9th YEAR
ATIA 2008 Conference
Showcasing Excellence in Assistive Technology
Providing technologies to enhance learning, working and independent living for people with
disabilities
January 30-February 2, 2008
Caribe Royale All-Suites Resort & Convention Center
Orlando, Florida USA
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Assistive Technology Industry Association
401 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-4267
Toll Free: (877) OUR-ATIA (687-2842)
Phone: (312) 321-5172
Fax: (312) 673-6659
E-mail: Info@atia.org
www.atia.org
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WELCOME
Welcome to the 9th Annual ATIA Conference
On behalf of the ATIA Board of Directors, the 2008 Conference Planning Committee and all of our
members, we would like to welcome you to the ATIA 2008 Conference. We are excited that you
have chosen to join us in sunny Orlando to learn about the latest information and technologies
available in the Assistive Technology community.
The 2008 Conference Planning Committee has been working hard to make sure this conference
provides education from leading practitioners, a comprehensive exhibit hall and plenty of
opportunities to network and learn from your peers.
We are very pleased to welcome the Florida School for the Deaf & Blind to share their musical
talents at the Welcome Reception and are thrilled to present the Microsoft Educational Theatre,
offering a series of educational sessions that cover specially selected technology topics. Also,
this year’s conference offers a larger number of focused educational strands, topics include
Autism Spectrum Disorder, NATTAP, Pass It On Center and NIMAS. Look for information about
focused sessions within our educational session descriptions.
We hope that this year’s conference exceeds your expectations and that you take advantage of
the wide array of opportunities to learn and strengthen your knowledge and AT skills throughout
the week.
Sincerely,
David Dikter
ATIA Executive Director
Caroline Van Howe
ATIA Director of Programs
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ATIA 2008 Conference Sponsors
ATIA Members
ATIA Board of Directors
Schedule-at-a-Glance
ATIA Conference Speakers
General Information
Pre-Conference Seminars
Educational Sessions
Thursday, January 31
Friday, February 1
Saturday, February 2
Exhibit Hall Hours
Exhibitor List
Exhibit Hall Floor Plan
Exhibitor/Member Information & Descriptions
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ABOUT ATIA
The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) is a not-for-profit membership organization
consisting of manufacturers and suppliers of technology-based assistive devices and/or services.
ATIA is proud to present the ninth annual ATIA Conference, January 30-February 2, 2008 at the
Caribe Royale All-Suites Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Members of ATIA include more than 100 respected industry organizations including for-profit, notfor-profit, government and private organizations located across the globe. For more information
on ATIA or its members, please visit www.atia.org.
THANK YOU TO THE 2008 ATIA CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Chair
Jen Thalhuber, CEO, AbleNet, Inc.
Educational Programs Committee Chair
Joy Zabala, EdD, ATP, AIM Consortium, CAST
Accessibility Advisor
Ike Presley, MS, American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
Committee Members
ATIA 2008 Conference Staff
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ATIA 2007 CONFERENCE SPONSORS
AbleNet
Adaptivation
BlinkTwice
Clarity
Compusult Limited
Duxbury Systems, Inc.
DynaVox Technologies/Mayer-Johnson
Enabling Technologies
EVAS
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Freedom Scientific
gh, LLC
Intel
Intellitools
K-NFB
LowVision.com
Mayer Johnson
Microsoft
Optelec
Satillo Corporation
ShopLowVision.com
SoftTouch
ViewPlus Technologies
MEDIA SPONSORS
Exceptional Parent magazine
Careers & the disAbled
Ability Magazine
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
Quest Magazine
ATIA PARTNERS
AFB
ATHEN
Easter Seals
SLATE
FDLRS
ATEN
NATTAP
Pass it On Center
TAM
Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits (Volume 4)
Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits (Volume 4) is a professional peer-reviewed journal
published by ATIA and the SEAT Center at Illinois State University. Visit www.atia.org to
download a free on-line copy or to purchase a hard copy.
CARIBE ROYALE ALL-SUITES RESORT
Curacao/Bonaire/Antigua Rooms = Educational Sessions
Grand Sierra Ballroom = Exhibit Hall
Caribbean Ballroom = Hands-On Labs
Boca = ATIA Member Rooms
Caribbean Ballroom III = Microsoft Theatre/Internet Café/TAM Poster Presentations
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ATIA MEMBER COMPANIES
AAC Connections-DME
AAC Institute
AAC TechConnect
ABLEDATA
ABISee, Inc.
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AbleLink Technologies Inc.
AbleNet, Inc.
Accelerations Educational Software
Adamlab, LLC
Adaptivation, Inc.
Adaptive Computer Control Technologies Inc.
Adaptive Switch Laboratories / Com'ation
AD Information & Communications Co., Ltd
Advanced Multimedia Devices, Inc.
Ai Squared
American Foundation for the Blind
American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
Animated Speech Corporation
Assistive Technology Inc.
Assist Vision
AT KidSystems, Inc.
ATNAD, Inc.
ATS, LLC
Attainment Company
Augmentative Resources
AZtech/T2RERC
Baum Retec AG
Blink Twice
Break Boundaries
Bridge Mutimedia
Cambium Learning Technologies
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Clarity
Claro Software Ltd
Code Factory, S.L.
Compusult Limited
The Conover Company
Crick Software, Inc.
CrissCross Technologies
Cyrano Communicator
Daedalus Technologies, Inc.
Dancing Dots Braille Music Technology, L.P.
Dell, Inc.
Dolphin Computer Access
Don Johnston Incorporated
Duxbury Systems Inc.
DynaVox Technologies
Enabling Technologies
Enhanced Vision
EVAS
Exceptional Computing
Exceptional Parent Magazine
Eye Response Technology, Inc.
EyeTech Digital Systems, Inc.
Freedom Scientific-Blind/Low Vision Group
Freedom Scientific-Learning Systems Group
Freedom Vision
gh, LLC
The Great Talking Box Company
Guerilla Technologies Inc.
Gus Communications, Inc.
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GW Micro Inc
Handy Tech Elektronik GmbH
Health Science
Hewlett-Packard
HumanWare
IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center
Illinois Center for IT Accessibility, University of Illinois
Inclusive TLC Special Needs
Infogrip, Inc.
Intel
IntelliTools, Inc., A Cambium Learning Technologies Company
K-NFB Reading Technologies
Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc., A Cambium Learning Technologies Company
LAB Resources
Laureate Learning Systems, Inc.
Learning Magic
LevelStar
Lingraphicare America, Inc.
Logital CO. Limited
Lowvision.com
LVI Low Vision International
Madentec Limited
Magnifying America
Marblesoft
Mayer-Johnson LLC
Mealtime Partners, Inc.
Metroplex Voice Computing, Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
News-2-You
NISH
Nokia Inc.
Optelec US, Inc.
Origin Instruments Corporation
Peacock Communications, Inc.
Point-And-Read, Inc.
Prentke Romich Company
Quillsoft Ltd.
ReadHowYouWant.com
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)
Rehabilitative Engineering Research Center on Technology Transfer
REHAVISTA
Saltillo Corporation
sComm, Inc.
Serotek Corporation
Slater Software, Inc.
Social Skill Builder
SoftTouch
Special Education Assistive Technology Center
TalkingTabs
Talker, Inc.
T&I (Technology and Integration)
Tash Inc.
TeachTown, Inc
Technology for Education Inc.
Tenacity, Inc.
Texthelp Systems Inc.
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Tobii Technology
Turning Point Therapy & Technology, Inc.
University of Dayton
ViewPlus Technologies
Vision Technology Inc.
Viziflex Seels, Inc.
Words+, Inc.
ZYGO Industries, Inc.
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ATIA 2007-2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
Mr. Jim Halliday
President Emeritus
HumanWare
VICE PRESIDENT
Mr. Randy Marsden
President/CEO
Madentec Limited
SECRETARY
Mr. Dan Weirich
Vice President, Marketing and Engineering
GW Micro, Inc.
TREASURER
Mr. Takashi Yamashita
Chief Executive Director
Tieman U.S.
ATIA DIRECTORS
Mr. Richard Ellenson
CEO
Blink Twice
Mr. Martin McKay
Technical Director
Texthelp Systems, Inc.
Mr. David A. Schleppenbach
CEO
gh LLC
Mr. Jim Shea
Vice President of Marketing
DynaVox Technologies
Ms. Frances West
Director, IBM Worldwide Accessibility Center
IBM
Ms. Aubrey Wooley
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Government Policy and Compliance Analyst
Canon USA, Inc.
Ms. Jen Thalhuber
CEO
AbleNet, Inc.
ATIA EXECUTIVE STAFF
Mr. David Dikter
Executive Director
Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
Ms. Caroline Van Howe
Director of Programs
Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
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SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2008
7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Registration
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Pre-Conference Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Pre-Conference Seminars
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Pre-Conference Lunch
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Opening Event
Outta Sight, entertainment from the Florida School for the Deaf
and Blind.
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Reception
Appetizers and cash bar
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008
7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Registration
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Sessions and Training Labs
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch – Sponsored by Intel
1:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sessions and Training Labs
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2008
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
1:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
3:30 p,m. – 5:30 p.m.
Registration
Continental Breakfast
Sessions and Training Labs
Exhibit Hall – Passport to Prizes Game Drawing at 11:30 a.m.
Lunch
Sessions and Training Labs
Exhibit Hall –Open to public with free admission
Poster Presentations – Sponsored by TAM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2008
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Registration
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Sessions and Training Labs
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall – Open to the public with free admission
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Meals and Breaks
The following meal package is included in the full conference registration:
 Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Reception
 Continental Breakfasts on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
 Refreshments offered during scheduled beverage breaks
 Boxed lunches on Thursday and Friday
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Free CEUs for the entire ATIA Educational Program at the 2008 ATIA Conference!
Through collaboration between ATIA and the AAC Institute, Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
are being offered at no cost for all ATIA sessions. Stop by the AAC Institute exhibit onsite for
instructions.
The AAC Institute tracks CEUs and provides certificates of participation for free! For additional
information, visit their booth in the lobby or the AAC Institute Web site, www.aacinstitute.org.
RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America) offers a
credential maintenance program that accepts IACET CEUs. For additional information, please
visit www.resna.org/NewCertPract/GettingCertificate.php.
Occupational Therapy certification maintenance is handled by the National Board of Certification
in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). AOTA certification maintenance requires 36 hours of
continued education in three years. NBCOT accepts self-generated evidence of continued
education.
Note: General attendance certificates will also be available to self-report CEUs to your individual
state licensure board.
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ATIA 2008 CONFERENCE SPEAKERS (As of December 14, 2007)
Colleen Adams
Kathryn Adams
Jennifer Aitken
Tracy Ameirman
Annalee Anderson
Heutsche Anne
Melinda Ault Jones
Jason E. Barkeloo
Deborah Barrows
Debra Bauder
Stephen Bauer
Margaret Bausch
John BauschCastellani
Mary Baxter
JoAnn Becker
Kirk Behnke
Michael Behrman
Jennifer K. Bell
Steve Bennett
Susan Berkowitz
Daniel Berkowitz
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Jane Berliss-Vincent
Marie-Josée Bernier
Linda Bidabe
Marty Blair
Tammi Boedigheimer
Emily Bouck
Arlene Bouza-Jou
Frederick Bowes
Gayl Bowser
Diane Nelson Bryen
Terri Brewer
Darlene Brodbeck
Jessica Brodey
Patrick Brune
Joan Bruno
Debbie Budash
Lori Bujalski
Alma Burgess
Linda J. Burkhart
Mo Buti
Dave Butler
Roxanne Butterfield
Joanne Cafiero
Mike Calvo
Jennifer Candor
Diana Carl
Jason Carroll
Joe Cash
Brian Cecil
Robert Chappell
Gerry Chevalier
Janie Cirlot-New
Jacquelyn Clark
Vicki Clarke
Dan Comden
Scott Cook
Annemarie Cooke
Yves Couture
John Crick
Robert Crisler
Stanley Croydon
Eileen Curran
Lori Dahlquist
Eric Damery
Dan Clark
Mel Dashner
Daniel Davies
David Davis
Brad Davis
Roberta DePompei
Sally deVincentis
Jeff Diedrich
Carmen DiGiovine
Barbara Doyle
Brian Dreisbach
John Drescher
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Jeanne Dwyer
Jennifer Edge-Savage
Dave Edyburn
John Eisenberg
Richard Ellenson
Steven Elliot
Ruth Eren
Karen Erickson
Anna Evmenova
Lainey Feingold
Suzanne Feit
Elaine Ferguson
Kay Ferrell
Nick Fina
Dorothy Fitch
Lawrence Jeffrey Fitterman
Jennifer Flagg
Betsy Flener
Kelly Fonner
John Foshay
Jim Fruchterman
Mark Fulton
Jim Gardner
Kirk Garrett, Jr.
Lori Geist
Doug Geoffray
Cindy George
Yvonne Gillette
Gina Drury
Rachel Ginzburg
Lynn Gitlow
Greg Gladman
Bryan Gold
Andrew Gomory
Janet Good
Dianne Goodwin
Rosanne Goodwin
Beth Gordon
Anthony Goss
Heidi Graff
Debbie Grant
David Grapka
Tracy Gray
Yvonne Green
Richard Greiner
Eric Guidish
Ronald Hager
Travis Hallenbeck
Jim Halliday
Barbaralyn Harden
Sheldon Harris
Susan Harris
Brandy Harvey
Penelope Hatch
Jamie Hayhurst-Marshall
Brenda Heiman
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Dan Herlihy
Dave Hershberger
Vicki Hershman
Bonnie Hill
Chuck Hitchcock
Lee Hoffman
Rick Hohn
Dave Hohulin
Sherry Hollingsworth
Kurt Hubbard
Daniel Hubbell
Robin Hurd
Lizna Husnani
Tom Hwang
Nancy Icke
Mick Isaacson
Illing Ivar
Keith Jackson
Mary Beth Janes
Karen Janowski
Tara Jeffs
Heather Jenne
Jayme Johnson
Anne Johnson
Maureen Jones
Bonnie Jones
Michael Jones
Jill Jump
Paula Justice
Marsye Kaplan
Richard Keeling
Lisa Kehoe
Lindsey Keith
Bob Keller
George Kerscher
Basil Kessler
Arjan Khalsa
Christina Kimm
Pati King-DeBaun
Cathy Kingeter
Sigi Kipke
Joy Kniskern
Amy Koch
Jane Korsten
Howard Kramer
Cliff Kushler
Valerie Laird
Lawrence Lake
Érik Langlois
Sherry Lanyi
David Lazerson
James Leahy
Judie Lee
Linnie Lee
Kijoo Lee
Lynn Leith
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Preston Lewis
Larry Lewis
Alicia Li
Lyle LLoyd
Sally Long
Nathan Lowell
Kevin MacDonald
Phyl Macomber
Andrea Madeya
Sue Maggi
Alisha Magilei
Lynne Mainzer
Kathie Maltby
Linda Higabee Mandlebaum
Scott Marfilius
Mike Marotta
Rita Mars
Randy Marsden
Randy Martins
Linnea McAfoose
Laurie McArthur
Debby McBride
Brenda McBride
Beth McCarty
Bruce McClanahan
Nancilu McClellan
Mary Joan McClure
Jeff McCormick
Martin McKay
Susie Mckinnon
Daniel McNulty
Diane Merin
Jo Meyer
Ann Meyer
Ron Miller
Beth Mineo Mollica
Joel Mittler
John Miullo
Prisca Moore
Tom Morse
Tim Morse
Ann Moseley
Jonathan Mosen
Marc Mulcahy
Rita Mulholland
Dennis Munk
Kristi Murphy
Caroline Musselwhite
Kristine Neuber
Deborah Newton
Rocky Nichols
David Niemeijer
Bart Noe
Lynne Noon
Susan Norwell
Tom Nurse
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Joni Nygard
Carol O'Day
Jane Odom
Colleen O'Hara
Cynthia Okolo
Laurie Osbaldeston
Louise Pagé
Phil Parette
Sherri Parkins
Sachin Pavithran
Rachel Perella
Ellen Perlow
Ann Pete
George Peterson-Karlan
Linda Petty
Carolyn Phillips
JoAnne Popeson
Dennis Pratt
Ike Presley
Matthew Press
Ian Prietz
Madalaine Pugliese
Kathy Quesenberry
Patti Rea
Penny Reed
Kevin Reinhardt
Lena Reznik
David Robertshaw
Anna Robic
Linda Robinson
Cecilia Robinson
Rich Robison
David Rogers
Françcois Routhier
Julia Rowland
Elizabeth (Libby) Rush
Tracie Saab
Sara Sack
Mary Sagstetter
Lisa Sandoval
Beth Saunders
Suzanne Scannell
Michelle Schladant
David Schleppenbach
Ray Schmidt
Terry Schmitz
Carol Schneider
Jeanne Schorsch
Paul Schroeder
Samuel Sennott
Reed Shaffner
Mira Shah
Karen Sheehan
Fraser Shein
James Sheldon
Peggy Shireley
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Mary Ann Siller
Heidi Silver-Pacuilla
Thomas Simmions
Jean Slater
Benjamin Slotznick
Sean Smith
Sheila Smith
Justine Spencer
Sandy Stabenfeldt
Skip Stahl
John Standal
Angela Standridge
Richard Steele
Edward Steinfeld
Marcia Sterner
Steven Stock
Julia B. Stoner
Lynette Strode
Carol Sue Englert
Peter Sullivan
Cary Supalo
Jerry Swerdlick
Anne Taylor
Joe Tedesco
Cheryl Temple
Beth Thomlinson
Paul Thompson
Jennifer Tincher
Lloyd Tribley
Leonard Trujillo
Stephanie Turner
Toni Van Laarhoven
Gail M. Van Tatenhove
Allison Vice
Vicki Hershman
Cheryl Volkman
Dusty Voorhees
Deanna Wagner
Beth Watson
Emily H. Watts
Melissa Weaver
Daniel Weirich
Pamela Wentworth
Christina Whalen
Kristin Whitfield
Ed Wikdall
Byron Wilkes
Natalie Wilkins
Dave Wilkinson
Jennifer Williams
Dave Williams
Therese Willkomm
Mary Wilson
Maurice Wingler
Cheryl Wissick
Brian Wojcik
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Keith Woodbury
Janie Worton
Chrissy Wostmann
Patricia Wright
Michael Young
Heather Young
Joy Zabala
Wei Zhang
Ruth Ziolkowski
Leslie Zurita
GENERAL INFORMATION
MICROSOFT EDUCATIONAL THEATER – PRESENTED BY MICROSOFT
Come hear the latest technology from Microsoft and their AT Partners in the Microsoft
Educational Theater. Microsoft is hosting 20 minute educational sessions on specially selected
technology topics – see schedule below for more details on the topics.
Microsoft will be providing a prize drawing for daily session attendees at the final session of each
day and a grand prize drawing for those who have attended these special educational sessions.
Session Prizes will include:
Microsoft Office 2007
Windows Vista
Microsoft Hardware
Microsoft Games
For each session a person attends, their name will be added to the grand prize raffle. The more
sessions attended the higher chance of winning. Grand Prizes include:
Xbox 360
Zune Music Player
Microsoft Educational Theater Topics
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Office
Windows Mobile
Digital Media
Digital Lifestyle
Senior Computing
TAM Sponsored Poster Presentations
Friday 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm in Caribbean Ballroom 3
Below is a sample of some of the Poster Presentations TAM is hosting on Friday. For a
full listing of topics that TAM is presenting, please see the TAM insert in your registration
bag.
Assistive Technology in the General Education Class: A Training Model
Presented by Tracy Amerman and Jennifer Aitken, New Jersey City University
Become exposed to a teacher-training model for using AT that you can easily replicate. Learn
how one training session can make a difference in attitudes towards using AT. Gain knowledge of
names and descriptions commonly used, as well as necessary AT for inclusive classrooms.
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Indiana's New Regional AT Centers: Implementation & Tele-Rehabilitation
Presented by Maurice Wingler, Easter Seals Crossroads (Indiana)
Come learn about issues involved in establishing regional assistive technology centers including
the installation and utilization of tele-rehabilitation systems and the development and deployment
of a web-portal to coordinate AT services among regional centers.
Frequently Recommended Books and Their Availability to Students with Print Disability
Presented by Linda Higbee Mandlebaum, Sara Bushong and Trinka Messenheimer, Bowling
Green State University
Find out which books are frequently recommended for students and what alternative and
accessible formats are available. Understand what considerations should be made when
selecting an alternative format for a particular student.
Matching Technology Tools with Principles of Universal Design for Learning
Presented by Cheryl Wissick, University of South Carolina; Jim Gardner, University of Oklahoma
Learn about principles of universal design for learning that provide diverse learners’ access to the
general education curriculum and ways in which to use Web tools or technologies that are easily
accessible to differentiate instruction. Understand how to locate and match technology-based
information to principles of UDL.
Improving Access to Information and Communication Technologies for People with
Intellectual Disabilities: What Manufacturers and Consumers Might Want to Know
Presented by Diane Nelson Bryen, Institute on Disabilities, Temple University
As a partner in the Assistive Technology R&D Collaborative on Cognitive Disabilities funded by
the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, the Temple University team has
been focusing on cell phone and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) access as well as access to
the World Wide Web for people with intellectual disabilities. This poster session will provide
results of five years of research addressing these three important generic technologies.
AT Enhancement of Written Expression for Individuals with Neurodevelopmental
Disorders
Presented by Susan Harris, M.I.N.D. Institute, UC Davis Medical Center
This study involves the use of computer software to assess the use of assistive technology (AT)
in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. Hear an update of the subjects in the study,
including research issues, subject diagnoses and diagnostic trends as assessed through baseline
and follow-up testing.
Calculators as Assessment Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Presented by Emily Bouck, Purdue University
Learn how to articulate the role calculators can play for students with and without disabilities as
accommodations on assessments and understand the benefits and challenges to calculators as
accommodations. Discern the tension over calculator use for students with and without
disabilities.
Utilization of Electronic Portfolios by Administrators in the Hiring Process
Presented by David Rogers, St. Cloud State University
Understand how special education administrators use portfolios in the hiring process and the
preference for electronic versus paper portfolios. Learn how much time special education
administrators spend reviewing portfolios in the hiring process.
How Are Our Teachers Learning About Assistive Technology?
Presented by Anna Robic, University of South Florida
Focus on results from surveys and interviews of teachers preparing to go into special education
as well as teachers returning for continuing education. Questions such as how our teachers are
learning about assistive technology and what obstacles or challenges they face in implementing
these tools in the classroom will be addressed.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Registration Hours
Wednesday, January 30
Thursday, January 31
Friday, February 1
Saturday, February 2
7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
ATIA 2008 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE AND CONFERENCE STRAND
MANAGERS
The ATIA 2008 Conference provides you with an opportunist to learn from practitioners and
professionals in the Assistive Technology field, presenting the latest technological ladvances and
the most current trends. The following is a list of the ATIA Educational Program Committee and
Conference Strand Managers who are leaders in their fields as well as other featured speakers at
this year’s conference.
Joy Zabala, EdD, ATP
2007 ATIA Educational Committee Chair
Beth Mineo Mollica, PhD
Sara Sack, PhD
AT Act Program and Pass It On Center Strand Managers
Caroline Musselwhite, PhD
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Strand Manager
Pati King-DeBaun, MS
Early Childhood Strand Manager
Dan Comden, ATHEN
Howard Kramer, ATHEN
Gayl Bowser
Higher Education/Transition Strand Managers
Kelly Fonner, MS
Scott Marfilius
K-12 Strand Managers
Linda Burkhart
Multiple Disabilities Strand Manager
Tara Jeffs, PhD
Research & Professional Development Strand Manager
Ike Presley, MS
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
Sensory (Includes Visual Impairment and Deafness and Hard of Hearing) Strand Managers
Gayle Bowser
Mike Marotta, ATP
Worplace/Transition Strand Manager
EVALUATIONS
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ATIA values your feedback. Please take a moment to share your feedback with us to help
improve future conferences. Conference evaluations will be sent via e-mail shortly after the
conclusion of the conference and hard copies will be available on site at the registration desk.
There are also Braille and large print versions of the evaluations available upon request.
Speaker/session evaluations will be available at the registration desk and handed out in each
session.
CELL PHONES
Cell phones are permitted in all areas of the convention center, but please be courteous to those
around you. Ensure your phone is turned off or in silent mode during sessions and other
conference events.
SMOKING POLICY
There is a non-smoking policy in all public areas of the hotel, including meeting rooms,
restaurants and the lobby.
BUSINESS CENTER
The business center, located next to Hibiscus Room, is open Monday through Friday from 7:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Business services are
provided at your own expense.
EXERCISE FACILITY
The Caribe Royale features a great exercise facility, open daily from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. The
facility is free of charge to all hotel guests with room keys allowing entry.
