th & 8, 2014
First Baptist Church - Downtown Columbia, SC

This two-day conference is for parents of children with special needs and professionals who care for them. 
It is an opportunity to explore the issues and challenges that families face in caring for children with developmental disabilities, chronic illnesses and long-term health needs. There are workshops covering a wide range of issues including behavior, care & treatment, education, family care, finances and more.
 CEU credits are available for nurses, social workers, speech pathologists, teachers, early Interventionists, and childcare workers. Childcare is provided.

Contact Information
Les Barker, conference coordinator
P: 800-578-8750 ext. 126
E: lbarker@FamilyConnectionSC.org

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South Carolina Assistive Technology Program On-Site Training

Note: This is an on-site training, not a webinar.

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2014
Time: 2:00 – 4 pm
Location:
Fast Forward Community Technology Center
3223 Devine Street
Columbia SC, 29205

Trainers:
Janet Jendron, SCATP
Clay Jeffcoat, SCSDB
Steve Cook, SCCB
Matt Polkowsky

Description: Can people with disabilities and age related limitations access and use your web site? What does the law say? What are common web access barriers for people who use assistive technology to read a web site? How can these barriers be prevented and addressed? This training is targeted to anyone designing web sites. This training is interactive and participants will have hands-on experience using accessibility tools. Space is limited to no more than 30.

This workshop has a maximum of 30 participants. 

To register for this workshop:

• Complete the Introduction to Web Accessibility online registration form.
• For questions, call Will McCain at (803) 935-5004 or Lydia Durham at (803) 935-5263 or 800-915-4522.

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AbleNet University: How to Make an Affordable Sensory Cart

January 30, 2014 11:30am CST - 45 minutes 
Title: How to Make an Affordable Sensory Cart
Description:This webinar will focus on ways to create an affordable sensory cart. Sensory carts can enable groups of classrooms to share materials, but can often very expensive. I will discuss ways to save and what to splurge on. In addition there will be a portion of the webinar which looks at ways of taking and tracking sensory data.
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Lauren Collier
Cost: FREE
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AbleNet University: Creative Art Experiences Integrated with Functional Outcomes

January 28, 2014 11:00am CST - 45 minutes 

Title: Creative Art Experiences Integrated with Functional Outcomes 

Description: In this session, participants will learn how to provide enriching art experiences –both fine art and performing arts– for students with significant disabilities to make learning fun and joyful. 

Participants will:
1) Gain skills in enabling students to build concept knowledge, literacy skills; problem-solving skills, choice-making and communication skills and
 
2) Increase interactions with peers and adults through a variety of highly motivating and exciting art experiences.

Category: Assistive Technology

Presenter: Padmaja Sarathy MA, Author and Educational Consultant
 Cost: FREE

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SC Assistive Technology Program at the Family Connections Hopes and Dreams Conference

Join the SC Assistive Technology Program at the

Family Connection Hopes and Dreams Conference

Date: February 7 and 8, 2014

Time: 8:00 a.m. (registration) - 4:15 p.m.

Location: First Baptist Church, 1306 Hampton Street in downtown Columbia

Registration: http://familyconnectionsc.net/

Who should attend: Parents and caregivers of children with special needs, community agency/organization personnel, early interventionists, social workers, licensed professional counselors, nurses, physicians, occupational therapists, physical therapists, teachers and other interested health care and service providers.

Visit the SC Assistive Technology Program’s exhibit to talk with staff.  On Saturday, February 8, attend a presentation “Communication Apps” presented by Carol Page, speech-language pathologist and program manager of the SC Assistive Technology Program.

View the conference schedule for other trainings and continuing education information.

If you need more information, call Family Connection at 803-252-0914, or toll-free at 800-578-8750.

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HealthMeet® Webinar: Improving Seizure Outcomes Through Online Seizure Diaries

HealthMeet® Webinar: Improving Seizure Outcomes Through Online Seizure Diaries

Improving Seizure Outcomes Through Online Seizure Diaries

Time: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:00 PM EST

SeizureTracker.com is an innovative website dedicated to help individuals that have frequent seizures and epilepsy understand the relationship between their seizures, medications/dosages and daily variables to help reduce seizure activity and understand the triggers. Rob Moss, the Co-Founder of SeizureTracker.com, will share some of the tools and personalized reports the system can generate to help empower patients about their medical needs. These reports can then be shared with your doctors to help them better understand and search for answers to your specific situation to improve daily living.

- See more at: http://autismnow.org/events/healthmeet-webinar-improving-seizure-outcomes-through-online-seizure-diaries/#sthash.RshCxOhI.dpuf

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EIEC Webinar: The Power of Parenting for Young Children with Disabilities: A Parent-Child Interaction Measurement Tool, Research Findings and Suggestions for Use

EIEC Webinar: The Power of Parenting for Young Children with Disabilities: A Parent-Child 

Interaction Measurement Tool, Research Findings and Suggestions for Use

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

This webinar will present psychometric and administration information on the PICCOLO and its use as an assessment tool. The results of research using the PICCOLO with parents and children where the child has an identified disability will be presented. Information on how the PICCOLO can be incorporated into early intervention efforts will be discussed. Strategies for using the PICCOLO in practice will be described. This information will be useful to anyone interested in early intervention with families who have a child with a disability and families where the parent may have a disability. The message for the field is that common parenting behaviors, in which parents typically engage, are important predictors of later outcomes for children with identified disabilities, and these parenting behaviors need to play a more salient role in Part C services.

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