Presentations Schedule
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MORNING SESSIONS: 10:00 – 10:50 AM
Understanding the Fair Hearing Process (This is a 2 hr. session)
Presented by: Marge Gustas and Diana M. Straube, Neighborhood Legal Services, Buffalo.
How to Ensure Your Students Will Succeed: Using the Effective
Instructional Change Checklist (This is a 2 hr. session)
Presented by: David Grapka, Project Coordinator – Technology Resources Center (TRE), Capital Region BOCES and Ralph Giordano, Program Associate - Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Persons with Disabilities (VESID)
Assistive Technology and Transition from High School
Presented by: Wendy Strobel, Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC), Cornell University
Adapting Instructional Materials for Students with Autism
Presented by: Kristin Knapp-Ines, Ph.D., Counselor and Senior Trainer, Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD), University at Albany
Making Assistive Technology Decisions - Assessment: The First Big Step!
Presented by: Karen L. Spawton, MA, CCC, SLP, ATP, Rochester City School District
MORNING SESSIONS: 11:00-11:50 AM
Understanding the Fair Hearing Process, continued from 10:00 AM session
How to Ensure Your Students Will Succeed: Using the Effective Instructional Change Checklist, continued from 10:00 AM session
Accessible Technology in the Workplace
Presented by: Wendy Strobel, Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center, (DBTAC), Cornell University
The Role of Assistive Technology in Supported Employment
Presented by: Shelly Okure, Director of Innovation and Practice Development, NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) and Joanne Bushart, Coordinator for Employment and Day Services, NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD)
Accessing Assistive Technology: Exploring Parent and Professional
Roles in Educational Programs
Presented by: Jan Campito, M.S., M.Phil. Educator/Author and
Helene Fallon, B.S.W., M.A., Parent/Advocate, Long Island Parent Center
12:00-12:50 P.M. – Lunch on Your Own and Break
Be sure to visit the Exhibitors in the Convention Center
AFTERNOON SESSIONS: 1:00-1:50 PM
Freeware and Open Source Alternatives - A Review of Assistive Technology Options for the Most Meager Budgets
Presented by: Jim Luther, Assistive Technology Specialist, Center for Disability Services, Albany, NY
Implementing Augmentative Communication: A Focus on Language
Presented by: David Kay, M.Ed., OTR - Prentke Romich Company
10 Simple Techniques for Making Your Course or Classroom More Welcoming to Students with Disabilities
Presented by: Sharon Trerise, Coordinator of Disability Services at Cayuga Community College
“Autism is a World” (This is a 2 hour presentation)
Introduced by Nicole M. DeClouette, Syracuse University
Alternative Ideas for Obtaining Assistive Technology
Presented by: Colleen Scott, Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CQCAPD), Karen Thayer, Technology Related Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities (TRAID) Center and Dennis Semos, Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH)
AFTERNOON SESSIONS: 2:00-2:50 PM
Money Follows the Person (MFP)
Presented by: Bruce Rosen, NY State Department of Health and Tracie Crandall, NY State Department of Health
Assistive Technology (AT) Can Change Your Life! Panel Discussion with AT Consumers
Moderator: Nadia Stadnyk, Upstate Communication Resource
Building Technology into the Transition Process
Presented by: Tamara Mariotti, Coordinator of Youth Services, Resource Center for Independent Living, Utica
“Autism is a World” - continued from 1:00 PM session
Using Assistive Technology to Access Veteran's Administration (VA) Health Information
Presented by: Mary Lou Mendez, Syracuse VA