ATTIRE
ATIA encourages business casual dress. The facility varies in temperature, so a light sweater or
jacket is recommended.
DOG WALKING AREAS
There are two dog walking areas available for your use. One is located at the west end of the
convention center and the other is outside of Tower 2 across from the parking on the field-side.
ORLANDO VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER
To receive more information about the Orlando area, contact the Orlando Visitor Information
Center at (407) 363-5872 or visit them on the Internet at www.go2orlando.net.
PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS
Wednesday, January 29, 2007
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Onsite Pre-Conference Seminars: $275 per seminar; $125 per sponsored seminar (Not
included in full conference registration fee)
PRE-V1100 Sweet Accessibility: Reading and Math Success with the New IntelliTools
Suite
Karen Sheehan
Jennifer Edge-Savage
Suzanne Feit
David Robertshaw
The new IntelliTools Classroom Suite 4 offers innovative access to research-based literacy and
math skill development. Experience easier authoring, reading aligned to the national agenda,
math supporting number sense and automaticity, and built-in IntelliKeys/IntelliSwitch overlays.
Create activities in three steps. 1) Select from word lists or ranges of numbers. 2) State how
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many “pages” or problems you want. 3) Done. Quickly create your activities, including built-in
instructions, quality feedback for wrong answers, and progress monitoring. Learn how to
sequence activities to create entire reading, writing, or math “units” that match the school
curriculum.
PRE-V1200 So You Have the Tough Class
Anthony Goss, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Jo Meyer; Linda Bidabe
Learn with fun, music, and engagement. In classrooms where students have moderate to severe
disabilities, and the range of ability levels can span many grade levels. Anthony Goss, Teacher of
the Year for California's Kern County, will take the lead and present to the group how to use
music, fun activities, personalized literacy, computers and assistive devices, along with
standards-based curriculum to teach and test students in literacy, math and science. These
students can be functioning from 18 months to 3rd grade all in the same class at the same time.
The participants will receive free software valued up to $170.00.
PRE-K300 Making AT More Meaningful: Interfacing with Special Educational Initiatives
(Affiliated with TAM)
Gayl Bowser, Assistive Technology Collaborations
Penny Reed, AT Consultant
How does EBP relate to RBI? Can AT play a role in PBS? Do you know when AT becomes
critical in RTI? How can teachers understand the relationship between UDL and DI? If this all
seems like alphabet soup to you, you are not alone. This session will offer information about four
current initiatives in general and special education. It will cover the paradigms that shape
Differentiated Instruction (DI), Response to Intervention (RTI), Positive Behavioral Support (PBS)
and Research Based Intervention (RBI). Also, strategies to help you interface both instructional
technology and assistive technology will be discussed.
PRE-K301 Providing Meaningful Curricular Experiences for Students with Significant
Disabilities (Affiliated with TAM)
Kelly Fonner, Educational/Assistive Technology Consultant
Scott Marfilius, Educational/Assistive Technology Consultant
Students with significant disabilities frequently get included in general education for social
participation reasons. Educators often find themselves struggling as to how to make this
placement academically appropriate for their students so that time is spent meaningfully during
these opportunities. Do you find your work in this description? If so, come to this workshop and
get a structure for making decisions and a framework as to how to apply assistive technologies
for your students. This session will offer a variety of examples of on- and off- computer activities
to bring meaningful curricular experiences to the students that many of us are eager to engage. A
wide variety of ideas that cover no-tech, lo-tech and hi-tech products and strategies in which to
apply them will be shared.
PRE-M500 Beyond Duct Tape and Velcro - Creating AT Solutions in Minutes (AT Act
Program)
Therese Wilkomm, University of New Hampshire
This hands-on workshop will teach participants how to use 32 different types of plastic materials,
tapes, fasteners, adhesives, cutting tools, mini torches, cold heat, ridge foam and much more to
construct assistive technology solutions in five minutes or less and without the need for power
tools or electricity. Each participant will receive a copy of the book Make a Different Today! –
Assistive Technology Solutions in Minutes. This book contains over 618 pictures demonstrating
techniques and materials for constructing solutions. In addition, each participant will use mini
MacGyver-AT Kits to construct eight different assistive technology solutions during the workshop.
Note: Additional materials fee of $40 will be collected by presenter at the time of the session.
PRE-AUT1 Participation, Contribution, Communication and Safety: Success for People
with Autism (Affiliated with Autism)
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Eric Guidish, Illinois Assistive Technology Program
Lynette Strode, Illinois Assistive Technology Program
Barbara Doyle, Barbara T. Doyle MS Inc
This workshop teaches participants to identify many types of assistive technology to promote
safety, participation, communication and belonging for children and adults with autism spectrum
disorders. It focuses on “no-tech, low tech” things available in homes, schools and work places
that are able to be purchased at low cost. Professional staff and family members will learn
creative strategies for identifying and meeting the technology needs of people with ASD across
the lifetime and across environments. Resources for learning about assistive technology and
funding technology purchases will be shared. Some items will be on display for participants to
see, touch and try.
Note: Additional materials fee of $5 will be collected by presenter at the time of the session.
PRE-M501 Developing Communication Skills for Children Who Face Severe Multiple
Challenges
Linda J. Burkhart, Private Consultant
Children who face severe physical, communication and multiple challenges often struggle with
trying to juggle the challenges of motor coordination, communication, language, vision and
cognition needed to effectively access a communication device. This makes it difficult for them to
be able to communicate what they are thinking. This presentation will demonstrate the use of
"light tech" partner-assisted listing communication strategies, while the child is developing skills
needed to access a device. Organization of vocabulary, by pragmatic intent (PODD) based upon
the work of Gayle Porter (Australia) will be discussed. Strategies for children who have cortical
visual impairment will also be shared.
PRE-S900 Strategies & Technologies for the Low Vision Student in Inclusive Classrooms
Linda Petty, Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, University of Toronto
Laurie McArthur, Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, University of Toronto
Lizna Husnani, Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, University of Toronto
Students with low vision who are included in general education classrooms often struggle to
access standard textbooks, worksheets, tests and blackboard material. Students with vision loss
may also have mild to moderate learning disabilities and sensory integration dysfunction that
require accommodation. Similarly, many students with low vision may have physical disabilities
that limit their ability to see or manipulate the standard curriculum materials. Often the
accommodations for this population are to enlarge the text materials by photocopying and moving
the student closer to the blackboard, supports that are inadequate for many. Our visually busy
classrooms, with several activity centers and resource materials placed in many locations are
very inaccessible to this population.
PRE-S901 Assistive Technology Assessment of Students Who Are Blind/Visually Impaired
Ike Presley, American Foundation for the Blind
Too often assistive technology sits in a closet. This leads to a negative impression of its benefits
by students, parents, teachers and especially administrators who have committed limited financial
resources. An assistive technology assessment conducted by members of an IEP team can lead
to a better match between students and technology. An investigation of the potential benefits of
some of the low-tech and high-tech options can easily be conducted by the teacher of the visually
impaired. However, the ability to assess the potential of some high-tech options may be limited
because teachers may not have access to the technology. An assistive technology specialist,
who does have access to high-tech devices, can then be consulted to fine tune the match
between students and technology. A final consultation between the teacher and the assistive
technology specialist can lead to recommendations which allow the school system to spend
limited resources wisely. Participants in this session will learn to identify the major components of
an assistive technology assessment; the gathering of background information, assessing the
student's options for accessing printed and electronic information, determining appropriate writing
tools and determining the tools needed to produce materials in alternate formats.
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PRE-K302 Web2.0 and AT: Meeting the Needs of Today's Diverse Learners
Brian Wojcik, Special Education Assistive Technology (SEAT) Center, Illinois State University
Nora Bardi, McLean County District Unit 5
Dave Hohulin, Infinitec
Kirk Behnke, Texas Assistive Technology Network/Region 4
Research has shown that students that are in today’s K-12 schools experience learning in ways
that are significantly different than students from even 10 years ago. The use of Web 2.0
technologies are becoming integrated into the learning experiences of today’s students. The
purpose of this workshop is to develop participant’s knowledge and skills related to the uses of
Web 2.0 technologies (blogs, wikis, podcasts, etc.) and how these technologies can be used with
assistive technologies to increase their accessibility and the student’s outcomes in the classroom.
Hands-on experiences linking these technologies to standards-based classroom activities will be
provided.
PRE-R800 Conducting Successful AT Assessments: Innovative Tools and Strategies
Tara Jeffs, East Carolina University
Cindy George, George Mason University
Leonard Trujillo, East Carolina University
This presentation will share innovative tools and strategies needed to conduct AT Assessments.
Such tools and strategies will be demonstrated within four major components of AT assessments:
1) Gathering of General Information 2) Review of Records/Interviews/Observations 3) AT
Consideration/Experimentation/Recommendation 4) Writing the professional report. The unveiling
of a new assessment protocol and the use of animated avatars will be shared. This session is
ideal for those who want to learn more about conducting AT assessments and for those who
teach other professionals how to conduct AT assessments. Attendees will walk away with
innovative tools and strategies!
Session Key:
(HOL) This Pre-Conference Seminar is a Hands-On Lab.
ATIA EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
Sessions are listed in chronological order and then by strand to coincide with the Session Grid
(found in your registration bag). Use the tools together to plan which sessions you wish to attend
during the concurrent session times throughout the conference.
Experience Levels:
Beginner: Content is tailored for those new to Assistive Technology.
Intermediate: Basic understanding of the topic is suggested.
Advanced: Advanced knowledge of the applications and concepts is recommended.
[HOL-M] This Hands-On Lab utilizes a Macintosh.
[HOL-PC] This Hands-On Lab utilizes a PC.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
Hands-On Labs 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
VENDOR
AbleLink Technologies, Inc.
HOL-V1207: Cognitive Support Technologies Across the Lifespan [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 6
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Speaker: Daniel Davies
Co-Speaker: Steven Stock
Key Learning Points:
 State of the science regarding cognitive technologies.
 Specific applications of technology for accessing the general curriculum.
 Hands-on training on how to effectively use prompting technologies to support individuals
with cognitive disabilities.
Crick Software, Inc.
HOL-V1133: Clicker Paint - Accessible Painting and So Much More [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 2
Speaker: Deborah Barrows
Co-Speaker: John Crick
Key Learning Points:
 Clicker Paint addresses Universal Design for Learning principles to provide access to the
visual arts to all children.
 Clicker Paint can be used across the curriculum to achieve specific learning objectives
and to provide a unique opportunity for communication and personal expression.
 Clicker Paint can be used by students of all abilities, catering to a variety of learning
styles and to switch-access.
DynaVox Technologies
HOL-V1132: Another Tool in the Toolbox: Integrated Computer Access [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 1
Speaker: Linnea McAfoose
Co-Speaker: Kristin Whitfield
Key Learning Points:
 Identify state of current tools available for accessing a computer from within Series 5
communication software.
 Identify the steps to editing computer access tools to meet the needs of a wide range of
augmented communicators.
 Identify the steps to creating one's own unique computer access pages.
Madentec Limited
HOL-V1137: Mac Switch Access Unleashed! Envoy 2.0 [HOL-M]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 7
Speaker: Randy Marsden
Co-Speaker: Dan Herlihy
Key Learning Points:
 How to access the Mac with a single, dual or multiple switch solution.
 Ready-made Setup solutions for accessing many of the most common applications.
 How to create and edit your own customized Setups.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
A102: A Review of Lite Tech Low Cost Communication Devices (Those under $1500)
Experience Level: Beginner
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Room Name: Bonaire 5 and 6
Speaker: Elizabeth (Libby) Rush, Private Practice
Co-Speaker: Mary Joan McClure
Key Learning Points:
 Name a large variety of AAC lite tech systems.
 Identify features for consideration in selection of lite technology communication devices.
 Utilize tools for analyzing and selecting lite tech AAC.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
E205: Early Language, Communication and the tango! for Students with Autism [Affiliated with
Autism]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 4
Speaker: Susan Norwell, Focused Learning Solutions
Co-Speaker: Pati King-DeBaun
Key Learning Points:
 Describe at least three unique features of the Tango! that lead to early communication
success for children who have autism.
 Describe three instructional strategies that can be used to increase communication
interactions.
 Understand how to utilize the Tango! to help children with autism regulate their behavior
and express emotions more appropriately.
HIGHER EDUCATION / TRANSITION
H400: The Assistive Technology Access Program (ATAP) [Affiliated with NATTAP]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 1
Speaker: Laurie Osbaldeston, Grant MacEwan College
Co-Speaker: Heather Jenne
Key Learning Points:
 Attendees will be introduced to the ATAP project and learn of its structure and process.
 The benefits and drawbacks of the project will be presented.
 Suggestions for improving the project and ideas for adapting it to other post-secondary
environments will be given.
K-12
K328: How to "Try Harder" and STILL Fail at School [2-Hour Session]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 4
Speaker: Sherri Parkins, Seneca College
Co-Speaker: Kevin Reinhardt
Key Learning Points:
 Identify the major psychological processes that are impacted by a learning disabilities
and how they affect learning.
 Identify appropriate classroom strategies and assistive technologies to support students
with learning disabilities.
 Identify and explain three limitations that assistive technology has in supporting clients
with learning disabilities.
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MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
M500: Moving the Struggling Switch User Beyond Cause and Effect
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 7 and 8
Speaker: Linda J. Burkhart, Private Consultant
Key Learning Points:
 Describe how to introduce cause and effect activities to a child and then quickly move to
multiple locations and multiple functions in order to move to two switches two functions.
 Discuss the difficulties faced by some children in understanding and mastering the
transition from cause and effect learning to two switch step scanning.
 List creative ideas and strategies to help students learn to step scan.
POLICY
P600: AT Reuse and AAC [Affiliated with Pass it On Center]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 3
Speaker: Carolyn P. Phillips, Tools for Life- Georgia's AT Program/Georgia Department of Labor
Co-Speakers: Vendor and SLP Panel
Key Learning Points:
 Explore how AAC Reuse can make it possible for people without access to equipment
through “usual channels” to benefit from this wonderful technology.
 The right AAC device can help expand a person’s experience of the world and the
appropriate reutilization of this equipment can expand the number of people who can
have this experience.
 Identify and explore issues specific to reuse of AAC devices.
P610: Funding Non-Traditional Products Through Medicaid and Medicaid Waiver Programs
[Affiliated with NATTAP]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 4
Speaker: James Sheldon, National AT Advocacy Project, Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
Co-Speaker: Steven Elliot
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about how Medicaid’s traditional DME coverage category can be used to fund
traditional AT and, in selected cases, has been used to fund some non-traditional AT.
 Learn how some of the other Medicaid coverage categories, such as physical therapy,
occupational therapy, speech and language pathology, and rehabilitation services can be
used to fund some non-traditional AT devices.
 Learn about how a number of states have used Medicaid waivers to fund an extensive
range of non-traditional AT to meet the needs of individuals with mobility, vision, hearing,
or communication disabilities.
P605: NIMAS Update - Accessible Textbooks in the Classroom
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 3
Speaker: Skip Stahl, CAST
Co-Speakers: Vicki Hershman; Bonnie Jones; Rich Robison
Key Learning Points:
 Understand how the flow of accessible instructional materials moves from curriculum
publishers to accessible media producers to students.
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Understand which students are eligible to receive accessible materials derived from
NIMAS files.
Understand how NIMAS files are transformed into student-ready versions.
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
R800: Accessing, Understanding, and Using Special Education Technology Research
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Boca 1
Speaker: Dave Edyburn, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Key Learning Points:
 Find special education technology research.
 Read and understand research articles.
 Understand how to use research to answer important questions.
R812: Stumbling Blocks or Building Blocks: The Path Between AT and IT [Affiliated with TAM]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 1
Speaker: Darlene Brodbeck, Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES)
Co-Speaker: Deborah Newton
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about building blocks for success that have been developed at ACES, a regional
educational service center serving students with severe needs from 44 different districts.
 Discover how the elements of Universal Design have promoted the relationship between
AT and IT personnel.
 Explore methods used by these two departments to create a cooperative, collaborative
agency model.
R805: Video Tutorials: A Convenient Medium for Learning to use Assistive Technologies
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 2
Speaker: Toni Van Laarhoven, Northern Illinois University
Co-Speakers: Dennis Munk; Leslie Zurita
Key Learning Points:
 Become familiar with research on integrating instruction on AT with pre-service and
inservice educators.
 Navigate through and use various features of the video tutorials.
 Access and use video tutorials.
SENSORY (INCLUDES VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS AND DEAFNESS AND HARD OF HEARING)
S900: Pros and Cons of the Global Positioning System for O&M: Ten Years Later
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Antigua 1 and 2
Speaker: Lawrence Jeffrey Fitterman, Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually
Impaired/FLDOE
Key Learning Points:
 Review the foundation and history of GPS.
 Understand how GPS Works.
 Review and discuss Products and how they enhance O&M.
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WORKPLACE / TRANSITION
W1001: Job Accommodation Showcase
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 2
Speaker: Mike Marotta, CP of New Jersey
Key Learning Points:
 Hear about a wide variety of job accommodation solutions for employees with disabilities.
 Learn about strategies for developing/creating job accommodation solutions.
 Acquire resources for job accommodation ideas and solutions.
VENDOR
Ablenet, Inc.
V1202: “Zero Exclusion!”: The Use of Simple AAC for Students with ASD [Affiliated with Autism]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Antigua 3 and 4
Speaker: Ann Meyer
Co-Speaker: Joanne Cafiero
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about the current research in AAC relative to individuals with ASD.
 Identify simple AAC interventions/strategies and technologies to use for the
communication and social interaction deficits of individuals with ASD.
 Identify the use of simple AAC interventions with 21st century content/context.
EVAS
V1120: Desktop & Portable Reading Systems and Electronic Magnifiers
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 5 and 6
Speaker: Jerry Swerdlick
Key Learning Points:
 New Read It systems offer digital magnification and speech access to printed material.
 Learn about the flexible desktop and portable Read It systems.
 See how the Read It family of products both magnify and read documents out loud.
Mayer-Johnson, LLC
V1110: Boardmaker and Severe Behavior
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 3
Speaker: Anne Johnson
Key Learning Points:
 Every behavior is a communication.
 Communication and behavior can be learned simultaneously.
 Boardmaker and companion products can be used across settings to teach both behavior
and communication.
One Write Company
V1105: Introduction to the Cyrano Communicator
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 2
Speaker: Ray Schmidt
Co-Speaker: Sue Maggi
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Key Learning Points:
 Learn about the key features of the Cyrano Communicator.
 Learn how to program and personalize Cyrano.
 Discover advanced methods of linking Cyrano with other programs and files to expand
the power of the device.
Origin Instruments Corporation
V1115: Riding the Wave - Electronic Gaming for People with Disabilities
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 4
Speaker: Mel Dashner
Co-Speaker: Cathy Kingeter
Key Learning Points:
 Discuss electronic gaming in today’s society, the categories of games and ways in which
people with disabilities can participate in the gaming wave.
 Explore the benefits of electronic gaming for motivating and sharpening computer access
skills for those with disabilities.
 Review current and new interface options and learn about gaming resources available for
exploration.
Saltillo Coporation
V1125: Point-and-Chat: Instant Messaging for AAC Users
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 7 and 8
Speaker: Dave Hershberger
Co-Speaker: Benjamin Slotznick
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to read Web pages and Word documents using the talking browser in Pointand-Chat.
 Learn how to create and exchange e-mails using the e-mail program in Point-and-Chat.
 Learn how to initiate and carry on IM conversations using Point-and-Chat.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
A103: AAC Authors . . . Writing Beginning Books for Young Readers
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 5 and 6
Speaker: Caroline Musselwhite, AAC Intervention
Co-Speaker: Deanna Wagner
Key Learning Points:
 Describe strategies for supporting AAC users in authoring books at their writing level.
 Summarize light and high tech supports for bookwriting.
 Identify approaches for sharing books that support AAC use.
A118: Forget What You've Learned: Assessing Individuals with Autism [Affiliated with Autism]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Antigua 3 and 4
Speaker: Lisa Sandoval, Dynamic Therapy Solutions
Co-Speaker: Alisha Magilei
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Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to expect more and make a connection with your client.
 Learn about movement disorders and the Language Ladder Hierarchy and how to
implement it in your assessment and therapy sessions.
 Find out how to incorporate word boards, altered letter boards and technology into your
assessment.
HIGHER EDUCATION / TRANSITION
H401: Access in the University Setting – Information Resources and Best Practices
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 1
Speaker: Howard Kramer, University of Colorado - Boulder
Co-Speaker: Dan Comden
Key Learning Points:
 Review common post-secondary access issues.
 Discuss information resources for addressing access issues, particularly in the area of
technology and curriculum access.
 Question and answer on any area of campus access.
K-12
K300: AT Classroom Integration for Task Performance [Affiliated with TAM]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 2
Speaker: Gayl Bowser, Assistive Technology Collaborations
Key Learning Points:
 Describe and use the concept of levels of participation.
 Describe and use the concept of four aspects of AT competence.
 Create and use procedures for classroom technology use.
K328: How to "Try Harder" and STILL Fail at School (2-Hour Session)
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 4
Speaker: Sherri Parkins, Seneca College
Co-Speaker: Kevin Reinhardt
Key Learning Points:
 Identify the major psychological processes that are impacted by learning disabilities and
how they affect learning.
 Identify appropriate classroom strategies and assistive technologies to support students
with learning disabilities.
 Attendees will be able to identify and explain three limitations that assistive technology
has in supporting clients with learning disabilities.
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
M501: Standards and Choices for Moderate Severe Using IntelliKeys Keyboard
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 7 and 8
Speaker: Debbie Grant, Santa Barbara County Education Office
Co-Speaker: Kathie Maltby
Key Learning Points:
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Learn how to transition students from the touch screen or single switch to the IntelliKeys
keyboard.
Discover a dozen different ways to use the IntelliKeys keyboard to access curriculum
based material.
Learn what age-appropriate, curriculum-based materials are available that can be
accessed through the IntelliKeys keyboard.
POLICY
P601: Designing and Implementing Statewide Equipment Reutilization Programs [Affiliated with
NATTAP]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 3
Speaker: Beth Mineo Mollica, Delaware AT Intitiative, Center for Applied Science and
Engineering
Co-Speaker: Sara Sack
Key Learning Points TBA
P606: Open Source from the DAISY Consortium, Helping Vendors and Educators Implement
NIMAS [Affiliated with NIMAS]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Boca 3
Speaker: George Kerscher, DAISY Consortium
Co-Speaker: Lynn Leith
Key Learning Points:
 Understand how DAISY is a better way to read and a better way to publish.
 Educators should demand DAISY full text and full audio content for their print-disabled
students.
 The DAISY Consortium has open source tools for production, playback, and authoring
that are available under business friendly LGPL terms.
P611: What’s Happening in DC?: A Report from the Front Line [Affiliated with NATTAP]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 4
Speaker: Brenda Heiman, Louisiana Tech University
Co-Speaker: Joel Mittler
Key Learning Points:
 Disseminate current federal policy information especially regarding the impact of NCLB
and IDEA accountability and assessment, teacher shortages, as well as on instructional
and assistive technology.
 Discuss the US Department of Education’s IDEA 2004 regulations, emphasizing those
areas that impact teacher preparation and assistive and instructional technology.
 Provide budget and appropriations updates relating to NCLB and IDEA, emphasizing the
Part D budget figures that impact teacher preparation and assistive and instructional
technology.
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
R801: Ten Things Everyone Needs to Know about AT, AIM, RTI and UDL in 2008 [Affiliated with
TAM]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 4
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Speaker: Joy Zabala, AIM Consortium, CAST
Co-Speakers: Diana Carl; Vicki Hershman; Ruth Ziolkowski
Key Learning Points:
 Learn three mandates in IDEA 2004 and the Final Regulations in which the use of
technology will play an important role for many students.
 Find out how to describe possible roles of technology in providing accessible instructional
materials and Response to Intervention.
 Describe the differences between traditional and UDL environments and the impact of
each environment on decisions about accessible instructional materials and Response to
Intervention.
SENSORY (INCLUDES VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS AND DEAFNESS AND HARD OF HEARING)
S907: Guidelines for Educational Video Description
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 4
Speaker: Kay Ferrell, American Foundation for the Blind
Co-Speakers: Paul Schroeder; Mary Ann Siller
Key Learning Points:
 Identify the issues in educational video description that are different from video
description for adults.
 Learn about different strategies for video description that seem to work for children.
 Learn how to insert eDescriptions into educational media.
S901: Teaching the Use of Audio Assisted Reading
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Antigua 1 and 2
Speaker: Ike Presley, American Foundation for the Blind
Key Learning Points:
 Identify at least three tools used for audio assisted reading.
 Learn about strategies for teaching audio assisted reading.
