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Bringing It Into Focus For All - Assistive Technology for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind

Opening Remarks and Welcome

    Welcoming Remarks
    Agenda

The Presenters

    About our Keynoter Speakers
    Concurrent Abstracts

General Session 1

“Ten Things Everyone Needs to Know About Assistive Technology in 2006!”
Joy Zabala, Assistive Technology and Leadership Consultant, Lake Jackson , TX
    Lecture (Power Point - 60 slides)
    Handout

General Session 2:

“SETTing the Stage: The SETT Framework”
Joy Zabala, Assistive Technology and Leadership Consultant, Lake Jackson , TX
    Lecture (Power Point - 60 slides)
    Handout

General Session 3:

“Assistive Technology Use in Our Nation's Schools: Strengths and Barriers to Providing Services”
Margaret Bausch, Co-director, National Assistive Technology Research Institute, University of Kentucky , Lexington, National Assistive Technology Research Institute
     Abstract
     Summary

General Session 4:

“Understanding the AT Information and Resources Needs of Families”
    Lecture (Power Point - 32 slides)

Concurrent Session 1:

“IntelliFeatures: IntelliTools Classroom Suite Features to Support Inclusion”
Mary Dunbar, Mariangeles Murphy-Herd, Susan Bashinski and Dinell Stuckey , University of Kansas
    Lecture (Power Point - 15 slides)
    Handout

Concurrent Session 2:

“Rattle Those Pots and Pans: Classroom Cooking Activities Incorporating Technology and Literacy”
Holly Cooper and Patrick Van Geem, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Austin , TX
    Lecture (Power Point - 28 slides)
    Handouts:
    Board Games for Cooking Vocabulary
    Cooking Resources
    Cooking with Technology
    Snack Skill Breakdown
    The Positively Perfect Pizza

Concurrent Session 3:

“Assistive Technology Use in Our Nation's Schools: Strengths and Barriers to Providing Services”
Margaret Bausch, Co-director, National Assistive Technology Research Institute, University of Kentucky , Lexington
     Handouts
     Assistive Technology Article
     Equipment Info and Pricing 04-11-2006
     Resource List - 04-11-2006

Concurrent Session 4:

“Understanding the AT Information and Resources Needs of Families”
Jackie Hess, Director, the Family Center on Technology & Disability , Washington , DC

"Computer Activities to Support Language and Literacy for Children Who Are Deafblind" Wendy Buckley

   Handouts

Concurrent Session 5:

“Current Assistive Technologies Available for Orientation and Mobility Purposes: Applications, Limitations, and Criteria for Successful Use”
Ed Gervasoni , Arizona State Schools for the Deaf & Blind, Tucson , AZ
    Lecture (Power Point - 10 slides)

Concurrent Session 6:

“Quality AT Services = Quality Student Outcomes”
Joy Zabala, Assistive Technology and Leadership Consultant, Lake Jackson , TX
    Lecture (Power Point - 26 slides)

Concurrent Session 7:

“Freedom Scientific's Complete Communications Solutions for the Deaf/Blind Student”
Scott Hegle, Freedom Scientific, St. Petersburg , FL
      No Materials Available

Concurrent Session 8:

“Overcoming Barriers: Promoting the Use of an Assistive Technology Implementation Plan”
Margaret Bausch, Co-director, National Assistive Technology Research Institute, University of Kentucky , Lexington
      No Materials Available

Concurrent Session 9:

“The Role of Assessing Visual Functioning in Preparation for Assistive Technology Assessments”
Larry Rhodes , Missouri Deafblind Technical Assistance Project, St. Louis , MO
    Abstract (standard print)
    Abstract (large print
    Assistive Technology Device Evaluation Form

Concurrent Session 10:

“A Review of Evidence on Practices for Teaching Young Children to use Assistive Technology”
S. A. Milbourne, Philippa H. Campbell and Lauren Dugan, Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia , PN
    Evidence Based Practices

Concurrent Session 11:

“The Role of Assessing Auditory Functioning in Preparation for Assistive Technology Assessments”
Andrea Harrington and Janus Hinson, Missouri Deafblind Technical Assistance Project
      Handouts:
     Communication Bubble
     Lip Reading
     Practices for Effective Communication
     Successful System

Concurrent Session 12:

“A Draft Protocol for AT Decision-Making Process Tailored to Students who are Deaf-Blind; A Guided Discussion for Improving Current Practice”
Jerry Petroff, The College of New Jersey and Michelle Ragunan, Cynthia Ruetsch and Eva Scott, NJ DB-FACES
      No Materials Available