 Discover three sources of printed information in audio format.
VENDOR
Benetech
V1130: Access and Technical Support for the NIMAC Repository through Bookshare.org
[Affiliated with NIMAS]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 2
Speaker: Jim Fruchterman
Key Learning Points:
 Learn what NIMAC is and how to access it.
 Review Bookshare and its relationship to the NIMAC repository and why Bookshare is a
trusted NIMAC Media Producer.
 Understand how Bookshare.org can help LEAs and SEAs ensure the validity of the
content they are receiving from the NIMAC so it best serves their students.
Blink Twice
V1126: Necessity....The Father of Invention
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 7 and 8
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Speaker: Patrick Brune
Co-Speakers: Richard Ellenson; Tom Nurse
Key Learning Points:
 Review motor and communication challenges of children with cerebral palsy.
 Learn of the challenges faced by families of children with disabilities.
 Review the various educational opportunities and challenges faced by children with
special needs.
Dynavox Technologies
V1106: Visual Scene Displays—Adult, Aphasia and Traumatic Brain Injury
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 2
Speaker: Kristin Whitfield
Co-Speaker: Bryan Gold
Key Learning Points:
 Review three benefits of visual scene displays for adults with aphasia as identified in
current research.
 Understand the definition of contextually rich pictures.
 Understand the definition of co-construction as it applies to visual scene displays.
Freedom Scientific BLV
V1121: Mastering MAGic 11 for the AT Trainer
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 5 and 6
Speaker: Dusty Voorhees
Co-Speaker: Dan Clark
Key Learning Points:
 Make use of the training aids available to MAGic users and trainers.
 Understand the many configurations available in MAGic and know how to utilize
configurations to enhance usability.
 Recognize possible solutions for mobile users and understand the properties of each
solution.
HumanWare USA, Inc.
V1101: Reading Speed and Comprehension with the myReader2
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 1
Speaker: Ed Wikdall
Co-Speaker: Jim Halliday
Key Learning Points:
 Review benefits of capturing and formatting in-depth reading materials to the user's
capabilities and preferences and the increased speed, comprehension and satisfaction
realized by the user.
 Learn the features and benefits of the myReader2 to provide a superior alternative to
popular CCTV technology and equipment.
 Explore case study examples of real world user's realized benefits.
Metroplex Voice Computing, Inc.
V1116: See How Student Voices Math Homework With MathTalk – From Setup-to-Printing
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 4
Speaker: Nancilu McClellan
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Key Learning Points:
 Learn how a student uses MathTalk to do homework.
 See how homework can be setup either by a student or someone else.
 Learn how to use MathTalk's training materials to learn MathTalk.
The Conover Company
V1111: Transition Assessments and Curriculum
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 3
Speaker: Terry Schmitz
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to conduct age-appropriate transition assessments.
 Understand how to create meaningful post-secondary transition goals.
 Learn how to identify curriculum using state content standards to support post-secondary
outcomes or goals.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25
Hands-On Labs 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
K-12
HOL-K303: “Oh! Now I Get it!”: Exploring Tangible and Virtual Math Manipulatives [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 1
Speaker: Angela Standridge, Region 4 Education Service Center
Key Learning Points:
 List resources for tangible manipulatives.
 Explore and utilize virtual math manipulatives via the Web.
 Identify key components of effective instructional practices for using manipulatives to
teach math concepts.
VENDOR
ABISee, Inc
HOL-V1134: How ABIsee’s Zoom-Twix Makes Visually Impaired Fully Functional in Class [HOLPC]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 2
Speaker: Lena Reznik
Key Learning Points:
 Explore new ways for low vision people to efficiently read complex pages like big science
text books, how to listen to text read aloud and view magnified graphics at the same time.
 Learn how blind people can use the latest computer technology to read printed matter.
 Review new methods for fast, hands-free scanning of books and converting them into
text, speech and Braille; great time-saver for assistive technology departments at schools
and universities.
Don Johnston Incorporated
HOL-V1135: Word Prediction: Leveling the Playing Field for Struggling Writers [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 6
Speaker: Bob Keller
Key Learning Points:
 Use the profile wizard to customize students' writing environment.
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Find out how to generate topic dictionaries.
Identify when scaffolding needs to be pulled back and removed.
Origin Instruments Corporation
HOL-V1138: Access to Mac OS X for Physically, Speech and Vision Impaired Users [HOL-M]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 7
Speaker: David Niemeijer
Co-Speaker: Mel Dashner
Key Learning Points:
 Receive overview of the solutions for people with speech, language, physcial and vision
impairments that are provided by the AssistiveWare Suite for Mac OS X.
 Learn how to use the basic features of the different programs.
 Learn how to configure and author the software to adapt it to their own students and
clients.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
A104: Every Move Counts, Clicks and Chats...It's Ready!
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 5 and 6
Speaker: Jane Korsten, EMC Inc.
Key Learning Points:
 Review a new paradigm for assessment and intervention with individuals with the most
significant sensory motor differences.
 Learn the difference between communication and language.
 Learn the weakness of traditional assessment instruments.
A101: Infusing "Floor Time" Into Your AAC Classroom Interventions
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 4
Speaker: Mira Shah, Shriners Hospital for Children
Key Learning Points:
 Define the floor time model and how it can be used effectively with AAC users.
 Describe the differences between generative language and participatory language.
 Write a language goal for an AAC user which uses the floor time model as its context.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
E200: Early Communication Success Strategies
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 4
Speaker: Pati King-DeBaun, Creative Communicating
Key Learning Points:
 List at least three different strategies that can be used to support early communication
learning in any program.
 Describe at least three light tech methods that support early communication learning.
 Describe at least three different considerations for motivating young users with high tech
systems.
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E204: Get Smart with SMART Board!
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 7 and 8
Speaker: Colleen O'Hara, Assistive Technology Services/Fairfax County Public Schools
Co-Speaker: Rita Mars
Key Learning Points:
 Gain an understanding of how to use a SMART Board in the classroom to support the
curriculum.
 Learn how to locate activities on the Internet.
 Learn how to modify activities to support the core content.
HIGHER EDUCATION / TRANSITION
H402: Transitioning Success Through Assistive Technology
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 1
Speaker: Carol O'Day, University of South Carolina/South Carolina Assistive Technology
Program
Co-Speaker: Kirk Garrett, Jr.
Key Learning Points:
 Identify potential problems in providing assistive technology for transitioning.
 Relate successful funding and acquisition strategies for assistive technology for
transitioning.
 Identify ways to increase success in using assistive technology to transition through
primary and secondary education, into the community and into the workforce.
K-12
K325: Number Sense for ALL Learners!
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 4
Speaker: Madalaine Pugliese, Simmons College
Co-Speaker: Dorothy Fitch
Key Learning Points:
 Recognize ways in which learners with special needs can access the standard math
curriculum and identify various supports to help learners practice math skills.
 Describe features of math education software that are appropriate for students with
learning challenges.
 Differentiate among math skills and relate them to math curriculum content.
POLICY
P602: AT Reuse and Liability Issues [Affiliated with Pass it On Center]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 2
Speaker: Jessica Brodey, JMB Policy Consulting
Key Learning Points:
 Acquire an understanding of liability concerns for AT recycling and reutilization programs
in general, and tools for assessing liability for your program.
 Consider how policies and procedures can minimize exposure to liability, and what
policies and procedures your program should memorialize in writing.
 Discuss the applicability of e-waste laws in the context of liability.
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P607: Perspectives on the Development of Statewide Systems for Accessible Instructional
Materials and NIMAS [Affiliated with NIMAS]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 3
Moderator: Jeff Diedrich, Michigan Integrated Technology Supports
Co-Speakers: Chuck Hitchcock; Vicki Hershman; Linnie Lee; John Eisenberg
Key Learning Points:
 Recognize three big ideas included in Section 300.172 of the Final Regulations of
IDEA 2004.
 Learn about different approaches to providing specialized formats to students with
print disabilities.
 Consider alternatives for lower existing barriers to full implementation.
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
R802: Announcing Tech in the Works 2008: Short-term Collaborative Research Competition
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 1
Speaker: Tracy Gray, National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI), American Inst. for
Research
Co-Speaker: Heidi Silver-Pacuilla
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about a new funding opportunity.
 Explore the details of the short-term research competition.
 Engage in discussion about the processes of collaboration.
R820: The KIHd System: Data Collection for Students with Autism [Affiliated with Autism]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Antigua 3 and 4
Speaker: Michael Behrman, George Mason University
Co-Speakers: Anna Evmenova; Kristine Neuber; Heidi Graff
Key Learning Points:
 Understand the support necessary for successful technological research.
 Describe the teacher-participant experiences necessary for successful training.
 Identify key decision making guidelines to maximize student learning.
SENSORY (INCLUDES VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS AND DEAFNESS AND HARD OF HEARING)
S902: Wireless, Paperless and Ready for 2020
Experience Level: Advanced
Room Name: Antigua 1 and 2
Speaker: Betsy Flener, Kentucky School for the Blind
Co-Speaker: Justine Spencer
Key Learning Points:
 Identify various technology solutions that enable high school and college students with
low vision to have full access to the educational environment in his/her preferred format.
 Identify advantages and disadvantages of technology solutions presented.
 Identify resources where hardware/software can be purchased.
WORKPLACE / TRANSITION
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W1002: SOAR with Me and Select AT
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 2
Speaker: Tracie Saab, Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Key Learning Points:
 Identify the five steps in JAN’s process for choosing assistive technology as a job
accommodation.
 Use SOAR to identify accommodation ideas and locate specific technology-related
products and resources to accommodate individuals with motor, sensory, and cognitive
impairments.
 Become knowledgeable about the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) service, Web site
and related resources.
VENDOR
Attainment Company, Inc.
V1117: Curriculum and Communication Ideas to Meet Standards in Your Classroom!
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 4
Speaker: Joni Nygard
Key Learning Points:
 Identify three tools to adapt curriculum for non-speaking population.
 Identify three programs to help meet curriculum standards.
 Name three resources for literacy development across the ages.
Code Factory, S.L.
V1102: Reading Electronic Books with Mobile DAISY Player [Affiliated with NIMAS]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 1
Speaker: Greg Gladman
Key Learning Points:
 Discover what DAISY format is and why it is relevant to the visually impaired.
 Find out where accessible electronic books and other materials can be found.
 Discuss the main features and advantages of Code Factory's Mobile DAISY Player.
Dolphin Computer Access
V1107: Smarter than your Average Phone
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 2
Speaker: Steve Bennett
Co-Speaker: Dave Williams
Key Learning Points:
 Cell phones have become a necessity in our society and need to be available to use by
everyone.
 Users with visual impairments can access Smartphone's basic and advanced features
with Smart Hal.
 Smart Hal users have access to many of Smartphone's most useful and fun third party
software programs.
Don Johnston Incorporated
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V1203: Implementing Reading and Writing Strategies with SOLO for Maximized Outcomes
[Affiliated with NIMAS]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 3
Speaker: Dave Butler
Key Learning Points:
 Discover ways to increase learning outcomes by teaching reading and writing strategies
with SOLO.
 Understand how to put these implementation methods into practice.
 See the impact demonstrated through student video clips.
Madentec Limited
V1122: The Evolution of Assistive Text Input: T9, Morse, & More
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 5 and 6
Speaker: Randy Marsden
Co-Speaker: Cliff Kushler
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how Morse Code can be used to fast text input.
 Learn how T9 can be used for fast text input.
 Explore other new technology that is just emerging that will help speed text input.
Mayer-Johnson LLC
V1112: AAC Language Intervention: Balancing Natural Opportunities and Structure Teaching
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 3
Speaker: Lori Geist
Co-Speaker: Kristin Whitfield
Key Learning Points:
 Describe three language intervention strategies for children who use AAC.
 Identify natural opportunities for language intervention and apply structured intervention
techniques for students who use AAC.
 Select and adapt language learning materials that support a balanced language
intervention program.
Tobii Technology, Inc.
V1127: Communicator Pro 4 - Communication is No Longer Just Face to Face
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 7 and 8
Speaker: John Standal
Key Learning Points:
 Identify three alternative modalities of communication for an AAC user, other than faceto-face.
 Identify four input methods of an AAC software.
 List three characteristics that an integrated AAC software title can offer.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
A105: Keep on Rockin' in the Free World: AAC and Literacy Supports that are "Cool"
Experience Level: Beginner
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Room Name: Bonaire 5 and 6
Speaker: Samuel Sennott, Discovery Center Inclusion Program, Triton Regional School District
Key Learning Points:
 Examine how to take advantage of inherently motivating and “cool” topics of art, sports,
and music.
 Learn how to best shift childish interests into more age appropriate ones, with dignity and
respect.
 Learn how to include learners with moderate to significant special needs in middle and
high school.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
E206: Play and Interaction for Children with Autism and Severe Disabilities (2-Hour Session)
[Affiliated with Autism]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Antigua 3 and 4
Speaker: Susan Norwell, Focused Learning Solutions
Key Learning Points:
 Learn to utilize communication symbols to create play communication opportunities,
support ideation and sequence in play.
 Learn to increase childrens' ability to interact and stay related with their peers and
change circle time so it is truly interactive for all children and FUN!
 Learn to layer the use of communication symbols based on a child’s developmental level
and write play based goals and objectives that are measurable.
HIGHER EDUCATION / TRANSITION
H403: Meeting the Math Media Needs of High School/College Students Who Are Blind
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 1
Speaker: Tom Hwang, Michigan State University
Co-Speaker: Alicia Li
Key Learning Points:
 Identify the software programs and hardware devices needed to transcribe math printed
materials to Braille (Nemeth Code).
 Describe how to transcribe a page of College Algebra in Nemeth Code.
 Describe how to make graphics in tactile form by using Microsoft Word and the Tiger
Braille Embosser.
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
M502: Continuing the Journey: From Alternative Assessment to Effective Intervention [Affiliated
with TAM]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 7 and 8
Speaker: Darlene Brodbeck, Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES)
Co-Speaker: Gina Drury
Key Learning Points:
 Understand the process of collecting data.
 Learn how to determine what data to collect.
 Learn to make programming decisions based on the data collected.
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M506: Digitized Text and Auto Summarization - Quick Ways to Promote Access [Affiliated with
TAM]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 2
Speaker: Debra Bauder, University of Louisville
Co-Speaker: Thomas Simmions
Key Learning Points:
 Understand the benefits of digitized text.
 Understand how to use autosummarization techniques.
 Learn techniques and strategies to use immediately in the classroom.
POLICY
P603: Envision the Possibilities: Community Collaboration for AT Awareness [Affiliated with
NATTAP]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 3
Speaker: Pamela Wentworth, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Co-Speakers: Joanna Lindsay; Beth Gordon; Michelle Schladant
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how community collaborations brings success.
 Review steps in organizing a county-wide awareness event.
 Discuss lessons learned in organizing a county-wide awareness event.
P608: What IEP Teams Need to Know about Accessible Instructional Materials and NIMAS
[Affiliated with NIMAS]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom
Speaker: Joy Zabala, AIM Consortium, CAST
Key Learning Points:
 Review the critical elements of Section 300.172 of the Final Regulations for IDEA
2004.
 List the responsibilities of the IEP team related to the provision of specialized
formats.
 Learn about fine-tuning the SETT Framework to assist IEP team decision-making
about accessible instructional materials and supporting devices and services.
POSITIONING / MOBILITY
PM701: An Overview of Wheelchair Transportation Safety
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 4
Speaker: Carmen DiGiovine, 6 Degrees of Freedom, LLC
Key Learning Points:
 Define key components of WC-19 wheelchair.
 Identify different types of securement hardware (components and assemblies).
 List resources for more information.
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
R822: How to Publish in the Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits Journal [Affiliated with
TAM]
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Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 3
Speaker: Phil Parette, Illinois State University
Co-Speakers: Dan Davies; Karen Erickson; George Peterson-Karlan
Key Learning Points:
 Learn manuscript preparation guidelines.
 Learn expectations for quality of writing.
 Learn to place emphasis on and report of outcomes and benefits.
SENSORY (INCLUDES VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS AND DEAFNESS AND HARD OF HEARING)
S905: Tools for Teachers of the Visually Impaired
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Antigua 1 and 2
Speaker: Bruce McClanahan, WA State School for the Blind
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to configure the BrailleNote, JAWS, and Kurzweil 1000 for one-handed access
with the BrailleNote.
 Learn how to use the BrailleNote in the one-handed mode to drive Kurzweil 1000.
 Learn which activities on the IntelliTools Activity Exchange are accessible for totally blind
children and the attributes of these activities that make them accessible.
VENDOR
AbleNet, Inc.
V1113: Partner Up! Literacy Achievement for Students with Moderate to Severe Needs
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 3
Speaker: Jeanne Schorsch
Co-Speakers: Janet Good; Mary Sagstetter; Beth Saunders
Key Learning Points:
 State one challenge school districts face in implementing literacy programs for students
with moderate to severe disabilities.
 State two ideas for implementing “Promising Practices” in Professional Development for
Literacy with students with moderate to severe disabilities.
 Name the Web site (www.qiat.org) which contains Quality Indicators for Assistive
Technology.
Cambium Learning Technologies, Inc.
V1206: Reading and Math Research in IntelliTools Classroom Suite Version 4
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 1
Speaker: Arjan Khalsa
Co-Speakers: Suzanne Feit; David Robertshaw; Karen Sheehan
Key Learning Points:
 Gain new knowledge about the latest research in math pedagogy for elementary grades.
 Learn detailed information about automaticity and fluency measures including physical
and cognitive latency.
 Learn about IntelliTools’ large scale research project, funded by NIH, and how the results
will impact their work.
Crick Software, Inc.
V1128: Clicker 5 – Tips, Tricks, and Other Cool Stuff
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Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 7 and 8
Speaker: John Crick
Key Learning Points:
 Clicker 5 is a powerful and easy-to-use writing support tool that incorporates exciting
multimedia features.
 Clicker 5 is fully switch-accessible and settings can be customized for students of all
abilities.
 Resources can easily be modified to accommodate a range of teaching and learning
strategies.
Freedom Scientific LSG
V1131: Internet Research for All Students Using WYNN [Affiliated with NIMAS]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 2
Speaker: Beth Thomlinson
Co-Speaker: Bonnie Hill
Key Learning Points:
 Many types of learners can be successful doing Internet research.
 WYNN can help students browse the Internet and extract relevant information more
effectively.
 WYNN's auditory and visual tools can help students focus on important, relevant
information.
HumanWare USA, Inc.
V1103: Rethinking Core Technology: With a Focus on Basic Measures Required For Braille
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 1
Speaker: JoAnn Becker
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to develop skills required for mastery of Braille reading and writing.
 Learn how the use of technology enhances overall literacy development among visually
impaired children.
 Learn how to incorporate technology into the classroom for routine task completion.
Optelec US, Inc.
V1118: A Step Beyond Notetakers: Wireless Braille Solutions in Action!
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 4
Speaker: Larry Lewis
Key Learning Points:
 See a wireless Braille display controlling a Mobile PDA/phone as well as a laptop PC.
 Discuss alternative strategies for independent task completion beyond the scope of a
traditional notetaker.
 Gain an understanding of how refreshable Braille increases a user’s efficiency when
completing a specific task.
ReadHowYouWant.com
V1196: Change the Book, Not the Reader! [Affiliated with NIMAS]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 4
Speaker: Rosanne Goodwin
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Key Learning Points:
 Books are now available in specific formats to suit the individual needs of a reader and to
enhance their learning results.
 Technology allows for accessible books to be broadly available at an affordable price.
 Publishers are interested in offering books in accessible/alternative formats.
TASH, Inc.
V1108: Steps to Access by TASH
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 2
Speaker: Paula Justice
Key Learning Points:
 Understand the factors contributing to successful computer access solutions.
 Understand the importance of using a feature matching process to determine appropriate
access methods and devices.
 Understand how to choose the best switches and computer access solutions for the
student/client.
Texthelp Systems Inc.
V1123: The GOLD Standard in Literacy Support Software
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 5 and 6
Speaker: Martin McKay
Key Learning Points:
 Describe school computer configurations that impact software selection.
 Identify options for deploying Read&Write GOLD.
 Specify advantages of various software deployment options.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31
Hands-On Labs 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
POSITIONING / MOBILITY
HOL-PM702: Switch Access from A to Z [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 1
Speaker: Dan Herlihy, Connective Technology Solutions, Inc.
Co-Speaker: Darlene Brodbeck
Key Learning Points:
 Ability to determine whether a program has built in switch accessibility.
 Ability to choose the appropriate switch to operate a program through switch access.
 Ability to create access to programs which currently do not have switch accessibility
integrated into it.
VENDOR
Cambium Learning Technologies, Inc.
HOL-V1139: Explore the New Kurzweil 3000 for Macintosh Version 4.0! [HOL-M]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 7
Speaker: Jennifer Edge-Savage
Key Learning Points:
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Gain hands-on experience with the new features and capabilities built into Kurzweil 3000
for Macintosh version 4.
Learn how to use Kurzweil 3000 for MAC to support all students in the classroom.
Gain a basic level of mastery in using Kurzweil 3000 for Macintosh Version 4.0
Mayer-Johnson, LLC
HOL-V1136: Boardmaker Plus Version 6.0: The Next Steps! [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 6
Speaker: Lisa Kehoe
Key Learning Points:
 Apply various additional features of Boardmaker Plus Version 6.0 in the creation of on
screen activities.
 Create instructional activities using additional features of Boardmaker Plus Version 6.0.
 Practice additional, intermediate features of Boardmaker Plus Version 6.0 using the
presenter’s instruction and supplementary learning materials.
Microsoft
HOL-V1210: Creating Visually Appealing Office Documents Without a Mouse [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 2
Speaker: Daniel Hubbell
Co-Speaker: Reed Shaffner
Key Learning Points:
 Create Smart-art graphics.
 Design and use table templates.
 Use conditional formatting of data.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
E206: Play and Interaction for Children with Autism and Severe Disabilities (2-Hour Session)
[Affiliated with Autism]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Antigua 3 and 4
Speaker: Susan Norwell, Focused Learning Solutions
Key Learning Points:
 Utilize communication symbols to create play communication opportunities, support
ideation and sequence in play.
 Increase childrens' ability to interact and stay related with their peers and change circle
time so it is truly interactive for all children and FUN!
 Learn to layer the use of communication symbols based on a child’s developmental level
and write play based goals and objectives that are measurable.
K-12
K302: Amazing Math Toolbox for Teachers
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 2
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Speaker: David Davis, FDLRS/TECH
Co-Speaker: Ian Prietz
Key Learning Points:
 Review how assistive technologies for math provide physical supports.
 Review how assistive technologies for math provide cognitive supports.
 Review how assistive technologies for math provide productivity supports.
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
M503: Using Technology to Adapt Literacy for the Physically and Cognitively Impaired
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 7 and 8
Speaker: Lori Bujalski, Horizon High School
Co-Speaker: Brian Dreisbach
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to choose and adapt age appropriate reading material for clients ages 14-21.
 Use multi-media software to create adapted reading material.
 Learn how to incorporate multi-media in the classroom to enhance the reading
experience.
POLICY
P609: Fulfilling the Promise of NIMAS: Putting It All Together [Affiliated with NIMAS]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 3
Speaker: Linnie Lee, Kentucky Department of Education
Co-Speaker: Preston Lewis
Key Learning Points:
 Gain a basic understanding of NIMAS from an SEA and classroom perspective.
 Provide real life examples of the value of digital text for impacting student access to the
general curriculum and performance.
 Review lessons learned in Kentucky and recommendations for other textbook adoption
states.
P604: Remaining at Home...Priceless [Affiliated with NATTAP]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 3
Speaker: Judie Lee, Interagency Program For Assistive Technology
Key Learning Points:
 Assistive technology is an essential support service for people with disabilities or chronic
illness wishing to remain living in their own home and yet is not widely recognized or
acknowledged.
 The comprehensive AT services needed to ensure successful acquisition and use of the
devices.
 Cost effectiveness and the potential impact of the assistive technology service
component for people wanting to remain in their home and avoid or delay moving to a
more restrictive environment.
P613: SLATEd for Success: State Leaders for AT in Education Unite!
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 4
Speaker: Jeff Diedrich, Michigan Integrated Technology Supports
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Co-Speakers: Diana Carl; David Grapka; Jeff McCormick
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about history, purpose, and membership of SLATE.
 Identify SLATE initiatives and activities.
 Find out how states can be involved and benefit from participation.
POSITIONING / MOBILITY
PM700: I’ve Got a Switch, Now What? Teaching Switch Use through Functional Activities
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 5 and 6
Speaker: Matthew Press, Pendergast Elementary School District
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about switch interfaces which allow switches to plug into a computer.
 Learn about the hierarchy of teaching switch scanning.
 Learn about resources to use when teaching switch use.
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
R804: AT Assessment Procedures: Teachers' Reports of School District Practices [Affiliated with
TAM]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 4
Speaker: Margaret Bausch, University of Kentucky
Co-Speakers: Melinda Ault; John Bausch Castellani
Key Learning Points:
 Identify trends in AT assessment practices.
 Identify best practices in AT assessment.
 Identify barriers to providing AT assessment services to students.
SENSORY (INCLUDES VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS AND DEAFNESS AND HARD OF HEARING)
S909: Strategies for Tying Teaching the Nemeth Code to Assistive Technology
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Antigua 1 and 2
Speaker: Cecilia Robinson, Region 4 Education Service Center
Co-Speaker: Suzanne Scannell
Key Learning Points:
 Identify Nemeth Code needed at each grade level.
 Learn about assistive technology to support teaching of Nemeth Code.
 Identify resources to support instruction of Nemeth Code.
S904: Technology-Based Communications for the Deaf-Blind
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 2
Speaker: Anne Taylor, National Federation of the Blind
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about the latest innovations in communication first hand and hands-on.
 Explore simpler, more efficient ways of communicating with the deaf-blind.
 Review the historical understanding of deaf-blind communications.
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WORKPLACE / TRANSITION
W1009: Working in a Virtual Economy Part 1: Successful Telework and Teletrade Strategies
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 1
Speaker: Lloyd Tribley, Tribley~Wu and Associates
Key Learning Points:
 Understand the core strategies for developing a successful telework business including a
brief introduction to teletrade and telecollaboration.
 Become familiar with some of the key terminology covering telework, teletrade, and
telecollaboration.
 Learn a number of resources they can access to promote their telework business.
VENDOR
Adaptivation, Inc.
V1114: AAC and the Classroom
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 3
Speaker: Lori Dahlquist
Co-Speaker: Amy Koch
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to incorporate the use of communication aids, switches, environmental
controls and other assistive devices into classroom activities.
 Use assistive technology to encourage interaction between students who are disabled
and students who are not disabled.
 Bring out the creative side in their students by using assistive technology.
Advanced Multimedia Devices Inc. (AMDi)
V1129: Mission Organization: Time Saving Tools to Bring Order to Your Assistive Tech
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 7 and 8
Speaker: Allison Vice
Co-Speaker: Sherry Hollingsworth
Key Learning Points:
 Discuss two strategies used to locate AT equipment in use in their respective school
districts utilizing tracking software.
 List three strategies that can be utilized to produce data concerning AT use in their
school district.
 Demonstrate steps needed to catalog equipment inventory using tracking software.
Assistive Technology, Inc.
V1205: Visual Scene Displays: A Functional Approach to AAC
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 1
Speaker: Keith Woodbury
Co-Speaker: Phyl T. Macomber
Key Learning Points:
 Define visual scene displays (VSD) and their advantages while contrasting this approach
with traditional grid-based communication systems.
 Understand a process for transitioning from low technology VSD communication
systems, to static and dynamic VSD’s on speech generating devices.
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Identify the design components involved in progressing from a VSD to a hybrid
communication display for expansion of language and vocabulary.
Blink Twice
V1119: Let's Tango! to Communication
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 4
Speaker: Patrick Brune
Co-Speaker: Rachel Ginzburg
Key Learning Points:
 State three communication challenges faced by AAC users as stated in current research
and readings.
 State two examples of best practices for interactive AAC messaging options and how
they can be applied for more efficient and effective communication.
 Review and learn at least three different access methods and how adaptations can be
made to improve speed of communication as supported through best practices in
intervention and assessment.
Learning Magic Inc.
V1109: The Writing Bin
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 2
Speaker: Byron Wilkes
Co-Speaker: Vicki Clarke
Key Learning Points:
 The Writing Bin provides a solid basis for self-selected and guided writing success for a
wide range of students with varying cognitive and physical capabilities.
 The Writing Bin templates provide powerful, flexible yet easy to use opportunities for both
teachers and students to succeed. In conjunction with that point, hear and see how
educators, therapists and students are already successful using these proven
templates/activities.
 Students are highly engaged, focused and motivated to write through the flexibility of the
underlying templates and the supplemental curricular material that is available through
Learning Magic, Inc. and The Writing Bin.
Slater Software, Inc.
V1199: Response to Intervention: One School's Successes in Active Problem Solving
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 4
Speaker: Jean Slater
Key Learning Points:
 Define Response to Intervention.
 Relate intervention strategies to learner profiles.
 Propose interventions for student case studies.
SoftTouch, Inc.
V1124: Engaged to Learn
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 5 and 6
Speaker: Jo Meyer
Co-Speaker: Anthony Goss
Key Learning Points:
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Learn strategies from the classroom management to help the student with cognitive
engagement.
Learn strategies from the teaching style to help the student with cognitive engagement.
Learn strategies from the curriculum adaptations to help the student with cognitive
engagement.
VisionCue, LLC
V1104: The New ALVA Braille Controller and WayFinder
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 1
Speaker: Lawrence Lake
Co-Speaker: Ivar Illing
Key Learning Points:
 Become introduced to the Alva BC640 with Audio Feature Pack.
 Gain an understanding as to the advantages of accessing numerous real-life applications
and effectively complete tasks in the classroom and work place.
 Explore mobility with WayFinder.
ATIA EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
Sessions are listed in chronological order and then by strand to coincide with the Session Grid
(found in your registration bag). Use the tools together to plan which sessions you wish to attend
during the concurrent session times throughout the conference.
Experience Levels:
Beginner: Content is tailored for those new to Assistive Technology.
Intermediate: Basic understanding of the topic is suggested.
Advanced: Advanced knowledge of the applications and concepts is recommended.
[HOL-M] This Hands-On Lab utilizes a Macintosh.
[HOL-PC] This Hands-On Lab utilizes a PC.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Hands-On Labs 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
WORKPLACE / TRANSITION
HOL-W1006: Digital Video/Audio Prompting Using the Video iPod Device [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 1
Speaker: Daniel McNulty, PATINS-Project
Co-Speaker: Sandy Stabenfeldt
Key Learning Points:
 Identify a Video iPod device, turn it on and manipulate it's menus and settings.
 Edit a digital video that they shoot, breaking it up with a task analysis, inserting still
images, voice narrative prompting and mp3 audio using entirely free software.
 Convert the final audio/video file into an iPod compatible format and successfully upload
this converted audio/video file to a Video iPod Device.
VENDOR
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Blink Twice
HOL-V1174: Tango!Lab - Creating Content for your Tango! [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 6
Speaker: Patrick Brune
Co-Speaker: Tom Morse
Key Learning Points:
 Learn three key points why it's important to create meaningful content for each individual
AAC user.
 Create three new talk topics that support communication for individuals who use the
Tango! speech generating device.
 Create three unique communication supports with digital photos taken from the Internet.
Freedom Scientific LSG
HOL-V1170: Combining Speech, Magnification, and Braille; Maximizing Your Effectiveness [HOLPC]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 2
Speaker: Dusty Voorhees
Co-Speaker: Eric Damery
Key Learning Points:
 Understand the difference between accessibility of application and the productivity tools
provided by MAGic and JAWS.
 Discover the visual, speech, sound and Braille options available through MAGic and
JAWS.
 Become familiar with accessing Windows Vista and Office 2007 utilizing MAGic and
JAWS.
HOL-V1216: Getting Started with VoiceOver in Mac OS X, Leopard [HOL-M]
Experience Level: All
Room: Caribbean Ballroom 7
Speaker: Mary Beth Janes
Co-Speakers: Mike Shebanek; Sarah Herrlinger
Key learning points:
 Learn to configure VoiceOver for your specific needs.
 Navigate the operating system with VoiceOver.
 Use and interact with a variety of applications using VoiceOver.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
8:00 am – 9:00 am
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
A107: Results Matter!
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 7 and 8
Speaker: Robert Crisler, LiveShare Assistive Technology Foundation
Key Learning Points:
 There are substantial untapped resources readily available that exist to meet very
specific individual needs.
 There is no reason that any non-verbal child in America should not have access to
quality speech output. There are some very good creative problem solvers that are
working to overcome the barriers these children face.
 Leave with an understanding of and access to, all of our products and services.
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
E203: Supported Book Reading Strategies for Promoting Early Language Development
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 4
Speaker: Pati King-DeBaun, Creative Communicating
Key Learning Points:
 Describe the four levels of literacy engagement.
 Describe at least four different strategies that can be used for students at the
engagement and reciprocal engagement levels.
 Describe at least five aspects of progress monitoring and early literacy development.
HIGHER EDUCATION / TRANSITION
H404: Update on Automated Tactile Graphics
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 1
Speaker: Dan Comden, University of Washington
Key Learning Points:
 Understand current and proposed tactile graphics production.
 Witness the TGA software working with a variety of image types.
 Learn how textbook images can be shared with other users.
K-12
K305: Autism and Assistive Technology: A Look at the Evidence [Affiliated with Autism]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 2
Speaker: Annalee Anderson, Prentke Romich Company
Co-Speakers: Patricia Wright; Cheryl Volkman
Key Learning Points:
 Become aware of intervention outcomes pertinent to assistive technology and autism.
 Become aware of intervention outcomes pertinent to AAC and autism.
 Become aware of intervention outcomes pertinent to computers and autism.
K310: You Know They Know It, How Do They Show It? [Affiliated with TAM]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Antigua 3 and 4
Speaker: Darlene Brodbeck, Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES)
Co-Speaker: Dan Herlihy
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to create performance-based assessments that incorporate the concepts of
universal design for learning with students with significant disabilities using a variety of
software programs.
 Learn how to create activities that link to the state standards yet measure what your
student does or does not know.
 Learn how to capture the data, based on the student's performance, to further support
educational programming.
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
M504: Test Me: Let Me Show You What I Know
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Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 4
Speaker: Scott Marfilius, Educational/Assistive Technology Consultant
Key Learning Points:
 Describe appropriate assessment strategies for students with severe disabilities.
 Explain how to appropriately design assessment situations.
 Describe the role assessment should play in the instructional design for programming for
students with severe disabilities.
POLICY
P628: Advocacy Strategies: Structured Negotiations and Access to Information and Technology
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Antigua 1 and 2
Speaker: Lainey Feingold, Law Office of Elaine B. Feingold
Co-Speaker: Paul Schroeder
Key Learning Points:
 Review how advocates are achieving accessibility without filing lawsuits.
 Review types of accessible technology that have been achieved with structured
negotiations, including Talking ATMs, Web accessibility, tactile point of sale devices and
accessible pedestrian signals.
 Learn how to advocate for accessible Web sites and involve people with disabilities in the
process.
P620: Educating Policymakers to Expand Assistive Technology Services and Supports [Affiliated
with NATTAP]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 4
Speaker: Rocky Nichols, Disability Rights Center of Kansas, Inc. (the Ks Protection and
Advocacy System)
Key Learning Points:
 Message Development - how to develop the "point" you want to convey.
 Education Policymakers 101 - how to not "lobby" but instead carefully and reasonably
educate policymakers on assistive technology public policy and how it impacts people
with disabilities.
 Applying the lessons and curriculum in the real world - real examples will be used that
show how attendees can take the curriculum of this session and apply it in their state.
P619: Making it Happen! Resources for Implementing Accessible Instructional Materials and
NIMAS [Affiliated with NIMAS]
Moderator: Joy Zabala, AIM Consortium, CAST
Co-Speakers: Bonnie Jones; Skip Stahl; Vicki Hershman; Kirk Behnke
Key Learning Points:
 Identify challenges to timely provision of specialized formats as required by Section
300.172 of the Final Regulations of IDEA 2004.
 Receive information about resources that support effective implementation of this
mandate.
 Learn about current implementation initiatives.
P614: Pass it On! Overview of National AT Reuse Center [Affliated with Pass it On Center]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 3
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Speaker: Joy Kniskern, M.Ed., CRC, Georgia Dept. of Labor/VR Program/Tools for Life
Co-Speaker: Carolyn Phillips
Key Learning Points:
 Come learn about reuse and The Pass It On Center, a national technical assistance and
coordination center on appropriate reuse of assistive technology.
 Discuss why people are reusing assistive technology and durable medical equipment.
 Discover how reutilization can help folks who are unable to get new equipment.
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
R806: Is More Better? Web-Based History Instruction for Diverse Learners [Affiliated with TAM]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 1
Speaker: Cynthia Okolo, Michigan State University
Co-Speakers: Anne Heutsche; Emily Bouck; Carol Sue Englert
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about the challenges of history instruction for diverse learners and ways in which
resources on the Web can improve history instruction.
 Learn about the design and features of the Virtual History Museum and how it can be
used in the history classroom.
 Learn about the measures developed to assess the impact of the VHM and how the
frequency of VHM use affects the performance of students who have mild disabilities.
R811: Twelve Years Using Speech Recognition in Education: Where are We Now? [Affiliated with
TAM]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 2
Speaker: Cheryl Temple, Assistive Technology Services - Fairfax County Public Schools
Co-Speakers: Nancy Icke; Rachel Perella
Key Learning Points:
 Learn successful methods for implementing speech recognition into an educational
setting.
 Learn how speech recognition can be integrated into the writing process using additional
software.
 Learn what issues continue to be challenging for teachers and students using speech
recognition.
VENDOR
Cambium Learning Technologies, Inc.
V1165: Kurzweil3000 and ICS: MORE Than Just Special Education AT!
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 7 and 8
Speaker: Suzanne Feit
Co-Speakers: Jennifer Edge-Savage
Key Learning Points:
 Develop a better understanding of how to bridge the gap from learning to read, to reading
to learn and apply knowledge.
 Teaching students study strategies are powerful indicators for promoting success and
independent learners.
 Kurzweil3000 and IntelliTools Classroom Suite can provide an environment that is not
only accessible but also enables teachers direct access to the mandated curriculum and
state standards for all students.
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gh, LLC
V1155: A Formal Study of MathSpeak: Spoken Math for Disabled Students
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 4
Speaker: David Schleppenbach
Co-Speakers: Mick Isaacson; Lyle LLoyd
Key Learning Points:
 Participate in a basic introduction to the MathSpeak language and technology.
 See a presentation of results and methodology for formal studies of MathSpeak with
students.
 Understand how MathSpeak can be used with Digital Talking Books and NIMAS files.
Mayer-Johnson, LLC
V1150: The Fun Factor: Using Sounds, Movies and More with Boardmaker Plus
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 3
Speaker: Lisa Kehoe
Key Learning Points:
 Construct fun, instructional activities on Boardmaker Plus using multimedia.
 Apply new features and techniques to the creation of Boardmaker Plus activities, while
integrating “fun” elements.
 Discuss the various uses for integrating multimedia into Boardmaker Plus instructional
activities.
Optelec US, Inc.
V1160: Let Your Fingers do the Walking: Exploring Mobile Access
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 5 and 6
Speaker: Larry Lewis
Key Learning Points:
 Understand how a mobile screenreader provides access to PDA/cellular phones.
 View these solutions as positive alternatives to proprietary notetaker technologies.
 Comprehend how access to mobile devices enhances the ability of the vision impaired
consumer to share and synchronize relevant data with sighted colleagues.
Origin Instruments Corporation
V1140: New Universal Access Solutions for Physically Impaired Mac OS X Users
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 1
Speaker: David Niemeijer
Key Learning Points:
 Learn the difference between dedicated “disability” software versus universal access
solutions.
 Learn how people with severe disabilities can express their creativity and skills using
regular software.
 Experience, through the case studies, the difference modern technology - when used to
its full potential - can make in people’s lives.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
E202: See It, Hear It, Feel It, Read It: A Multi-sensory Approach to Early Literacy
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 4
Speaker: Paula Justice, Alamance Burlington School System
Key Learning Points:
 Learn a variety of ways to adapt curriculum materials to meet students’ individual needs.
 Learn why a multi-sensory approach to learning can benefit all students, not just those
with special needs.
 Learn how templates are used to create reading, writing, math and other materials for
thematic units.
HIGHER EDUCATION / TRANSITION
H405: Strategies for Implementing 508 in the University Environment
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 1
Speaker: Howard Kramer, University of Colorado - Boulder
Key Learning Points:
 Review the increasing importance of Web and media access at the university level.
 Discuss strategies and approaches for implementing accessible Web and media policies
on campus.
 Question and answer on any area of campus access.
K-12
K301: It Takes a Village - Creating Thematic Visuals and Accessible Literacy Activities
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 2
Speaker: Janet Good, Assistive Technology Education Network, Florida Volusia County Schools
Co-Speaker: Marcia Sterner
Key Learning Points:
 Become familiar with visual supports for thematic units.
 Access a variety of software templates for literacy activities.
 Identify effective professional development activities for creating resources.
K313: NIMAS Dot by Dot [Affiliated with NIMAS]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 3
Speaker: Peter Sullivan, Duxbury Systems, Inc.
Co-Speaker: Eileen Curran
Key Learning Points:
 Review what a NIMAS file is and where to get one.
 Discuss what benefits there are to NIMAS for the Braille world.
 Learn what intervention is needed to turn a NIMAS file into into reader-ready Braille.
K311: Terrific Teacher Tools…
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 2
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Speaker: Jennifer K Bell, Clark County Public Schools
Key Learning Points:
 Identify three curriculum access tools from Texthelp Systems Inc.
 Describe software options that may be set to individual student needs.
 Edit an electronic file relative to student needs.
K306: Using Technology to Develop Social Skills in Students with Autism [Affiliated with Autism]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Antigua 3 and 4
Speaker: Deborah Newton, Southern Connecticut State University
Co-Speaker: Ruth Eren
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about the essential elements of social skill development stories.
 Learn about the recommended procedure for implementing social skill development
stories.
 Learn about software programs and Internet resources that can be used to support social
skill development stories.
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
M505: Receptive Before Expressive: Providing Meaningful Language Models for Potential
Scanners
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 7 and 8
Speaker: Linda J. Burkhart, Private Consultant
Key Learning Points:
 Explain the communication challenges faced by children with physical and multiple
disabilities who are not able to use direct selection for access.
 Describe how to model self-talk when communicating using scanning.
 Discuss creative strategies for providing aided language stimulation using multimodalities and visual and auditory scanning.
POLICY
P621: California State University Designs Accessibility into a Campus-wide IT system
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 4
Speaker: Frederick Bowes, American Foundation for the Blind - AFB Consulting
Co-Speaker: Mark Turner
Key Learning Points:
 Review the importance of assuring that university IT systems are equally accessible to all
constituents (students, faculty, staff and public) regardless of any disabilities they may be
living with.
 Discuss the importance of establishing a systematic, structured approach to identifying
accessibility pressure points in IT implementations and establishing protocols for
addressing them.
 Learn the importance of developing an accessibility implementation game plan that will
reduce the downstream effort and cost of remediating accessibility problems as they
come up.
P615: Using Matched Savings Accounts (IDAs) and AT-IDAs to Acquire Assistive Technology
[Affiliated with NATTAP]
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Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 3
Speaker: Basil Kessler, Kansas Assistive Technology Cooperative (KATCO)
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about the visual characteristics of small screen visual displays and how they relate
to making a small screen more viewable to people with low vision.
 Learn about the clinical study conducted by AFB TECH to determine optimal visual
display parameters for visually impaired people.
 Learn how AFB intends to advocate for adoption of its research-based guidelines into
devices with small screen displays.
POSITIONING / MOBILITY
PM703: Impact of Assistive Technologies on a Person with Muscular Dystrophy
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 4
Speaker: Érik Langlois, Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec (IRDPQ)
Co-Speakers: Yves Couture; Louise Pagé; Françcois Routhier
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how high technology solutions can generate significant benefits for clients with very
high level of impairments.
 Learn how to install fiber switch for a lips activation.
 Know the different access modes available for assistive technologies devices by using
the powered wheel chair control.
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
R807: What's Sudoku Got to Do With Data?
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 1
Speaker: Jane Korsten, EMC Inc.
Key Learning Points:
 Review the critical elements of 'good' data.
 Learn how to develop a data sheet that is appropriate for the situation.
 Learn what to do with the data sheet after it is developed.
SENSORY (INCLUDES VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS AND DEAFNESS AND HARD OF HEARING)
S914: Cochlear Implantation and Educational Achievement
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 5 and 6
Speaker: Nick Fina, University of Delaware, School of Education
Co-Speakers: Brandy Harvey; Diane Merin
Key Learning Points:
 Learn what cochlear implants are and how they affect recipients.
 Explain the relationship between hearing loss and reading attainment and the impact that
cochlear implants can have in this aspect of elementary education.
 List typical classroom accommodations for children who have received cochlear implants.
S906: Low-cost Versus Full-feature Screen Access Software
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Antigua 1 and 2
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Speaker: Anne Taylor, National Federation of the Blind
Key Learning Points:
 Educate users about the advantages and disadvantages of different screen access
software packages.
 Give deeper understanding of the technical differences involved.
 Allow more educated decisions in purchasing or recommending any of these products.
VENDOR
Advanced Multimedia Devices Inc. (AMDi)
V1151: Time Saving Tips for Creators of Both Static and Dynamic Pages
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 3
Speaker: Allison Vice
Key Learning Points:
 Identify and discuss key components that must be present in both a static and dynamic
communication display.
 List and discuss how a static communication display can be adapted to become a
dynamic display page set.
 Learn strategies and techniques that can be used to make static display communication
overlays more interactive and user friendly.
Dolphin Computer Access
V1141: The Pen that Won't Run Dry
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 1
Speaker: Steve Bennett
Key Learning Points:
 Supernova on the Pen can allow people with visual impairments access to any PC they
walk up to.
 Supernova accommodates the need for both a full-screen magnifier and full-screen
reader.
 Students gain more flexibility with their work space and access to their digital campus by
utilizing a Dolphin Pen.
Laureate Learning Systems, Inc.
V1156: Early Vocabulary and Communication Approaches for Children with ASD [Affiliated with
Autism]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 4
Speaker: Mary Wilson
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to teach children with ASD a core receptive vocabulary.
 Learn methods for helping children with ASD expressively use the words they know.
 Learn how to use software to develop communication competence in children with ASD.
LevelStar, LLC
V1146: Improving Student Productivity through Technology
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 2
Speaker: Marc Mulcahy
Key Learning Points:
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Learn how to use the Word Processor.
Learn how to use the Planner.
Learn how to use the Library.
SoftTouch, Inc.
V1161: Level the Curriculum for Success
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 5 and 6
Speaker: Jo Meyer
Co-Speaker: Mark Fulton
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to individualize the curriculum for engagement and success.
 Learn how to take curriculum materials already made in My Own BookShelf and adapt it
to your student's needs.
 Learn how to scaffold curriculum for student success.
The Conover Company
V1166: Self-Determination
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 7 and 8
Speaker: Terry Schmitz
Key Learning Points:
 Become aware of the key components to self-determination.
 Learn how to assess for self-determination.
 Discuss how to provide intervention strategies for self-determination.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Hands-On Labs 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
K-12
HOL-K315: The “ Write” Tools for Writing [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 2
Speaker: Scott Marfilius, Educational/Assistive Technology Consultant
Co-Speaker: Kelly Fonner
Key Learning Points:
 Describe the writing process and features within Read&Write GOLD that support that
process.
 Identify strategies for using technology to support writing.
 Discuss collaborative features between Read&Write GOLD and MS Word that support
writing.
HOL-K329: Wikis, Databases & Online Learning – Using WYNN to Support All Learners [HOLPC]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 6
Speaker: Bill Schulte
Co-Speaker: Sheri Wiseman
Key Learning Points TBA.
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VENDOR
EVAS
HOL-V1121: EVAS: Guide Software Suite with Built-In Speech and Large Print [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 1
Speaker: Jerry Swerdlick
Key Learning Points:
 Receive a free demo of Guide Version 4.0 and learn about the new Guide Hands-Free
with Dragon.
 Experience Guide’s easy to use Menu driven applications and built-in large print and
speech.
 See the new and innovative Guide Hands-Free working with Dragon to create
documents, email and much more.
SoftTouch, Inc.
HOL-V1175: Show Me Off! I Can Access a Computer! [HOL-M]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 7
Speaker: Linda Bidabe
Key Learning Points:
 Assess a student's computer access skills both physically and cognitively.
 Provide the educator with clear step-by-step methods and tools for improving access
skills.
 Effectively set up existing programs to utilize the student's most reliable skills.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
A109: Social Scripts and Literacy: A Win-Win Combo!
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 4
Speaker: Caroline Musselwhite, AAC Intervention
Key Learning Points:
 Describe social scripts for sharing literacy events.
 Summarize light and high tech strategies for using literacy to co-construct social scripts.
 Discuss the interrelatedness of reading, writing, speaking, and listening for AAC users.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
E201: See the Difference Low-Tech Technology and Visual Supports Can Make!
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 4
Speaker: Jennifer Williams, Siskin Children's Institute (SCI)
Co-Speaker: Lindsey Keith
Key Learning Points:
 Increase knowledge of using low-tech assistive technology and teaching strategies to
create a successful inclusive early childhood setting.
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Gain understanding of adaptive solutions to develop language, social acceptance and
play opportunities that support student’s of all abilities.
Gain understanding on how to adapt a thematic unit to ensure that children with and
without disabilities can all actively participate and learn together.
K-12
K314: Bridging the Digital Divide: Converging Print and Digital Contents [Affiliated with NIMAS]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 3
Speaker: Jason E. Barkeloo, Somatic Digital
Key Learning Points:
 Review prescriptive delivery of learning objects.
 Learn inclusiveness through hybrid print and digital experiences.
 Review multi-sensory content provisioning to enhance literacy.
K327: Shedding Light on the Hidden Curriculum: Technology for Students with Autism [Affiliated
with Autism]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Antigua 3 and 4
Speaker: Sean Smith, University of Kansas
Co-Speakers: Sheila Smith
Key Learning Points:
 Understand issues surrounding the hidden curriculum and how, if ignored, the significant
consequences this could have on autistic students’ overall development.
 Understand how universally designed technology-based solutions are readily available
and applicable in meeting the developmental needs of students with autism and can often
make the difference in meaningful inclusion to the general curriculum.
 Understand how assistive technology solutions for students with autism can also serve as
excellent instructional technology solutions for ALL students in the general education
classroom.
K307: The Assistive Technology Wizard - A Student Compass Tool
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 1
Speaker: Maureen Jones, Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education
Co-Speakers: Jeanne Dwyer
Key Learning Points:
 Highlight strategies for utilizing the Assistive Technology Wizard to prepare for and
facilitate collaboration during IEP meetings.
 Identify phases of an “AT Cycle” occurring during development and implementation of
students’ IEP's that ensure consideration of each student’s unique needs when making
decisions about assistive technology.
 Use data-driven decision making to monitor effectiveness of assistive technology devices
and services.
K312: TNT: Blast into the 21st Century
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 2
Speaker: Mike Marotta, CP of New Jersey
Co-Speakers: Kirk Behnke
Key Learning Points:
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Learn strategies to provide professional development opportunities to reluctant
technology learners.
Explore the numerous ways in which software, hardware and Web-based strategies can
provide opportunities for learners, as well as those reluctant techno-phobes.
Apply new strategies and acquire new tools and resources surrounding the 21st century
classroom.
POLICY
P622: Accessibility Development in China
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Boca 4
Speaker: Wei Zhang, China Academy of Telecommunication Research MII
Key Learning Points:
 Review the current situation of Chinese accessibility.
 Review Chinese accessibility strategies and policies.
 Review the development of accessibility standards.
P616: AT Reuse and Transition [Affiliated with Pass it On Center]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 3
Speaker: Joe Tedesco
Co-Speaker: Janie Worton
Key Learning Points TBA.
P612: Web Accessibility: January 2008 Legal Update - Case Law, Structured Negotiations and
Legal Strategies [Affiliated with NATTAP]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Antigua 1 and 2
Speaker: Lainey Feingold, Law Office of Elaine B. Feingold
Co-Speakers: Paul Schroeder
Key Learning Points:
 Review the current state of the law in the US in connection with Web accessibility.
 Discuss different advocacy strategies (including regulatory/policy work; litigation;
structured negotiations; etc.) for achieving Web accessibility and the pros and cons of
each.
 Explore the future of advocacy efforts and key components of a successful strategy.
POSITIONING / MOBILITY
PM705: Seating and Wheeled Mobility in Primary and Secondary Education
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 7 and 8
Speaker: Carmen DiGiovine, 6 Degrees of Freedom, LLC
Key Learning Points:
 Describe at least three styles of manual wheelchair and the purpose of each.
 Describe the three types of power wheelchairs (aka power mobility devices) and their
purpose.
 Describe at least three seating system components (e.g. seat cushion, back support,
extrinsic support) and how to adjust or customize the component.
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RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
R821: Benefits of AT User Groups with Early Childhood Education Professionals [Affiliated with
TAM]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 5 and 6
Speaker: Phil Parette, Illinois State University
Co-Speakers: Julia B. Stoner; Emily H. Watts; Brian Wojcik
Key Learning Points:
 Learn identification of core members and leadership roles.
 Learn resource commitments.
 Learn to conduct meetings and outcomes monitoring strategies.
R808: QIAT Conversations: Update 2008 [Affiliated with TAM]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Boca 1
Speaker: Diana Carl, Region 4 ESC
Co-Speakers: Joy Zabala; Gayl Bowser, Penny Reed, Kelly Fonner; Tricia Lakutis
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about recent QIAT developments, updates of QIAT activities, documents and tools
and future development plans.
 Learn how to use the new QIAT Web site to participate actively in the QIAT Community,
including but not limited to the joining the QIAT List.
 Learn about annual QIAT Summits and how to participate.
WORKPLACE / TRANSITION
W1003: Planning for Transitions to Group Homes and Supported Work Environments [Affiliated
with TAM]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 2
Speaker: Gayl Bowser, Assistive Technology Collaborations
Key Learning Points:
 Assistive technology users who can advocate for themselves or have knowledgeable
advocates are more likely to keep using their AT tools successfully after transitions than
those who are not able to advocate for themselves.
 There are specific skills related to self advocacy for assistive technology that can be
taught to all students.
 Self-advocacy skills that students need to develop fall into five areas. They are choice
making, decision making, goal setting, problem solving, and self-evaluation.
VENDOR
Crick Software, Inc.
V1167: Creating Alternate Assessment Activities with ClozePro
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 7 and 8
Speaker: Tania Johnston
Key Learning Points:
 Alternate assessment activities can be created quickly with ClozePro.
 ClozePro’s clear reporting system can be used to provide evidence of student progress.
 ClozePro is fully switch accessible and can be used by students of all abilities.
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Freedom Scientific BLV
V1147: PAC Mate Accessible Pocket PC - The Next Generation
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 2
Speaker: Jonathan Mosen
Co-Speaker: Ron Miller
Key Learning Points:
 Gain an appreciation for the balance that must be achieved between blindness-specific
features and the need to have access to off-the-shelf applications in order to keep pace
with a rapidly changing world.
 Gain an understanding of how PAC mate can improve educational outcomes.
 Gain an understanding of how PAC mate can improve productivity and efficiency in the
workplace.
Handy Tech GmbH
V1157: Sensitive Braille Displays with ATC Technology
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 4
Speaker: Sigi Kipke
Key Learning Points:
 Review the basic principle of how Braille displays are used to provide access for blind
user to computers.
 Learn how Active Tactile Control (ATD) helps to improve the efficiency to interact with a
computer as a blind user.
 Explore how tools based on ATC can help learning Braille and how can this tools provide
more information of the Braille learning process for teachers so that they are able to help
there students individually.
Learning Magic Inc.
V1152: Sticky Books
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 3
Speaker: Byron Wilkes
Co-Speaker: Melissa Weaver
Key Learning Points:
 Review what can affect 'stickiness' from a learning standpoint in many children.
 Learn what factors have Learning Magic, incorporated into their book collections to
improve the 'stickiness' factor.
 Attendees will also learn how they can easily modify the textual content of the books to
meet different cognitive and reading levels of their students.
Madentec Limited
V1162: Computer Access: the State of the Art with New Envoy & DiscoverPro
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 5 and 6
Speaker: Randy Marsden
Key Learning Points:
 Access the Mac computer without a keyboard or mouse.
 Learn how to access a Windows computer without a keyboard or mouse.
 Review what situation each access solution is best suited to.
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Slater Software, Inc.
V1142: From Pictures to Literacy: Measuring Success
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 1
Speaker: Roxanne Butterfield
Key Learning Points:
 Identify receptive and expressive language components of literacy.
 Recognize the sequential behaviors students exhibit when picture-assistance is needed
for reading and writing success.
 Examine ways to assess literacy growth with or without picture assistance.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
A110: Augmentative Communication Evaluations Simplified: Tools and Resources
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Caribbean
Speaker: Debby McBride, AAC TechConnect
Co-Speaker: Elizabeth (Libby) Rush
Key Learning Points:
 Identify the five types of information needed for performing quality AAC evaluations.
 Name the components of a cost effective toolkit for AAC evaluations.
 Identify procedures and resources to use in the AAC decision making process.
K-12
K308: Practical Resources for Implementing AT in the Classroom
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 1
Speaker: John Drescher, Special Education Technology - British Columbia (SET-BC)
Co-Speakers: Joe Cash; Yvonne Green; Sheldon Harris
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how collaborative planning for AT implementation facilitates student success.
 Identify how training strategies and resources support AT implementation.
 Learn how to find quality resources at the SETBC Web site.
POLICY
P617: AT Training and Demonstration Activities in Utah: More Lessons Learned [Affiliated with
NATTAP]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 3
Speaker: Martin Blair, Utah Assistive Technology Program
Co-Speaker: Sachin Pavithran
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to collaborate with community partners to share AT training responsibilities
and system development expertise.
 Determine how best to integrate the successes and avoid the failures Utah has
experienced regarding AT training and demonstration.
 Share their states' experience through a facilitated discussion. Attendees are encouraged
to share their experiences throughout the presentation.
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P630: From Assistive Technology to Universal Design
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Antigua 3 and 4
Speaker: Stephen Bauer, RERC on Technology Transfer
Co-Speakers: James Leahy; Edward Steinfeld
Key Learning Points:
 Understand the concept of universal design and what it means to the AT industry.
 Learn about effective business and practice strategies for applying AT knowledge to
mainstream product design and development.
 Identify the available resources and resources that need to be developed to help
companies and the industry enter into this new market.
P623: Using the Social Security and SSI Work Incentives to Fund AT [Affiliated with NATTAP]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 4
Speaker: James Sheldon, National AT Advocacy Project, Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
Co-Speaker: Ronald Hager
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about how the Social Security and SSI disability programs operate and their
connection to Medicare and Medicaid eligibility.
 Discover knowledge about how to retain publicly funded health benefits as key AT
funding sources.
 Find out about several key work incentives provisions that can be used to pay for or
partially offset the cost of AT that is related to work activity.
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
R813: Digital Texts - A Collaboration between Teacher Education and Urban Schools [Affiliated
with TAM and NIMAS]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 2
Speaker: Prisca Moore, Carthage College
Key Learning Points:
 Use digital texts and text readers to meet the needs of learners in inclusive classrooms.
 Develop an effective collaboration between teacher education programs and special and
general educators in urban schools.
 Create potential leaders in integrating technology into inclusive classrooms through an
innovative teacher education program-public school partnership.
R809: Web 2.0: New Tools for the 21st Century Classroom [Affiliated with TAM]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 1
Speaker: Kirk Behnke, Region 4 Education Service Center
Co-Speaker: Cecilia Robinson
Key Learning Points:
 Gain an understanding of the use of Web 2.0 tools in a classroom setting.
 Explore various ways to use web-based tools to differentiate instruction and set a UDL
stage for learning.
 Capture online resources on Web 2.0 tools for further education, training and reference.
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SENSORY (INCLUDES VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS AND DEAFNESS AND HARD OF HEARING)
S916: AFB TECH Evaluates the Accessibility of Small Screen Visual Displays
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 5 and 6
Speaker: Lee Huffman, American Foundation for the Blind
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about the visual characteristics of small screen visual displays and how they relate
to making a small screen more viewable to people with low vision.
 Learn about the clinical study conducted by AFB TECH to determine optimal visual
display parameters for visually impaired people.
 Learn how AFB intends to advocate for adoption of its research-based guidelines into
devices with small screen displays.
S908: Supporting High-Volume Alternate Media Production for a Statewide Postsecondary
System
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Antigua 1 and 2
Speaker: Travis Hallenbeck, The Alternative Media Access Center
Co-Speaker: Scott Cook
Key Learning Points:
 Review challenges in scaling alternate media production to a statewide level.
 Discuss important factors in working with vendors unfamiliar with accessibility
requirements.
 Learn the accessibility potential of the PDF format.
WORKPLACE / TRANSITION
W1004: Staying at Home: Safe and Easy Living [Affiliated with TAM]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 2
Speaker: David Grapka, David Grapka Consulting
Co-Speakers: Colleen Adams; Lynn Gitlow; Dennis Pratt
Key Learning Points:
 Review requirements and standards required to make home structures accessible.
 Learn the range of modifications and AT solutions for alternative access to home,
lighting, mobility & positioning and environmental control units (ECU’s) and switch
access.
 Review the variety of resources and finances available for home modifications in each of
the above areas.
VENDOR
Blink Twice
V1168: Getting to Know You. Sharing Your Life Story with the Tango!
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 7 and 8
Speaker: Patrick Brune
Co-Speaker: Caroline Musselwhite
Key Learning Points:
 List three benefits of sequenced social scripts.
 List three language components of a sequenced social script.
 List two high tech options for creating communication opportunities with a speech
generating device.
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Cambium Learning Technologies, Inc.
V1143: Kurzweil 3000: Strategies for Successful Implementation
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 1
Speaker: Jennifer Edge-Savage
Key Learning Points:
 Share strategies for outlining a plan for successful Kurzweil 3000 Implementation in your
school(s).
 Become aware of the numerous Implementation resources available through Kurzweil
Educational Systems.
 Feel confident to successfully integrate Kurzweil 3000 into your classrooms.
Don Johnston Incorporated
V1201: Providing Accessible Instructional Materials with NIMAS [Affiliated with NIMAS]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 3
Speaker: Ruth Ziolkowski
Key Learning Points:
 Know how NIMAS benefits students who qualify for specialized formats of instructional
materials.
 Be able to apply the NIMAS standard to facilitate Differentiated Instruction and Universal
Design for Learning.
 Be able to describe how to use NIMAS files with Read:OutLoud’s strategic supports to
develop thoughtful interactions between reader and text.
Freedom Scientific LSG
V1185: Learning Beyond the Book
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 7 and 8
Speaker: Bonnie Hill
Key Learning Points:
 Gain an understanding of the path to use the Internet in tandem with WYNN specialized
software tools that support struggling readers to succeed with grade-level content.
 Learn the flexibility and added power available when accessing electronic text and the
Internet content using a custom browser with specialized support tools.
 Learn strategies for managing massive amounts of content, while increasing
comprehension, vocabulary and writing skills.
GW Micro, Inc.
V1163: Portable Productivity and GPS Devices for Blind Consumers
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 5 and 6
Speaker: Clarence Whaley
Co-Speaker: Dan Weirich
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how portable GPS technology can enhance the quality of life for blind consumers.
 Learn how portable productivity devices can help make blind consumers more
employable.
 Learn how the portable design can help improve educational experiences in the
classroom for blind children.
HumanWare Canada, Inc.
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V1153: VR Stream - Newest and Most Powerful Victor Reader DAISY Player
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 3
Speaker: Gerry Chevalier
Key Learning Points:
 Review the benefits of using VR Stream in the classroom.
 Learn how to use non DAISY features in the classrom.
 Understand all the possible sources of DAISY content for the VR Stream.
Laureate Learning Systems, Inc.
V1158: Using Assistive Technology Assessment to Improve Language and Communication
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 4
Speaker: Mary Wilson
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to use a Linguistic Hierarchy Checklist to determine a student’s Language
Functioning Stage.
 Learn how to use the Language and Communication Assistive Technology Guidelines to
determine appropriate goals and objectives.
 Learn how to recommend language and communication software for use in classrooms
and homes.
News-2-You, Inc.
V1218: The Power and Promise of Current Events
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 4
Speaker: Jacquelyn Clark
Co-Speaker: Chrissy Wostmann
Key Learning Points:
 Gain access to ready-made, weekly material that enables students to achieve IEP goals
according to state and national standards plus receive the documentation materials
needed to document progress.
 Adapt and expand a theme using current events into different levels from regular
education to severe/profound. Identify technologies needed to enable learning in all
educational environments.
 Receive many applications and technologies that can enhance learning in all educational
environments.
VisionCue, LLC
V1148: The New EasyLink 12 and GPS Navigation
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 2
Speaker: Lawrence Lake
Co-Speaker: Ivar Illing
Key Learning Points:
 Experience wireless Braille input and output accessibility on a variety of mobile platforms.
 Discover how GPS personal navigation can work for you.
 Learn how the EasyLink 12 can help simplify your life.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26
Hands-On Labs 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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VENDOR
Guerilla Technologies Inc
HOL-V1173: Ready to MobilEyes Your Life! [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 6
Speaker: Richard Greiner
Key Learning Points:
 Review the economics of multi-tasking.
 Learn the function and realization of simplicity.
 Understand customizing the growth of the individual.
Lingraphicare
HOL-V1176: Hands-On Introduction to the Lingraphica Speech Generating Device [HOL-M]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 7
Speaker: Andrew Gomory
Co-Speaker: Richard Steele
Key Learning Points:
 Perform the basic operations of the Lingraphica Speech Generating Device that are used
in working clinically with persons with aphasia.
 Set up the Lingraphica appropriately for use both functionally and therapeutically by
persons at the varying severity levels of aphasia, namely, severe, moderate, and mild.
 Extend and refine over time the strategies for selecting and implementing AAC
interventions for adult clients with aphasia using the Lingraphica SGD.
Slater Software, Inc.
HOL-V1171: Introducing: Picture It 5.WOW and PixWriter 3.WOW! [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 2
Speaker: Roxanne Butterfield
Co-Speaker: Jean Slater
Key Learning Points:
 Produce ten or more curriculum adaptations with Picture It Version 5.WOW.
 Produce seven or more writing curriculum adaptations using PixWriter Version 3.WOW.
 Generate multiple versions of reading and writing activities insuring differentiated
instruction for many levels of student ability.
Technology & Integration
HOL-V1178: How to Use Mind Express [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 1
Speaker: Bart Noe
Key Learning Points:
 Understand Mind Express possibilities and functionality.
 Learn how to start using Mind Express.
 Discuss what we can achieve with Mind Express.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
A119: Using Animated Software with Students Experiencing Autism and PDD-NOS [Affiliated with
Autism]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Antigua 3 and 4
Speaker: Rita Mulholland, Richard Stockton College
Co-Speakers: Ann Pete; JoAnne Popeson
Key Learning Points:
 Become familiar with how a vocabulary software program can support students
experiencing autism and communication disorders.
 Identify what types of students animated software benefits.
 Determine what components an animated software program should have to support
students’ language development.
HIGHER EDUCATION / TRANSITION
H408: Equal Access to Education: Accessible Podcasting, iTunes, and You!
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 1
Speaker: Jayme Johnson, High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges
Key Learning Points:
 Gain knowledge of the core components of a podcast, including the digital media types
commonly used in podcasting.
 Review best practices for enhancing the accessibility of different media types used in
podcasts.
 Learn how to use iTunes to organize and enhance media files for accessibility, as well as
the limits of the iTunes application and the iPod devices in regards to accessibility.
H406: Planting Textbooks and Harvesting DAISY: A Model for E-Text Production [Affiliated with
NIMAS]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Boca 3
Speaker: Daniel Berkowitz, Boston University Office of Disability Services
Key Learning Points:
 Obtain enough knowledge in this topic area that they may return to their home institutions
and work with administrators and other entities to set up similar alternate format text (EText) programs.
 Attain a high level of understanding (and appreciation) for the policies, procedures, and
processes necessary for the successful development and maintaining of such a program.
 Come to understand that it is people, and not technology, that is the most important
ingredient in such a recipe. Acquiring the proper technology is easy - but finding, training
and keeping good staff is the real challenge.
K-12
K317: A Way to Enhance Your District's AT Program
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Antigua 1 and 2
Speaker: John Miullo, Rehabilitation Services and Technology Consultants
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to seek funding opportunities.
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Learn how to assess your needs.
Identify how to implement solutions to your needs through Internet collaberative and staff
development technologies.
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
M507: CAT: Classroom with Assistive Technology, a Seamless Integration.
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 7 and 8
Speaker: Jennifer Candor, Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools
Key Learning Points:
 Define student empowerment.
 Review seamless integration into the regular education classroom from a special
education point of view.
 Identify tools that meet individual learning styles, to assist independent learners.
POLICY
P618: AT for Dementia & Mental Illness [Affiliated with NATTAP]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 3
Speaker: Peggy Shireley, Interagency Program for Assistive Technology
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about the range of assistive technology devices for persons with memory,
task completion and safety/security difficulties.
 Learn about the needs of this population as identified through the “AT
Demonstration and Education Project - 2007.”
 Learn about the state of aging and health in America.
P624: How to Establish and Operate a Successful AT Center
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 4
Speaker: Michael Young, DoD Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program
Key Learning Points:
 Identify and describe at least five customer populations and at least 10 site requirements.
 Explain how to identify requirements to develop and integrate new AT Centers into your
organization.
 Identify and discuss at least three methods for gaining management and financial
commitment to establish and operate an AT Center.
POSITIONING / MOBILITY
PM704: Independently-Operable Mounting and Positioning Technology
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 4
Speaker: Dianne Goodwin, BlueSky Designs, Inc.
Key Learning Points:
 Designing universal products requires the input of diverse individuals and various
stakeholders.
 Rapid prototyping does not always lead to a rapidly realized product.
 The best design is one which appears to be simple, is easy to figure out, functions easily
and increases abilities.
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RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
R810: Planning for Assistive Technology Services: From Consideration to Implementation
[Affiliated with TAM]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 1
Speaker: Melinda Ault Jones, University of Kentucky
Co-Speaker: Margaret Bausch
Key Learning Points:
 Describe decisions IEP teams need to make in matching assistive technology to a
student's unique needs.
 Describe the assistive technology implementation plan form and how it can be used by
teams to ensure proper assistive technology implementation.
 Discuss strategies used by teams to effectively monitor assistive technology outcomes.
R814: Utah AT Program: Public Awareness, Coordination and Collaboration [Affiliated with TAM
and NATTAP]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Boca 2
Speaker: Heather Young, Utah Assistive Technology Program
Co-Speakers: Marty Blair; Alma Burgess
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to use various media sources to improve collaborative community
partnerships.
 Learn about specific media approaches for enhancing public awareness of mandated
state level and state leadership activities.
 Learn basic skills in developing effective popular media communications.
WORKPLACE / TRANSITION
W1005: Creating Real Economic Impact for People with Disabilities
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 2
Speaker: Richard Keeling, IRS
Co-Speaker: Natalie Wilkins
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about our Community Based Partnership model to include disabled populations
with particular focus on free tax preparation programs.
 Educate employers on the tax benefits of hiring people with disabilities.
 People with disabilities and their families will be educated on all unique benefits for
people with disabilities in the US tax code.
VENDOR
Adaptivation, Inc.
V1144: Learning to Scan and Scanning to Learn
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 1
Speaker: Lori Dahlquist
Co-Speaker: Amy Koch
Key Learning Points:
 Gain an understanding of a variety of scanning methods including object scanning.
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Learn how to combine simple AAC devices and switches into appropriate scanning
systems.
Come away with practical applications you can use in your home or school.
Freedom Scientific LSG
V1164: Bringing Your Digital and Physical Environments Together; MAGic and Onyx
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 5 and 6
Speaker: Dusty Voorhees
Co-Speaker: Brad Davis
Key Learning Points:
 Understand the many powerful features available when using Onyx with MAGic and a
PC.
 Become familiar with the configurations available for Onyx.
 Recognize possible solutions for mobile users and understand the properties of each
solution.
GW Micro, Inc.
V1149: Using the New Advanced Scripting Features of Window-Eyes to Enable Students
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 2
Speaker: Doug Geoffray
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how scripting can enhance the learning environment for a student in the
classroom.
 Learn how the new method of scripting can make blind people more marketable in the
workplace.
 Learn how inaccessible software can easily be made accessible with new scripting
methods.
Microsoft
V1211: Windows Vista Speech Recognition
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 5 and 6
Speaker: Daniel Hubbell
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to turn on Speech Recognition in Windows Vista.
 Learn how to dictate a document and make corrections.
 Learn how to command and control other Windows applications.
Origin Instruments Corporation
V1159: Computer Accessibility – Including PC's, Macintosh’s and ACC Devices
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 4
Speaker: Mel Dashner
Co-Speaker: Cathy Kingeter
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about the features and benefits of the Extreme Products, including the
HeadMouse® Extreme, and how to best utilize these offerings to make computers easier
to access and use for those with disabilities.
 View demonstrations of software solutions available to provide access assistance for
those with physical, vision and speech impairments.
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Explore assessment and practice methods for users of head-pointing technology.
Tobii Technology, Inc.
V1154: De-mystifying AAC Systems that Utilize Eye-Gaze
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 3
Speaker: John Standal
Key Learning Points:
 Identify four myths about eye-gaze and then identify four facts.
 Identify five user groups that could use eye-gaze.
 Identify three components (hardware or software) that make up an eye-gaze system.
V1169: Accessing the Curriculum: Academic Page Sets for Grades K-2
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 7 and 8
Speaker: Tammi Boedigheimer
Key Learning Points:
 Understand the variety of subject areas covered by the page sets.
 Understand how students with varying needs will benefit from these pages.
 See how these page sets correlate with their curriculum.
ATIA EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
Sessions are listed in chronological order and then by strand to coincide with the Session Grid
(found in your registration bag). Use the tools together to plan which sessions you wish to attend
during the concurrent session times throughout the conference.
Experience Levels:
Beginner: Content is tailored for those new to Assistive Technology.
Intermediate: Basic understanding of the topic is suggested.
Advanced: Advanced knowledge of the applications and concepts is recommended.
[HOL-M] This Hands-On Lab utilizes a Macintosh.
[HOL-PC] This Hands-On Lab utilizes a PC.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Hands-On Labs 8:00 am – 10:00 am
K-12
HOL-K324: Combining Classroom Tools for Accessible Reading, Research, and Reporting [HOLPC]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 1
Speaker: Patti Rea, Adaptive Technology
Co-Speaker: Suzanne Feit
Key Learning Points:
 Learn strategies to combine tools and promote more independent student learning for
reading, research, and reporting to meet curriculum standards.
 Develop materials to construct an accessible unit on the Middle Ages which includes
reading, research, and reporting.
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Leave with strategies and materials to adapt these resources to build any thematic unit
needed to meet curriculum standards.
HOL-V1217: Learn How to Use the Accessibility Features in Mac OS X, Leopard [HOL-M]
Experience Level: All
Room: Caribbean Ballroom 7
Speaker: Mary Beth Janes
Co-Speakers: Mike Shebanek; Sarah Herrlinger
Key learning points:
 Learn to use all the accessibility features in Mac OS X, Leopard.
 Configure the operating system to meet the individual needs of their students.
 Learn to use iLife to meet the individual learning needs of their students.
VENDOR
Microsoft
HOL-V1212: Using Your Computer with Only a Keyboard [HOL-PC]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 2
Speaker: Daniel Hubbell
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to access the start menu.
 Learn how to switch between programs.
 Llearn how to open/close/minimize applications.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
8:00 am - 9:00 am
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
A112: The Core Vocabulary Classroom: Doing More With Less
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 4
Speaker: Gail M. Van Tatenhove, AACell
Co-Speaker: Andrea Madeya
Key Learning Points:
 Learn the difference between the use of permanent, core vocabulary and temporary,
extended vocabulary.
 Learn to prioritize the top 100 words most useful for classroom and long-term
communication across the person's life span.
 Learn how to utilize the core vocabulary across a range of functional learning
experiences and activities.
HIGHER EDUCATION / TRANSITION
H407: PDAs and Smartphones Support Students with Social and Cognitive Challenges
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 1
Speaker: Yvonne Gillette, The University of Akron, School of SLP&A
Co-Speaker: Roberta DePompei
Key Learning Points:
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Learn reasons why generic devices such as PDAs and smartphones are reasonable
choices for use in developing independent behaviors in social and cognitive contexts.
Apply information observed from videos of four students that demonstrate the utility of
PDAs and smartphones for academic and social success.
Describe results of 35 in vivo trials that indicate PDAs can enhance memory and
organization skills.
K-12
K323: Sorting through Accessible Testing Software [Affiliated with TAM]
Experience Level: Advanced
Room Name: Boca 2
Speaker: Kelly Fonner, Educational/Assistive Technology Consultant
Co-Speaker: Scott Marfilius
Key Learning Points:
 Learn the five major features available in accessible test making software.
 The presenter will follow up on the session by comparing and contrasting their
state/district’s allowable accommodations to features of available products.
 The presenter will locate demonstration versions of available products to trial with their
students.
K318: The Pathway to Super AT Services [Affiliated with TAM]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 1
Speaker: Penny Reed, Penny Reed Consulting
Co-Speakers: Gayl Bowser; Marsye Kaplan
Key Learning Points:
 Identify the critical components of effective, efficient AT services in school districts.
 Use a self-assessment tool to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the AT services
in their school district.
 Identify at least two steps they can take to improve the AT services in their school district.
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
M513: Integrating of Technology Systems for Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 7 and 8
Speaker: Beth McCarty, United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cincinnati, Aaron W. Perlman Center
Co-Speakers: Sherry Lanyi; Kristi Murphy; Jennifer Tincher
Key Learning Points:
 Learn the unique contributions of occupational, speech and physical therapists in
evaluation and problem solving.
 Learn the importance of considering multiple equipment options and recommendations
for equipment trials.
 Explore ways to identify optimal access sight(s).
M509: Special Education Students Can be Foodie's Too!
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 5 and 6
Speaker: Terri Brewer, Ridgeview High School
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Key Learning Points:
 Find out what a foodie is and how to find the foodie in my special education student?
 Discover how non-verbal and low-verbal students provide us with information.
 Share this information to improve the quality of life for students.
POLICY
P627: Funding of Work-Related AT (2-Hour Session) [Affiliated with NATTAP]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 4
Speaker: James Sheldon, National AT Advocacy Project, Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
Co-Speaker: Steven Elliot
Key Learning Points:
 Develop a new appreciation of looking to a range of AT funding sources, over time, to
meet the evolving funding needs of the individual.
 Leave with a better understanding of the underlying criteria for several key AT funding
sources available to children and adults.
 Leave with a better appreciation of the need to check with their state PAAT programs, AT
Act Programs, Alternative Financing Programs and a range of resource materials on the
Web to better identify funding sources that may be available to fund AT.
P626: Pathway to Accessible State Assessment and Student Empowerment [Affiliated with
NIMAS]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 2
Speaker: Preston Lewis, Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky
Co-Speaker: Linnie Lee
Key Learning Points:
 Learn the definition of accessible state assessment and relationship to instruction.
 Learn the basic components of accessibility design and delivery.
 Discover the student benefits of accessible assessment and lessons learned.
P625: So, You Want to Start a Reuse Program [Affiliated with Pass it On Center]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 3
Speaker: Carolyn P. Phillips, Tools for Life- Georgia's AT Program/ Georgia Department of Labor
Co-Speakers: 3 RSA Grantees
Key Learning Points:
 Discuss important steps in creating a reuse program.
 Exchange ideas for how to collect donations, where to store donated equipment and who
to target as volunteers.
 Start your own assistive technology and/or durable medical equipment reuse project
today!
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
R816: Effectiveness of Online Workshops as Early Childhood AT Training [Affiliated with TAM]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 1
Speaker: Linda Robinson, Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood
Co-Speaker: Carol Schneider
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Key Learning Points:
 Learn the effectiveness of workshops for educators and families and results for young
children.
 Become aware of techniques for making curriculum materials accessible to young
children.
 Learn availability and credit options for online workshops.
SENSORY
S910: AT competencies of Teachers of Visual Impairments
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Antigua 1 and 2
Speaker: Kijoo Lee, California State University Los Angeles
Co-Speaker: Christina Kimm
Key Learning Points:
 VI teachers in California perform extraordinarily complex jobs with many responsibilities,
and their average caseload of 22 students exceeds the recommended ratio of one
teacher to eight students.
 24% of VI teachers do not have their own AT selection criteria.
 VI teachers who spend time less than 10% for teaching AT skills are the same teachers
who don't have their own AT selection critria.
VENDOR
AAC TechConnect
V1186: AAC TechConnect: Assisting with AAC Evaluations and Device Feature-Matching
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 3
Speaker: Debby McBride
Key Learning Points:
 Identify free online resources available from AAC TechConnect to assist in researching
appropriate AAC device choices.
 Describe the three components of the ACE-A (the Paperwork Assistant, the Device
Assistant, and the Evaluation Assistant).
 Learn how to use the free trials available of online resources for the Paperwork Assistant
and the Device Assistant.
ABISee, Inc.
V1100: Zoom-Twix: Five Tools for Visually Impaired in One Device
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Antigua 3 and 4
Speaker: Lena Reznik
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to scan, save and convert books - more intuitive, fast, portable.
 Learn more efficient workflow for assisting personnel.
 Learn how to minimize the time lag between taking a snapshot and hearing the text being
read.
Advanced Multimedia Devices Inc. (AMDi)
V1180: Reaching for the Sky: Creating Static Displays that Ignite Communication
Experience Level: Beginner
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Room Name: Curacao 3
Speaker: Allison Vice
Key Learning Points:
 Discuss the importance of visual scene displays and their impact on some users.
 Learn strategies to create interactive static display communication page sets.
 Discuss strategies to minimalize lag time and promote communication.
DynaVox Technologies
V1188: High-Tech AAC Systems - Complemented by Other Methods of Expression
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 5 and 6
Speaker: Rick Hohn
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how sophisticated AAC devices can revolutionize lives of people having speech
disabilities.
 See how low-tech communication systems can complement sophisticated AAC devices.
 See how other means of communication such as gesturing and verbalizing can express
ideas of people with speech disabilities.
HumanWare USA, Inc.
V1192: BrailleNote: The Centerpiece of Research and Report Writing
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 7 and 8
Speaker: Dave Wilkinson
Key Learning Points:
 Learn the process for connecting the BrailleNote to a wireless network.
 See a demonstration of creating a report outline as well as a rough draft using the
BrailleNote's word processor.
 Discuss techniques for printing and embossing documents.
Learning Magic Inc.
V1177: The Wonders of "The Wonders and Magic of Nature"
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 2
Speaker: Byron Wilkes
Key Learning Points:
 See how 'The Wonders and Magic of Nature' helps meet and exceed national standards
for Earth and Life Science.
 Discover how the built-in supports for both reading and writing provide an environment
where children at different cognitive levels can actively participate in the science
curriculum.
 See how the wide variety and rich blend of videos and photographs taken in the wild
provide visual learners with a solid basis for learning.
Serotek Corporation
V1184: Accessibility Anywhere - The Next Generation
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 4
Speaker: Mike Calvo
Key Learning Points:
 The future of adaptive technology is whatever participants can imagine it to be.
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Leveling the career playing field requires technology that is not separate-but-equal; just
equal.
There are already some amazing assistive technology advancements being introduced
everyday. Become a part of the revolution and solution.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
9:15am - 10:15am
AUGMENTATIVE and ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
A113: Strategies for Achieving Linguistic Competency Using Gateway 60 and Pro©
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 4
Speaker: Joan Bruno, Childrens Specialized Hospital
Key Learning Points:
 Describe the key language features of Gateway 40, 60 and Pro.
 Describe the expressive language abilities targeted by each page set.
 Define at least two expressive language goals appropriate for a user of Gateway 40.
K-12
K319: Merging “ABCs” with Standards: Activities, Books, and Computer Assessment
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 1
Speaker: Debbie Grant, Santa Barbara County Education Office
Co-Speaker: Kathie Maltby
Key Learning Points:
 The use of templates can reduce a teacher's workload.
 Students with moderate-severe multiple disabilities CAN work on the standards.
 Teachers can use old software programs to create new and exciting materials that are
standards based and age-appropriate.
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
M514: Laughing@Adversity Using Assistive Technology!
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 7 and 8
Speaker: Stanley Croydon, US Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor
Key Learning Points:
 Having a sense of humor can be key to making it through life.
 There is very little that is truly impossible so long as you have the resources, time and
imagination to get the job done.
 Being the best speller isn't everything; it’s knowing how to spell the proper word at the
right time, even if the spelling isn't correct.
M510: Unpacking the Box to Extended School Year
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 5 and 6
Speaker: Randy Martins, Henry County Schools
Co-Speaker: Ann Moseley
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Key Learning Points:
 Gain information on development of differentiated curriculum for Extended School Year
(ESY).
 Gather information on team development for kit making, management of kit usage and
data collection.
 Train teachers who have had limited exposure to students with varying disabilities.
POLICY
P627: Funding of Work-Related AT (2-Hour Session)
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 4
Speaker: James Sheldon, National AT Advocacy Project, Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
Co-Speaker: Steven Elliot
Key Learning Points:
 Develop a new appreciation of looking to a range of AT funding sources, over time, to
meet the evolving funding needs of the individual.
 Leave with a better understanding of the underlying criteria for several key AT funding
sources available to children and adults.
 Leave with a better appreciation of the need to check with their state PAAT programs, AT
Act Programs, Alternative Financing Programs and a range of resource materials on the
Web to better identify funding sources that may be available to fund AT.
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
R817: ATSTAR Authors Speak Out: A Curriculum Tool for District AT Planning
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 1
Speaker: Beth Watson, Knowbility
Co-Speakers: Gayl Bowser; Diana Carl; Joy Zabala; Sharon Rush; Jan McSorle
Key Learning Points:
 Discuss the importance of having a consistent AT assessment process for staff
members.
 Identify how ATSTAR facilitates the implementation of an AT planning tool.
 Discuss the pros and cons of a team-based online learning system within a school
district.
R815: Using Video Modeling To Teach Independent Travel Skills [Affiliated with TAM]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 3
Speaker: John Foshay, Central Connecticut State University
Co-Speaker: Julia Rowland
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how video modeling was used to increase the independent travel skills of
secondary students with developmental disabilities.
 Learn how video modeling can serve as an intervention for a graduate action research
project or thesis.
 Learn that the design, development, intervention, data collection and data analysis of this
action research project is repeatable in their own settings.
SENSORY
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S911: Engaging Students with Cortical Vision Impairment through the Assistive Technology
Connection
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Antigua 1 and 2
Speaker: Debbie Budash, West Virginia Department of Education
Co-Speakers: Kathy Quesenberry
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how early intervention of children with CVI, and systematic educational strategies
which target the ten characteristics of CVI, can enhance visual function and promote
educational progress and qualities of life in children with CVI.
 Learn ways in which to make decisions regarding the need and efficacy of an assistive
technology assessment for children with CVI.
 Learn first hand the importance of how the collaborative effort of CVI Mentors and an
Assistive Technology Specialist will emphasize the need for in-depth training related to
assessment, program planning and intervention using assistive technology for learners
with CVI.
WORKPLACE/ TRANSITION
W1008: Competitive Workplace for Individuals Using AAC: What Skills are Needed?
Experience Level: Advanced
Room Name: Bonaire 2
Speaker: Barbaralyn Harden, FAAST Atlantic Regional Demonstration Center, University of
Central Florida
Key Learning Points:
 Identify one to two work related communication skills from a group discussion.
 Identify two employment demands that relate to communication using AAC systems.
 Identify at least one other agency to which they might connect for more ideas to support
individuals who use AAC.
W1011: Overcoming and Supporting Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Work Place
[Affiliated with Autism]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Antigua 3 and 4
Speaker: Elaine Ferguson, Right to Write Ltd
Key Learning Points:
 Receive an overview of how Autism affects individuals in the work and the types of
difficulties encountered.
 Hear a summary of strategies that effectively support adults with Autism in the work
place.
 Reference case studies, examples of good practice and outline realistic outcomes for
particular individuals.
VENDOR
Advanced Multimedia Devices Inc. (AMDi)
V1189: Redefine Static Display Communication the Smart Way
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 5 and 6
Speaker: Allison Vice
Key Learning Points:
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Identify and list key features and strategies utilized by Smart Series Devices that promote
natural interaction by minimizing interruptions in communication interaction.
Discuss how visual scene displays can be used in a static format to promote powerful
communication interactions.
Demonstrate the necessary steps needed to change overlays and voice messages on
Smart Series Devices.
Crick Software, Inc.
V1222: Accessible Painting and So Much More with Clicker Paint
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 2
Speaker: Ann Crick
Key Learning Points:
 Clicker Paint addresses Universal Design for Learning principles to provide access to the
visual arts to all children.
 Clicker Paint can be used across the curriculum to achieve specific learning objectives
and to provide a unique opportunity for communication and personal expression.
 Clicker Paint can be used by students of all abilities, catering to a variety of learning
styles and to switch-access.
GW Micro, Inc
V1209: Portable Technology for People with Low Vision
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 1
Speaker: Daniel Weirich
Key Learning Points:
 Learn why portability is an important issue to people with low vision.
 Learn how the latest technology can provide a better quality of life to people with low
vision.
 Learn how portable technology for people with low vision can help improve the learning
environment in the classroom.
HumanWare Canada, Inc.
V1213: Introduction to a Simple GPS Navigation tool for the Blind
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 4
Speaker: Louis Duchesne
Key Learning Points:
 Identify and understand the GPS needs of a larger population of blind people.
 Understand the benefits of using GPS.
 Understand the evolution of GPS devices for the blind.
LevelStar, LLC
V1181: RSS, Blogs and Podcasts
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 3
Speaker: Michael Jones
Key Learning Points:
 Understand RSS, blogs and podcasts.
 Understand how to manage your content.
 Learn how to create podcasts.
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V1219: Enhancing Literacy Using News-2-You And Computer-Based Activities
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 4
Speaker: Sally Long
Key Learning Points:
 Describe how to use PowerPoint to computerize N2Y activities.
 Name three computer technologies used to adapt the newspaper and activities.
 Give examples of how the newspaper encourages literacy.
TeachTown, Inc.
V1193: Using Technology to Improve Team Collaboration
Experience Level: Advanced
Room Name: Curacao 7 and 8
Speaker: Christina Whalen
Co-Speaker: Kevin MacDonald
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to improve the effectiveness of a child's therapy team through the use of
better communication tools.
 Learn methods by which one might build better communication tools for a child's therapy
team.
 Learn how attaching student context to e-mails can improve retrieval of student data.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Hands-On Labs 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
HOL-A111: Language Banking Lab [HOL-M]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 7
Speaker: Samuel Sennott, Discovery Center Inclusion Program, Triton Regional School District
Key Learning Points:
 Focus on helping parents and teachers understand the rationale and practical
applications for the simple process of Language Banking and prepare them to use it in
whatever application they would like.
 Use language banking in digital storytelling, mid-tech AAC devices, and in dynamic
display AAC systems.
 Learn the technical skills required in the language banking process: working with audio
files, using USB microphones and inputting the audio files into end use devices.
VENDOR
AAC TechConnect
HOL-V1208: Tools for Evaluations and Device Solutions [HOL-PC]
Experience Level:
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 1
Speaker: Debby McBride
Co-Speaker: Brian Cecil
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Saturday, February 2, 2007
Educational Sessions 10:30 am - 11:30 am
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
A114: AAC and the IEP: Building Toward Mastery
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 4
Speaker: Robin Hurd, AAC Institute
Key Learning Points:
 Assess initial skills and needs, such as baseline data.
Define critical skills that will build toward mastery on which to base IEP goals.
 Measure performance and outcomes of IEP goals.
A117: Facilitating Communication with AAC for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder [Affiliated
with Autism]
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Antigua 3 and 4
Speaker: Janie Cirlot-New, T. K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability
Co-Speaker: Tim Morse
Key Learning Points:
 Review the importance of vocabulary selection and activity selection in augmentative and
alternative communication training for children with autism spectrum disorders.
 Discuss the importance of multi-level support for teachers learning to provide
augmentative and alternative communication in the classroom.
 Learn to develop intervention goals and objectives through use of the language
acquisition monitor.
HIGHER EDUCATION/ TRANSITION
H409: Service Learning to Promote Assistive Technology Use in Students
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Bonaire 1
Speaker: Kurt Hubbard, University of St. Augustine
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to use the service learning model to integrate didactic classroom education
with real life experience.
 Learn how to facilitate students learning newly acquired skills to plan and implement
environments for people with disabilities using assistive technology.
 Use a client centered semi-structured interview (COPM) to assess the impact on
occupational performance and satisfaction with regards to assistive technology.
K-12
K316: Integrating Assistive Technology into Regular Education Settings: One State’s Story
[Affiliated with NATTAP]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 7 and 8
Speaker: Jamie Hayhurst-Marshall, West Virginia Assistive Technology System
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Key Learning Points:
 Gain strategies for producing collaborations to assist with assistive technology integration
into regular education settings.
 Gain the opportunity to learn how to creatively integrate adapted computers into regular
education settings.
 Participate in the opportunity to assess and model a successful endeavor in your
educational region.
K320: Video Self-modeling: Sometimes Seeing the Future Can Make it Happen [Affiliated with
TAM]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 1
Speaker: Jason Carroll, Central Kentucky Special Education Cooperative
Co-Speaker: Preston Lewis
Key Learning Points:
 Gain an understanding of what video self modeling is and different types of video selfmodeling that can be used to develop new skills.
 Learn different ways to use technology to make video self-modeling a success.
 Learn about free and affordable technology products that can be used to create videos
no matter what your budget is.
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
M511: The Dynamic Duo! Experiential Music & Assistive Technology
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 5 and 6
Speaker: David Lazerson, The Quest Center
Key Learning Points:
 Learn at least five practical techniques that combine experiential music and
assistive/adaptive technology.
 Learn at least five techniques to make music more experiential and participatory for
students with special needs.
 Learn several appropriate methods and strategies for implementing and adopting an
experiential music/assistive technology program for their own homes, schools or special
needs program.
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
R823: Converging MEville to WEville and Start-to-Finish Literacy Starters
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Caribbean Ballroom 4
Speaker: Karen Erickson, Center for Literacy and Disability Studies
Co-Speaker: Penelope Hatch
Key Learning Points:
 Identify two before, during and after reading strategies that were employed in Project
Converge that you can carry over into your own practice.
 Identify two word instruction strategies that were employed in Project Converge that you
can carry over into your own practice.
 Identify two writing instruction strategies that were employed in Project Converge that you
can carry over into your own practice.
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R818: Leveraging SBIR Funds for Product Development (2-hour Session)
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Boca 1
Speaker: Stephen Bauer, RERC on Technology Transfer
Co-Speakers: Jennifer Flagg
Key Learning Points:
 Understand the origin and purpose of SBIR programs, participating agencies, types of
proposals funded, program competitiveness, historical trends, funding levels and
schedules.
 Understand small business qualifications necessary to participate in SBIR programs,
appropriate use of sub-contractors, SBIR phases and important cross-agency distinctions
among SBIR programs. The SBIR and STTR programs will be contrasted.
 Understand the structure, content, presentation and common problems encountered with
Phase I proposals and the relationship between Phase I and Phase II.
SENSORY
S912: Multi-Sensory Learning Experiences in Science Labs for BLV Students
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Antigua 1 and 2
Speaker: Cary Supalo, GHLLC
Key Learning Points:
 Learn to incorporate access technology to science laboratory curriculum.
 Receive training for teachers and students.
 Learn about new technological development from ILABT.
WORKPLACE/ TRANSITION
W1007: A Sample Tutorial for Introducing E-Mail Skills to Transitioning Adults
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 4
Speaker: Mary Baxter, Johns Hopkins University
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how transitioning adults learn best from each other.
 Discover how learning e-mail skills can provide tremendous benefit to this population,
especially transitioning adults with HFA.
 Understand how becoming proficient at e-mail skills requires persistance, motivation and
practice.
W1000: Working in a Virtual Economy Part 2: Telework/Trade and Accessible Technology
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 2
Speaker: Lloyd Tribley, Tribley~Wu and Associates
Key Learning Points:
 Understand the relationship of accessible technology to successful telework.
 Become familiar with a set of technical standards that can be applied to make information
technology accessible.
 Learn a number of resources to advocate for accessible information technology.
VENDOR
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Adaptivation, Inc.
V1179: Literacy and AAC: Easy as 1-2-3 (2-Hour Session)
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 2
Speaker: Lori Dahlquist
Co-Speaker: Amy Koch
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to turn the text or picture of any book into an interactive, talking page.
 Learn how common objects can be combined with technology to create fun and concrete
forms of story telling.
 Learn how what is recorded into the voice output device (story text, music, sound effects,
directions to follow) can offer numerous activity options while using the same technology
setup over and over again.
Benetech
V1195: DAISY: Empowering Students and Individuals Towards Independent Learning [Affiliated
with NIMAS]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 3
Speaker: Susie Mckinnon
Co-Speaker: Brenda McBride
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about the reading and educational benefits of DAISY.
 Learn about varying resources available to retrieve DAISY content and delivery methods.
 Receive a first hand demonstration of DAISY content played with a multi-sensory,
portable device that can be used by individuals or students with print disabilities.
Don Johnston Incorporated
V1182: Get Writing Performance Gains through Self-Regulated Strategy Instruction
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 3
Speaker: Jason Burke
Key Learning Points:
 Familiarize yourself with Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) research and
understand how to pair Self-Regulated Strategy Instruction with technology.
 Use sample lessons created by Dr. Karen Erickson for the NCTI Grant—Project SOLO,
to connect SOLO assignments to Self-Regulated Strategy Development.
 Apply the quasi-experimental study data provided by the University of North Carolina to
show the additive benefits of using SOLO to Self-Regulated Strategy Development.
Freedom Scientific BLV
V1198: Working with Video Magnification and a PC
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Boca 2
Speaker: Brad Davis
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to use the ONYX camera to optimize views of documents, presentations,
charts, and self.
 Learn how to connect the ONYX camera to a PC for a portable solution and use it in
conjunction with MAGic Screen magnification software.
 Learn how to use advanced image management features of MAGic to capture and
manipulate multiple images and save them.
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LEVELSTAR, LLC
V1172: Icon Work, School & Play
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 4
Speaker: Marc Mulcahy
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how the Icon is able to improve your daily life.
 Learn the layout of the Icon.
 Learn the basic operations of the Icon.
Quillsoft Ltd.
V1190: Simple and Powerful Writing Tools: WordQ and SpeakQ
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Curacao 5 and 6
Speaker: Fraser Shein
Key Learning Points:
 Understand how a tool must be simple to use to be effective.
 Learn how an AT tool should be designed such that the user to focuses on the end task,
not using the tool itself, i.e., it should be "task transparent."
 Understand how word prediction, speech output and speech recognition can be very
effective together if they are cleanly integrated and not just pieced together.
Technology & Integration
V1194: The Tellus Family of AAC Devices
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 7 and 8
Speaker: Bart Noe
Key Learning Points:
 Learn our 'different' approach to AAC.
 Receive an introduction to Mind Express.
 Receive an introduction to the Tellus family of AAC devices.
TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION
V1220: See and Learn Science with a Digital Microscope
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 3
Speaker: Sally deVincentis
Key Learning Points:
 Students better understand science principles when they learn through hands-on
experimentation.
 Teachers acquire easy-to-do science lesson plans including directions for hands-on
experiments.
 Learn how to use a digital microscope to electronically collect, store and report data.
Texthelp Systems Inc.
V1197: Texthelp Tools & NIMAS Files – A Winning Combination [Affiliated with NIMAS]
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 3
Speaker: Martin McKay
Key Learning Points:
 Describe the difference between NIMAS files and student-ready files adhering to NIMAS.
 Identify NIMAS conversion tools offered by Texthelp.
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Articulate characteristics that drive selection of Texthelp’s desktop and online conversion
tools.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
A115: Core Vocabulary Activities for Dynamic Display Users
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 4
Speaker: Susan Berkowitz, Private Practice
Key Learning Points:
 Learn the difference between "core vocabulary" and "fringe vocabulary."
 Learn how students with autism and related disorders who learn best from drill format
activities can be taught to use core vocabulary on their dynamic display devices.
 Learn how to make relevant materials that can be used in intervention settings and
expanded to more generalized contexts.
HIGHER EDUCATION/ TRANSITION
H410: Accessibility in Higher Education: Learning from Faculty Attitudes
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 1
Speaker: Ellen Perlow, Texas Woman's University
Key Learning Points:
 Learn factors present in higher education environments that increase the significance of
faculty attitudes toward students with access needs.
 There will be a comparison of results from cross-disciplinary investigation of faculty
attitudes toward students with access needs in higher education.
 Via in-session collaboration with colleagues, learn about new approaches to promote the
success of accessibility and universal design initiatives in higher education.
K-12
K326: Extreme Makeover - Classroom Edition [Affilaited with Autism]
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Antigua 3 and 4
Speaker: Mo Buti, Chicago Public Schools
Key Learning Points:
 Discover how to make modifications to academic materials to meet the needs of visual
learners.
 Learn to make social adaptations to teach students to be able to socialize more
effectively.
 Construct and implement behavior strategies to assist children with more on-task
behavior and task completion.
K321: The Tech Matrix Redesigned! Promising Practices and Educational Software [Affiliated
with TAM]
Experience Level: All
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Room Name: Curacao 1
Speaker: Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, National Center for Technology Innovation
Co-Speaker: Tracy Gray
Key Learning Points:
 Learn of dynamic, searchable Web-based reviews of technology tools to support early
reading and writing.
 Connect product features to existing promising instructional practices.
 Explore ideas for sharing the information and building awareness.
MULITIPLE DISABILITIES
M512: Technology-Assisted Literacy: Let’s Read and Write!
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 5 and 6
Speaker: Sherry Lanyi, United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cincinnati - Aaron W. Perlman Center
Co-Speakers: Jill Jump; Beth McCarty; Kristi Murphy
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how occupational and speech therapists play a role in supporting literacy
development.
 Learn key strategies for using adapted computer and augmentative communication
activities to enhance reading and writing skills.
 Learn strategies for engaging students in literacy projects using a variety of assistive
technology.
POLICY
P629: Paying for AT Through Alternative Financing Programs
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Boca 4
Speaker: Kathryn Adams, Maine CITE, University of Maine System
Key Learning Points:
 Learn about several models of Alternative Financing Programs (AFPs) and why they are
a key source of money for purchasing AT.
 Learn how AFPs make loans more affordable for consumers.
 Learn how to connect with their state AFPs so their customers can apply for AFP funds.
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
R818: Leveraging SBIR Funds for Product Development (2-hour Session)
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Boca 1
Speaker: Stephen Bauer, RERC on Technology Transfer
Co-Speaker: Jennifer Flagg
Key Learning Points:
 Understand the origin and purpose of SBIR programs, participating agencies, types of
proposals funded, program competitiveness, historical trends, funding levels and
schedules.
 Understand small business qualifications necessary to participate in SBIR programs,
appropriate use of sub-contractors, SBIR phases and important cross-agency distinctions
among SBIR programs. The SBIR and STTR programs will be contrasted.
 Understand the structure, content, presentation and common problems encountered with
Phase I proposals and the relationship between Phase I and Phase II.
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SENSORY
S915: Low Vision Rehabilitation in 2008
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Bonaire 7 & 8
Speaker: Lynne Noon
Key Learning Points:
 Make appropriate referrals to, or utilize, the many low vision services and agencies
available for people with visual impairment.
 Identify the many types of low vision products and know the tasks where they can be
used (i.e. reading, seeing at distance and using a computer).
 Understand the increasing need for low vision rehabilitation services and products.
S913: WESBraille - Bringing Braille Drill to the Web
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Antigua 1 and 2
Speaker: Nathan Lowell, National Center on Low-Incidence Disabilities
Key Learning Points:
 Learn what WESBraille is.
 Learn what WESBraille can do.
 Learn about some of the problems associated with teaching Braille at a distance using
commonly available tools.
WORKPLACE/ TRANSITION
W1010: Inexpensive and Effective Computer Accommodations for Seniors and Boomers
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 2
Speaker: Jane Berliss-Vincent, Center for Accessible Technology
Key Learning Points:
 Discuss impairments and disabilities that may make computer use difficult for seniors and
Boomers.
 Learn about free or inexpensive software and hardware for accommodating these
computer users.
 Discover strategies for introducing these accommodations with sensitivity to older users'
frequent perception that using accommodations means an admission of their age.
VENDOR
Adaptivation, Inc.
V1179: Literacy and AAC: Easy as 1-2-3 (2-Hour Session)
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 2
Speaker: Lori Dahlquist
Co-Speaker: Amy Koch
Key Learning Points:
 Learn how to turn the text or picture of any book into an interactive, talking page.
 Learn how common objects can be combined with technology to create fun and concrete
forms of story telling.
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Learn how what is recorded into the voice output device (story text, music, sound effects,
directions to follow) can offer numerous activity options while using the same technology
setup over and over again.
Cambium Learning Technologies, Inc.
V1191: Kurzweil 3000 Steps Up To Writing
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 5 and 6
Speaker: Jennifer Edge-Savage
Key Learning Points:
 Learn key writing strategies from the Step Up To Writing program.
 Learn how to use Kurzweil 3000 to apply key writing strategies.
 Implement some Step Up To Writing key writing strategies using Kurzweil 3000 when you
return to the classroom.
Dolphin Computer Access
V1187: Tutored Today, Empowered Tomorrow
Experience Level: Beginner
Room Name: Curacao 4
Speaker: Paul Thompson
Key Learning Points:
 EasyTutor improves reading comprehension with multi-sensory information.
 EasyTutor improves writing skills with predictive text and speech of written text.
 EasyTutor adapts to the student’s environment and is available on a Pen drive for the
Mac or PC.
EyeTech Digital Systems, Inc.
V1183: Eye Tracking Technology - What's New From EyeTech Digital Systems
Experience Level: Intermediate
Room Name: Curacao 3
Speaker: Robert Chappell
Co-Speakers: Keith Jackson
Key Learning Points:
 Understand how eye tracking works.
 Learn how one can communicate, e-mail, surf, design, and control any Windows based
software with their eyes.
 Understand how the Quick Glance portable package is funded through insurance and
Medicare/Medicaid.
Slater Software, Inc.
V1200: Visual Supports for Reading and Writing in a Functional Curriculum
Experience Level: All
Room Name: Bonaire 3
Speaker: Jean Slater
Key Learning Points:
 Identify multiple situations where picture-assisted literacy can be a part of a functional
student's school day.
 Understand how picture-assisted literacy helps a student transition between school and
work.
 Determine areas in work and living settings where picture-assisted literacy leads to
independence.
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EXHIBITOR INFORMATION
ATIA 2008 EXHIBITORS as of
Exhibit Hall Hours
Wednesday, January 30
Thursday, January 31
Friday, February 1
Saturday, February 2
December 8, 2007
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Reception)
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.*
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.*
*Open to public with free admission
Those exhibitors listed below with an asterisk are ATIA Member Companies.
Company
AAC Connections – DME*
AAC Institute*
AAC TechConnect*
ABISee, Inc.*
ABLEDATA*
AbleLink Technologies, Inc.*
AbleNet*
Adamlab, LLC*
Adaptivation, Inc*
Adaptive Computer Control Technologies Inc.*
Adaptive Switch Labs/Com'ation *
Advanced Multimedia Devices, Inc.*
Ai Squared*
AlphaSmart, A Renaissance Learning Brand
Alternative Financing Programs
American Foundation for the Blind*
American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. (APH)*
Animated Speech & TeachTown
Assistive Technology, Inc.*
AT KidSystems, Inc.*
ATEN
ATNAD, Inc.*
ATS, LLC*
Attainment Company*
Augmentative Resources, Inc.*
AZtech/T2RERC*
Baum Retec AG*
Benetech
Blink Twice*
Clarity*
Claro Software LTD*
Code Factory, S.L.*
Compusult Limited*
The Conover Company*
Crick Software, Inc.*
CrissCross Technologies Inc.*
Cyrano Communicator*
Daedalus Technologies, Inc.*
Booth
1019
LOBBY 1
1022
101
114
213
601
507
1001
219
600
618
1012
109
421
508
208 & 509
921
401
106
LOBBY 4
821
1005
501
708
206
121
LOBBY 2
319
905
823
405
809
918
1007
308
300
312
95
Dancing Dots*
Dolphin Computer Access Inc.*
Don Johnston Incorporated*
Duxbury Systems, Inc.*
DynaVox Technologies*
EnableMart
Enabling Technologies*
Enhanced Vision*
En-Vision America
EVAS*
Exceptional Computing*
Eye Response Technologies, Inc.*
EyeTech Digital Systems, Inc.*
Florida Reading + Vision Technology
Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
Freedom Scientific-Blind/Low Vision Group*
Freedom Scientific-Learning Systems Group*
Freedom Vision *
gh, LLC*
The Great Talking Box Company*
Guerilla Technologies Inc.*
Gus Communications, Inc.*
GW Micro, Inc.*
Handy Tech Elektronik GmbH*
Health Science*
HumanWare*
Inclusive TLC Special Needs*
Independent Living Aids, Inc.
Infogrip, Inc.*
IntelliTools*
Interpretype, LLC
Judy Lynn Software Inc.
K-NFB Reading Technology*
Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc.*
LAB Resources *
Laureate Learning Systems, Inc.*
LevelStar*
Logital Co. Limited*
LowVision.com/ShopLowVision.com*
LS & S, LLC
LVI Low Vision International*
Madentec Limited*
Magnifying America*
MagniSight
MarbleSoft – SimTech*
Mayer-Johnson LLC*
Mealtime Partners, Inc.*
Metroplex Voice Computing Inc.*
NaturalPoint, Inc.
News-2-You*
NISH*
Nokia Inc.*
Optelec US, Inc.*
Origin Instruments Corporation*
Prentke Romich Company*
Quillsoft Ltd.*
1104
307
1013
1109
701 & 804
203
1105
301
622
113
619
1103
1004
322
108
801
901
908
218
807
718
604
607
407
1021 & 1118
513 & 522
313
504
318
613
722
1115
103
613
1102
1113
1100
621
719
520
419
704
1006
118
906
705 & 707
423
518
207
1119
404
409
519
412
813
605
96
ReadHowYouWant.com*
Recording For The Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)*
Reinecker Reha – Technik GmbH
RESNA/NATTAP
Saltillo Corporation*
sComm, Inc.*
Sensory Software International, LTD
Serotek Corporation*
Slater Software, Inc.*
Social Skill Builder*
SoftTouch, Inc.*
T&I (Technology & Integration)*
TalkingTabs*
Tash, Inc.*
Technology For Education, Inc.*
Texthelp Systems, Inc.*
Tobii Technology, Inc.*
Turning Point Therapy & Technology, Inc.*
ViewPlus Technologies*
Vision Technology, Inc.*
VisionCue, LLC*
Viziflex Seels Inc.*
Words+, Inc.*
The Writer Learning Systems
ZYGO Industries, Inc.*
506
304
521
LOBBY 3
913
523
923
720
1000
112
713
102
209
907
919
200
1018
201
413
400
606
623
812
305
406
EXHIBITOR/MEMBER INFORMATION & DESCRIPTIONS
Check out these NEW Products at the ATIA 2008 Conference!
Cambium Learning Technologies
Booth # 613
Product Name:
Classroom Suite 4.0 IntelliTools®
AbleNet
Booth # 601
Product Names:
Jelly Beamer with Wireless Switch Latch and Timer
NEXT Transition Skills System
Extending MEville to WEville with Start-to-Finish Literacy Starter
Lingo Wearable Messaging and Communication Aid
Weekly Reader AbleNet Edition
FLIP Automatic Page Turner
EXHIBITOR DESCRIPTIONS
AAC Connections–DME
ATIA Member
Booth #1019
7931 South Broadway, Suite 336
Littleton, CO 80122
Phone: (303) 670-9243
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Toll Free: (800) 630-9443
Fax: (303) 670-4795
E-mail: meghan@aacconnections.com
www.aacconnections.com
Eye tracking, head tracking, switch scanning and direct access AAC devices by a variety of
manufacturers: Words+, Saltillo, Blink Twice, Zygo, AMDi, Tobii Technology, Eye Tech Digital
Systems, Mayer-Johnson and others. Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurance. Request
for on-site visits call 800-630-9443.
AAC Institute
Lobby 1
1000 Killarney Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
Phone: (814) 392-6625
Fax: (330) 263-4829
E-mail: info@aacinstitue.org
www.aacinstitute.org
The goal of AAC is optimized communication performance. AAC Institute offers free and low cost
products, evidence and other resources to measure communication performance and support
AAC evidence-based practice. Free CEUs can be earned by taking Self-Study Program courses.
Arc Institute also can administer CEU's for your training activities.
AAC Tech Connect
ATIA Member
Booth #1022
PO Box 1944
Evergreen, CO 80437
Phone: (303) 674-8553
Toll Free: (866) 482-2279
Fax: (303) 670-3564
E-mail: info@aactechconnect.com
www.aactechconnect.com
This unique company’s Web site and evaluation workshop provides the up-to-date
information/resources for most augmentative communication devices. It offers free resources on
most of the AAC devices out today, as well as clinical tools (fee-for-service) including the Device
Assistant/Paperwork Assistant/Charts/Toolkits to assist with your clinical evaluations.
ABIsee, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #101
141 Parker Street
Suite 201
Maynard, MA 01754
Phone: (978) 218-2681
Toll Free: (800) 681-5909
Fax: (253) 595-3623
E-mail: info@abisee.com
www.abisee.com
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*Zoom-Ex - Portable Scanner, Magnifies, Book-to-Speech in one device that serves Blind, Low
Vision and their aides. *Zoom-Twix-Scanner/Reader/Flexible CCTV makes students fully
functional in class. *ChipMonk Reader – Point your cell phone to book or street sign, push a
button and listen to the text being read to you.
ABLEDATA
ATIA Member
Booth #114
8630 Fenton Street, Suite 930
Silver Spring, MA 20910
Phone: (301) 608-8998
Toll Free: (800) 227-0216
Fax: (301) 608-8958
E-mail: abledata@orcmacro.com
www.abledata.com
ABLEDATA provides information on assistive technology (AT) and rehabilitation equipment from
U.S. and international sources for people with disabilities. The exhibit includes demonstrations of
the features of the ABLEDATA Web Site and interactive features, such as searching, saving
personalized information, and MyABLEDATA for AT companies enabling direct submission of
product information.
AbleLink Technologies Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #213
528 North Tejon Street, Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone: (719) 592-0347
Fax: (719) 592-0348
E-mail: info@ablelinktech.com
www.ablelinktech.com
AbleLink Technologies specializes in research and development of Cognitive Support
Technologies for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries,
and age-related cognition issues. Our award-winning technologies provide solutions for access,
independence and self-determination for people with cognitive disabilities whose needs are not
being addressed in most universal design applications.
AbleNet
ATIA Member
Booth #601
2808 Fairview Avenue, North
Roseville, MN 55113-1308
Phone: (651) 294-2200 x2218
Toll Free: (800) 322-0956 x2218
Fax: (651) 294-2259
E-mail: customerservices@ablenetinc.com
www.ablenetinc.com
AbleNet’s proven system of special education curricular programs, technology and support
creates an active learning environment where students and teachers achieve measurable
results. See why our programs have been chosen by several of the nation’s largest school
districts. Try the new FLIP automated page turner and Lingo wearable communication aid.
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Accelerations Educational Software
Booth #922
1225 Laurel Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 233-0541
Fax: (803) 545-4058
E-mail: sales@dttrainer.com
www.dttrainer.com
The Activity Trainer is a research-based software program that makes Video Modeling teaching
method practical for classroom and home. It includes a library of ready-to-use videos with
options to modify, collect data and create new activities with your own videos. The DT Trainer
software is a highly-configurable, independent, direct instructional tool with more than 165
content programs, data-collection and hundreds of reinforces. Both are affordable & effective
tools.
Adamlab, LLC
ATIA Member
Booth #507
55 East Long Lake Road
Suite 337
Troy, MI 48085
Phone: (248) 362-9603
Fax: (248) 362-9606
E-mail: customerservice@adamlab.com
www.adamlab.com
Adamlab is dedicated to providing low-cost, high-quality voice technology to all speech
challenged individuals worldwide. At Adamlab, we believe that speech is life's most empowering
function. It is our goal to provide this empowerment and assistance to anyone who needs it at the
lowest cost.
Adaptivation, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth 1001
2225 West 50th Street, Suite 100
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone: (605) 335-4445
Toll Free: (800) 723-2783
Fax: (605) 335-4446
E-mail: info@adaptivation.com
www.adaptivation.com
Adaptivation will show its line of switches, communication aids and environmental controls. Stop
by the booth to get new application ideas!
Adaptive Computer Control Technologies Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #219
100
247-2628 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC V6H 4B4
CANADA
Phone: (604) 731-8860
Toll Free: (866) 411-2228
Fax: (866) 801-5302
E-mail: info@acctinc.ca
www.acctinc.ca
ACCT is Adaptive Computer Control Technologies Inc. Our goal is to increase access to
technology by providing easy-to-use products that are cost-effective and work in conjunction
with existing computer equipment.
Adaptive Switch Laboratories, Inc
Booth #600
PO Box 636
Spicewood, TX 78669
Phone: (830) 798-0005
Toll Free: (800) 626-8698
Fax: (930) 798-6221
E-mail: info@asi-inc.com
www.alsl-inc.com
ASL is dedicated to designing and adapting devices that allow individuals with severe disabilities
to achieve independent movement, environmental control and communication/computer access.
Advanced Multimedia Devices, Inc.
Booth #618
200 Frank Road
Hicksville, NY 11801
Phone: (516) 822-0808
Toll Free: (888) 353-2634
Fax: (516) 822-6611
E-mail: info@amdi.net
www.amdi.net
Ai Squared
ATIA Member
Booth #1012
P.O. Box 669
Manchester Center, VT 05255
Phone: (802) 362-3612
Toll Free: (800) 859-0270
Fax: (802) 362-1670
E-mail: sales@aisquared.com
www.aisquared.com
Ai Squared is a worldwide leader in computer in screen magnification and reading software for
the visually impaired. The ZoomText family is expanding to include ZoomText USB Edition,
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ZoomText Scripting Edition, and ZoomText Lite. Stop by Booth 1012 for a demonstration, free
trial software, and the chance to spin to win!
AlphaSmart, A Renaissance Learning Brand
Booth #109
2911 Peach Street
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
Phone: (715) 424-3636
Toll Free: (888) 274-0680
Fax: (800) 788-1272
www.alphasmart.com
AlphaSmart™ Neo™ is the lightweight, portable, easy-to-use computer companion that offers a
wide range of computing capability while integrating effortlessly with desktop and laptop
computers. Its full-sized keyboard, large LCD screen, and extraordinary battery life make it ideal
for writing, keyboarding instructions, and quizzing. No wonder it’s called the “better laptop for
schools.”
Alternative Financing Programs
ATIA Member
Booth #421
1700 North Moore Street
Suite 1549
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: (703) 524-6686
Fax: (703) 524-6630
www.resna.org/AFTAP/state/index.html
Alternative Financing Programs (AFPs) provide financial loans to people with disabilities to
purchase assistive technology. Other loan programs assist in the purchase of equipment for
home based businesses. Come to our booth and find out about these and other financing
programs in your state.
American Foundation for the Blind
ATIA Member
Booth #508
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 502-7600
Toll Free: (800) 232-5463
Fax: (212) 502-7774
E-mail: afbweb@afb.net
www.afb.org
AFB features its fully accessible Web site, which provides information on blindness and vision
loss, AccessWorld: Technology and People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, AFB’s free, bimonthly, online magazine.
American Printing House for the Blind
102
Booth #208
1839 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
Phone: (502) 895-2405
Toll Free: (800) 223-1839
Fax: (502) 899-2274
E-mail: info@aph.org
www.aph.org
APH is the world's largest company devoted solely to making products for people who are
visually impaired, and is the official supplier of educational materials for blind students in the U.S.
APH will be showcasing the new MaximEyes Video Magnifier and other low vision products.
Animated Speech & Teach Town
ATIA Member
Booth #921
314 27th Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: (650) 341-2444
Toll Free: (800) 701-9025
Fax: (877) 295-8238
E-mail: info@animatedspeech.com
www.animatedspeech.com
Animated Speech and TeachTown offer evidence-based software and services for children with
autism and other cognitive impairments. We provide on- and off-computer activities to improve
cognitive, language and social skills. Our Team Upp with Timo and TeachTown products
include personalization, lesson authoring, and reporting facilities.
Assistive Technology, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #401
333 Elm Street
Dedham, MA 02026
Phone: (781) 461-8200
Toll Free: (800) 793-9227
Fax: (781) 461-8213
www.assistivetech.com
Assistive Technology, Inc. is the premier developer of innovative hardware and software
solutions for people with physical, cognitive, and speech disabilities. Products include Mercury
and MiniMerc communication devices, LinkPLUS and LinkClassic talking keyboards, L*E*O
recorded speech device, AT Profile checklist, and Stages Assessment, Stages Math, and
EvaluWare software.
AT KidSystems, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #106
8737 Colesville Road, Suite L203
103
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 495-0770
Fax: (301) 585-9075
E-mail: info@atkidsystems.com
www.atkidsystems.com
Cosmo’s Learning Systems is an educational product suite designed to motivate children with
and without disabilities, for educational and therapeutic activities. It consists of Mission Control,
an accessible interface device, that can be used with any off-the-shelf software, and Cosmo’s
Play and Learn software, focused on pre-literary and pre-numeracy goals.
ATEN Regional Technology Centers
Lobby 4
3841 Reid Street
Palatka, FL 32177
Phone: (386) 329-3811
Fax: (386) 845-0247
www.fdlrs.com
Each of the five regional technology centers have managers who provide support to Local
Assistive Technology Specialists (LATS) and FDLRS Technology Specialists. Their mission is to
assist in the enhancement of student outcomes through the provision of information, training,
and technical support in areas of assistive and instructional technologies. Each region supports
several satellite labs that are equipped with a variety of low to high tech tools for preview,
equipment trials, and hands-on demonstrations.
ATNAD, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #821
16 E Avenue A
Temple, TX 76501
Phone: (254) 771-0025
Fax: (254) 773-9611
E-mail: info@atnad.com
www.atnad.com
Assistive technology products for computer access, communication and environmental control.
ATIA-Focus will be the MOMObil, which is a very competitively priced communication device.
We further introduce the B.A. BAR, a unique tool for speech therapy.
ATS, LLC
ATIA Member
Booth #1005
210 Seaboard Lane
Suite C
Franklin, TN 37067
Phone: (615) 327-1960
Toll Free: (800) 457-2318
Fax: (615) 550-0025
E-mail: info@atsaac.com
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www.atsaac.com
The EzCOMM 1200 speech device combines the latest in computer technology and home
automation to allow for endless possibilities for the end user. Communicate, surf the net, e-mail,
text message, turn on the lights or change the channel. Combined with the speech software of
your choice, the EzCOMM is ready to work for you!
Attainment Company
ATIA Member
Booth #501
P.O. Box 930160
504 Commerce Parkway
Verona, WI 53593
Phone: (608) 458-7880
Toll Free: (800) 327-4269
Fax: (800) 942-3865
E-mail: info@attainmentcompany.com
www.attainmentcompany.com
A variety of products for special needs and assistive technology. Instructional Materials and
Curriculum Support for: reading, math, science, language development, social skills and
behavior management. Materials for life skills, work skills, transition skills, community access
and independent living skills. Resources area available for IEP Planning and Development as
well.
Augmentative Resources, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #708
8331 Epicenter Boulevard
Lakeland, FL 33809
Toll Free: (877) 471-1863
Fax: (877) 471-1865
E-mail: sales@augresources.com
www.augresources.com
Light/low-tech Velcro-receptive communication books, display boards, picture schedules and
literacy aids. Use pictures on our devices to improve communication language and literacy
skills. Check out our Magnetic Page Turners, Create-a-Book, Literacy Strips, Velcro, Printer
Paper and Talking Pockets – our new versatile voice output device.
AZtech/T²RERC
ATIA Member
Booth #206
3435 Main Street
617 Kimball Tower
Buffalo, NY 14212
Phone: (716) 829-3141 x144
Fax: (716) 829-2420
E-mail: jlflagg@buffalo.edu
cosmos.buffalo.edu/t2rerc
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Aztech is a fee-for-service firm offering primary and secondary market research services. The
T2RERC is a federally funded organization with a mission of bringing new and unique AT
products to market. They are showcasing a range of successfully commercialized products
including mobility, vision, communication and educational technologies.
Baum Retec AG
ATIA Member
Booth #121
Schloss Langenzell
WIESENBACH, D-69257 Germany
Phone: 49 62 23490 9321
Fax: 49 62 234909 7321
E-mail: info@baum.de
www.baum.de
BAUM Retec is a German company specialized in the development, manufacturing sales of
products and services for the blind and visually impaired since 1980. BAUM will be showcasing
the whole range of Braille Displays, Braille Organizers/Notetakers, Desktop Video Magnifiers
(CCTV's) and Screen Reader/Magnification Software. Visit us in Booth #121.
Benetech
LOBBY 2
480 California Avenue, Suite 201
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone: (650) 644-3400
Fax: (650) 475-1066
E-mail: info@bookshare.org
www.bookshare.org
Benetech is an online library of over 35,000 accessible digital books, newspapers and
periodicals for individuals and students with print disabilities.
Blink Twice
ATIA Member
Booth #319
900 Broadway
8th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 369-8080
Toll Free: (877) BLINK-11
Fax: (917) 591-0808
E-mail: info@blink-twice.com
www.blink-twice.com
Blink Twice produces the Tango!, the AAC device that lets you do more. It offers the fastest
communication and personalization possible and multiple modes to address the broadest
number of individuals. With the Tango!, you’ll have access to the most innovative and engaging
support materials in the industry. Let’s Talk!
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Cambium Learning Technologies
ATIA Member
Booth #613
100 Cosby Drive
Bedford, MA
Phone: (781) 279-0600
Toll Free: (800) 894-5374
Fax: (781) 276-0650
E-mail: info@cambiumlearning.com
www.cambiumlearningtechnologies.com
Cambium Learning Technologies is a division of Cambium Learning, the largest education
company focused exclusively on serving the needs of at-risk and special student populations.
Cambium Learning Technologies, comprised of IntelliTools and Kurzweil Educational Systems,
is the leading source for research-based educational technology.
Clarity
ATIA Member
Booth #905
2222 Park Place, Stop 1C
Minden, NV 89423
Phone: (775) 782-5611
Toll Free: (800) 575-1456
Fax: (775) 783-0966
E-mail: info@clarityusa.com
www.clarityusa.com
Clarity is the leader in innovative video magnifiers. Whether you are a student, working
professional or homemaker, Clarity video magnifiers can fit any situation in any environment.
Distance or close viewing; portable and high quality. Every product comes with a LIFETIME
warranty. Come see the Clarity Advantage.
Claro Software LTD
ATIA Member
Booth #823
Lancashire House
24 Winckley Square
Preston, Lancashire
England
Phone: 44 87 0760 5877
Toll Free: (866) 800-5151
Fax: 44 87 0132 7471
E-mail: sales@clarosoftware.com
www.clarosoftware.com
Claro Software will be showing the latest ClaroRead for Mac and Windows release, the
multisensory solution for supporting reading, writing and language learning. This will also include
demonstrations for Claro’s Dragon For Mac solution-allowing dictation directly into Apple Mac
applications using the famous Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition solution.
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Code Factory
ATIA Member
Booth #405
Rambla d’Egara 148, 2-2
Terrassa, Barcelona 08221
Spain
Phone: 34 93 733 70 66
Fax: 34 93 789 30 51
E-mail: info@codefactory.es
www.codefactory.es
Code Factory is the global leader committed to the development of products designed to
eliminate barriers to the accessibility of mobile technology for the blind and visually impaired.
Code Factory is the leading providers of screen readers, screen magnifiers, and Brailler
interfaces for the widest range of mainstream mobile devices.
Compusult Limited
ATIA Member
Booth #809
40 Bannister Street
Mount Pearl, NL A1N 1W1
Canada
Phone: (709) 745-7914
Toll Free: (888) 388-8180
Fax: (709) 745-7927
E-mail: marketing@compusult.net
www.compusult.net
Compusult is an information technology company and assistive technology manufacturer with
more than 23 years of experience. We provide accessible solutions for computers and software;
broadcast, spoken, audible and printed information; telephone, office and electronic equipment;
bar code systems and more. Our products include the Jouse2, Caption display, TeleTalk, USwitch, 2-Switch and – new for 2008 – the Hands Free Adapter and Ni-Yon.
The Conover Company
ATIA Member
Booth #918
1289 North Oakwood Road
Oshkosh, WI 54904
Phone: (920) 231-4667
Toll Free: (800) 933-1933
Fax: (920) 231-4809
E-mail: sales@conovercompany.com
www.conovercompany.com
The Conover Company has provided software solutions for special education and workforce
training for over 25 years, focusing on three key areas: functional skills, transition programs, and
social/emotional learning.
Crick Software, Inc.
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ATIA Member
Booth #1007
14687 NE 95th Street
Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: (425) 467-8260
Toll Free: (866) 332-7425
Fax: (425) 467-8245
E-mail: ussales@cricksoft.com
www.cricksoft.com/us
Crick Software is focused solely on innovative literacy tools. Our products, Clicker, Clicker
Paint, ClosePro, and Wordbar are powerful writing and creativity tools designed to motivate and
support students as they learn to read and write. These applications give students of all ages
and abilities tools to use in writing and presenting their ideas.
CrissCross Technologies
ATIA Member
Booth #308
110-64 Queens Boulevard
Suite 406
Forest Hills, NY 11375
Phone: (212) 569-7432
E-mail: info@crisscrosstech.com
www.crisscrosstech.com
Cyrano Communicator
ATIA Member
Booth #300
P.O. Box 628
Lancaster, OH 43130
Phone: (740) 654-2128
Toll Free: (800) 268-6070
Fax: (740) 654-2260
E-mail: cyrano_questions@onewriteco.com
www.cyranocommunicator.com
Cyrano Communicator uses an embedded camera to create digital pictures for personalized
speech. For those who can type, Cyrano Shorthand™ provides a text-to-speech engine and
vocabulary library. New features of Cyrano2 include descriptive Visual Scene pages, time
sensitive navigation, and visual Fading. These new features combine the latest research with
practical application to enhance personal communication.
Daedalus Technologies, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #312
2491 Vauxhall Place
Richmond, BC V6V 1Z5
Canada
Phone: (604) 270-4605
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Toll Free: (800) 561-5570
Fax: (604) 244-8443
E-mail: info@daessy.com
www.daessy.com
Available since 1986, DAESSY is the leader in mounting systems for AAC devices and laptops.
The component-based system is highly adaptable and customizable to meet individual needs of
users. The Stem System is purpose designed to securely attach switches to wheelchairs and
provide unlimited setup possibilities. DAESSY – Making technology more accessible.
Dancing Dots Braille Music Technology, L.P.
ATIA Member
Booth #1104
P.O. Box 927
Valley Forge, PA 19482
Phone: (610) 783-6692
Fax: (610) 783-6732
E-mail: info@dancingdots.com
www.dancingdots.com
Dancing Dots: developing and adapting technology to benefit blind musicians and those who
educate them since 1992. Scan printed scores, listen to results or convert to Braille music
notation. Play your musical ideas into your PC, convert to print notation, Braille score or audio
CD. Braille music courses/educational resources.
Dolphin Computer Access, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #307
231 Clarksville Road
Suite 3
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
Phone: (609) 803-2171
Toll Free: (866) 797-5921
Fax: (609) 799-0475
E-mail: info@dolphinusa.com
www.yourdolphin.com
Dolphin Computer Access has been developing software that delivers independence to people
with visual impairments and learning disabilities. These innovative tools range from the award
winning Lunar Screen Magnifier, to the ultimate alternative format creation tool in Easy
Converter and mobile tools with the SmartHal screen reader for Windows Smart phones.
Don Johnston Incorporated
ATIA Member
Booth #1013
26799 West Commerce Drive
Volo, IL 60073
Phone: (847) 740-0749
Toll Free: (800) 999-4660
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Fax: (847) 740-7326
E-mail: info@donjohnston.com
www.donjohnston.com
Don Johnston empowers educators with supplemental instruction and intervention solutions to
help struggling learners build core literacy skills. Explore new teaching strategies and the latest
brain-based research while enhancing students’ academic performance in Early Intervention,
Extenede Learning, RTI, Title I, Special Education, Remediation, ESL and Adult Basic
Education.
Duxbury Systems Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #1109
270 Littleton Road, Unit 6
Westford, MA 01886
Phone: (978) 692-3000
Fax: (978) 692-7912
E-mail: info@duxsys.com
www.duxburysystems.com
DBT WIN, NimPro, MegaDots, QuickTac and more. Braille software for those who are experts
in Braille and those who are not! Braille software for translation, transcription, graphics, math,
publishing, signage, multiple languages, NIMAS, XML and MsWord. More than 32 years
experience bringing the world software for Braille.
DynaVox Technologies
ATIA Member
Booth #701 & 804
2100 Warton Street, Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Phone: (412) 381-4883
Toll Free: (866) DYNA-VOX
Fax: (412) 381-9096
E-mail: sales@dynavoxtech.com
DynaVox Technologies is the world’s largest manufacturer of advanced augmentative
communication solutions. Our innovative products assist thousands of individuals around the
world to live fuller lives each day as they conquer communication barriers. Stop by to see our
full line of products including the DynaVox VMax and the new M3.
EnableMart
ATIA Member
Booth #203
4210 East Fourth Plain Blvd.
Vancouver, WA 98661
Phone: (360) 695-4155
Fax: (360) 695-4133
E-mail: sales@enablemart.com
www.enablemart.com
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The EnableMart mission is to market, promote, and distribute innovative technology-based
products and services that promote independence, enhance productivity and change the lives of
individuals with disabilities. Our vision is to bring about awareness within the community, to
increase the number of individuals using assistive technologies, and thus provide the link to the
benefits that these technologies have to offer them.
Enabling Technologies
ATIA Member
Booth #1105
1601 NE Braille Place
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
Phone: (772) 225-3687
Toll Free: (800) 777-3687
Fax: (800) 950-3687
www.brailler.com
Enabling Technologies manufactures and sells a complete line of Braille embossers designed to
meet your needs. From a portable unit that a student can carry to and from school to a high
volume, high speed Braille production model, we have a embosser for you.
Enhanced Vision
Booth #301
5882 Machine Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Phone: (714) 465-3400
Toll Free: (800) 440-9476
Fax: (714) 374-1821
E-mail: evinfor@enhancedvision.com
www.enhancedvision.com
Dedicated to helping individuals maintains their visual independence, Enhanced Vision has
developed a superior line of easy-to-use low vision aids. Our extensive product line has helped
thousands of people regain their visual independence by providing the ability to read, write, see
loved ones, or enjoy hobbies. See for yourself!
En-Vision America
Booth #622
1845 W Hovey Avenue
Normal, IL 61761
Phone: (309) 452-3088
Toll Free: (800) 890-1180
Fax: (309) 452-3643
E-mail: envision@envisionamerica.com
www.envisionamerica.com
For more than a decade, En-Vision America has developed life enhancing assistive technology
for the blind and print impaired. Scriptalk Station audible prescription reader offers the most
complete prescription label information available. i.d. mate OMNI barcode scanner offers instant
identification and information on products with applications at home, work or leisure.
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EP Global Communications Inc.
Booth #223
4160 Main Street
Johnstown, PA 19504
Toll Free: (800) 372-7368
Fax: (814) 361-3861
E-mail: webmaster@eparent.com
www.eparent.com
EP Global communication or Exceptional Parent magazine has been dedicated to providing
knowledge, products and services to the caregivers of infants, geriatrics and those with special
needs for 37 years.We do this through our flag ship company EP Magazine, the EP Bookstore
with over 2,300 titles and our EP live online seminars.
EVAS
ATIA Member
Booth #113
39 Canal Street
Westerly, RI 02891
Phone: (401) 596-3155
Toll Free: (800) 872-3827
Fax: (401) 596-3979
E-mail: contact@evas.com
www.evas.com
EVAS, teamed with Dell, offers Computer-Based Assistive Technology Solutions for people who
are visually, physically, hearing or learning disabled. Our Plug & Play Systems run right out of
the box, with Application Software, Peripherals and Assistive Technology installed and
configured. EVAS, proudly serving the disabled community since 1979.
Exceptional Computing
ATIA Member
Booth #619
9519 SW 38 Lane
Gainesville, FL 32608
Phone: (352) 331-8847
Fax: (352) 331-4164
E-mail: rhm@exceptionalcomputing.com
www.exceptionalcomputing.com
Specializing in AT technology solutions since 1985. We provide the vital link between the
consumer and the manufacturer. Learning Magic provides templates and finished activities to
kids at all levels across the curriculum. Adaptive Solutions is the manufacturer of AT Tracker
Plus and Equipment Tracker.
Eye Response Technology, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #1103
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100 2nd Street, NW
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 296-3846
Toll Free: (866) 393-8722
Fax: (434) 296-3890
E-mail: info@eyeresponse.com
www.eyeresponse.com
The ERICA Communication System provides a simple and easy-to-use method to communicate
and control a computer through eye movement alone. The system works with Windows or Mac
OSX-based software so you surf the Internet, e-mail, or play games easily. The Dedicated
communication Device is funded by Medicare and most insurance companies.
EyeTech Digital Systems, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #1004
2160 East Brown Road, Suite 2
Mesa, AZ 85213
Phone: (480) 704-3158
Fax: (703) 814-8626
E-mail: info@etmail.net
www.eyetechds.com
Just look to control your computer! EyeTech’s eye tracker allows an individual to control their
computer hands free with their eyes. Allows a user to communicate, surf the Web, e-mail,
control their environment, play games and can attach to a user’s wheelchair. Funding available
through Medicare & insurance companies. Contact your nearest rep to schedule a demo.
Florida Reading & Vision Technology
Booth #322
736 NE Third Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Phone: (954) 525-8871
Toll Free: (800) 981-5119
Fax: (954) 462-4647
E-mail: sales@floridareading.com
www.floridareading.com
Bringing knowledge and hope to the visually impaired through the use of adaptive technology featuring STIRX & IDEX! We serve rehabilitation counselors, students of all ages, senior citizens,
employees, vision teachers, libraries, colleges, universities, workforce boards, veterans, doctors
and technical departments from various corporations and institutions.
Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
Booth #108
One Franklin Plaza
Burlington, NJ 08016
Phone: (609) 386-2500
Toll Free: (800) 525-9673
Fax: (609) 239-5941
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E-mail: nellynunes@franklin.com
www.franklin.com
Handheld electronic dictionaries with built-in spelling correction. Selected models with speech
for its use as a reading aid.
Freedom Scientific-Blind/Low Vision Group
ATIA Member
Booth #801
11800 31st Court,North
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Phone: (727) 803-8000
Toll Free: (800) 444-4443
Fax: (727) 803-8001
E-mail: info@freedomscientific.com
www.freedomscientific.com
Freedom Scientific provides leading-edge software and hardware assistive technology products
to serve the needs of people who are blind, have low vision, or are learning disabled. Freedom
Scientific’s low vision, or are learning disabled. Freedom Scientific’s low vision products include
the ONYX™ multiple-view magnification camera, the TOPAZ™ desktop video magnifier, the
SARA™ scanning and reading appliance, and MAGic® screen magnification software.
Blindness products include Braille displays, notetakers and JAWS®, the world’s most popular
screen reader.
Freedom Scientific-Learning Systems Group
ATIA Member
Booth #901
11800 31st Court, North
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Phone: (727) 803-8000
Toll Free: (800) 444-4443
Fax: (727) 803-8001
E-mail: wynn@freedomscientific.com
www.freedomscientific.com/lsg
Freedom Scientific LSG is committed to innovative literacy software tools designed to enhance
success for individuals with reading challenges and writing difficulties. WYNN, an easy-to-use
learning aid, incorporates leading educational strategies, universal design for learning (UDL) and
the highly effective bi-model approach to reading and writing. LSG also provides TestTalker,
aiding students to succeed in preparing for and completing tests. WYNN and TestTalker
enhance student’s performance, assist educators in meeting AYP and NCLB goals and provide
support for differentiated learning.
Freedom Vision
ATIA Member
Booth #908
615 Tami Way
Mountain View, CA 94041
Phone: (650) 961-6541
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Toll Free: (800) 961-1334
Fax: (650) 968-4740
E-mail: sales@freedomvision.net
www.freedomvision.net
Freedom Vision, specialists in portable video magnifiers, presents our new QuickLook ZOOM 3x18x multi-magnification model and Quick Look FOCUS (the first auto focus model available) 4.3"
portable video magnifiers and new $1,995 Presto 15" LCD desktop CCTV. Also on display is the
OPTi Verso (Microsoft Vista-compatible) laptop compatible distance camera, Fusion 7" LCD
portable magnifier and Eclipse full-featured 15" LCD desktop CCTV.
gh, LLC
ATIA Member
Booth #218
1305 Cumberland Avenue
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Phone: (765) 775-3776
Toll Free: (866) MY3-DOTS
Fax: (765) 775-2501
E-mail: sales@gh-accessibility.com
www.gh-accessibility.com
gh LLC, a leading assistive technology company, enables people and organizations to meet their
accessibility needs. ghz offers the premier Digital-Talking - Book software player complimented
by a full range of media conversion services (Braille, NIMAS, fillable-forms, digital-talking-books,
Large-Print) that allow for greater opportunity by improving ones competitiveness in the
workplace, and allowing for a richer educational experience.
The Great Talking Box Company
ATIA Member
Booth #807
2245 Fortune Drive, Suite A
San Jose, CA 95131
Phone: (408) 456-0133
Toll Free: (877) 275-4482
Fax: (408) 456-0134
E-mail: info@greattalkingbox.com
www.greattalkingbox.com
The Great Talking Box Company (GTB) manufactures a wide range of augmentative
communication devices, ranging from the EasyTalk and Digicom recorded speech
communication devices up to the Etalk 6400, 8400, Etalk Tablet dynamic screen products.
Guerilla Technologies Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #718
5029 SE Horseshoe Pt Road
Stuart, FL 34997
Phone: (772) 283-0500
Fax: (772) 287-0960
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E-mail: sales@guerillatechnologies.com
www.guerillatechnologies.com
MobilEyes Portable OCR Plus, a crossover product designed to incorporate the functions off up
to 12 different Assistive Technology devices into one handheld unit. Transport, operate and
managing gone device at nearly 1/3 the cost is practical and exciting. Extreme Readers, premier
Reading Machines that also incorporate multi-faceted uses.
Gus Communications, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #604
1006 Lone Tree Court
Bellingham, WA 98229
Phone: (360) 715-8580
Toll Free: (866) 487-1006
Fax: (360) 715-9633
E-mail: admin@gusinc.com
www.gusinc.com
Windows based communication (AAC) software and hardware packages. Overboard software
for communication display creation (printed or speech output). SpeechPRO for Windows which
combines an on-screen keyboard with word prediction and dynamic display AAC in a single
screen. Free software demos at www.gusinc.com.
GW Micro Inc
ATIA Member
Booth #607
725 Airport North Office Park
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: (260) 489-3671
Fax: (260) 489-2608
E-mail: sales@gwmicro.com
www.gwmicro.com
GW Micro manufactures Window-Eyes, a screen reader for Microsoft Windows Vista, Server
2003, XP Home and Professional and 2000. Other products: Braille Sense, first Braille
notetaker offering notetaking and entertainment; Voice Sense, pocket size notetaker; Portable
SenseView, one of the smallest hand-held digital magnifiers; and Small-Talk Ultra, full-featured
portable computer.
Handy Tech GmbH
ATIA Member
Booth #407
Brunnenstrasse 10
Horb, 72160
Germany
Phone: 49 7451 55 46 0
Fax: 49 7 451 55 46 67
E-mail: info@handytech.de
www.handytech.com
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Innovative solutions for blind users such as: Easy Braille and Braillina, the mobile Brialle
displays working wireless with PDAs and mobile phones, Braille Star and Braille Wave, Braille
systems with internal notetaker, calculator, scheduler, and more.
Health Science
ATIA Member
Booth #1118 & 1021
4180 Wall Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (609) 924-7616
Toll Free: (800) 841-8923
Fax: (609) 924-0793
E-mail: healthscience@patmedia.com
www.speechgeneratingdevices.com
Eye tracking, head tracking, witch scanning and direct access AAC devices by a variety of
manufacturers: Words+, Saltillo, Blink Twice, Zygo, AMDi, Tobii Technology, Eye Tech Digital
Systems, Mayer-Johnson and others. Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurance.
HumanWare Canada
ATIA Member
Booth # 513 & 522
1030 Rene Levesque Boulevard
Drummondville, Quebec
Canada
Phone: (619) 471-4718
Toll Free: (888) 723-7273
Fax: (619) 471-4828
E-mail: ca.info@humanware.com
www.humanware.com
The ClassMate Reader si a handheld portable Daisy player that synchornizes text and audio files
so that the student can hear and see a pasage read. The player allows the student to interact
with the text. The ClassMate Reader is the size of a portable gaming system with a LCD screen.
HumanWare, U.S.
Booth #513
175 Mason Circle
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 566-9213
Toll Free: (800) 722-3393
Fax: (925) 681-4630
E-mail: us.info@humanware.com
www.humanware.com
HumanWare provides innovative solutions, empowering people who are blind, visually impaired
or learning disabled. Products include BrailleNote range of notetakers; portable and desktop
video magnifiers; myReader, a low vision auto reader; digital talking books and music players;
GPS, braille displays; accessible PDAs and ViewPlus print, Braille and graphic embossers .
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Inclusive TLC Special Needs
ATIA Member
Booth #313
2206 Legacy Oak Drive
Waxhan, NC 28173
Phone: (704) 243-3622
Fax: (704) 243-3623
www.inclusivetlc.com
Independent Living Aids
Booth #504
200 Robins Lane
Jericho, NY 11753
Phone: (516) 937-1848
Toll Free: (800) 537-2118
Fax: (516) 937-3906
E-mail: can-do@independentliving.com
www.independentliving.com
Independent Living Aids is the oldest privately owned company of its type in the US. As a
national distributor for those with vision impairments, we offer an extensive line of manifiers,
electronic vision systems, talking items of all types and daily living aids.
InfoCor
Booth #119
11270 West Park Place
Suite 625
Milwaukee, WI 53224
Phone: (414) 979-0890
Fax: (414) 979-0890
www.infocor.com
The Merlit -Interactive Learning Station, is a feature rich, versatile and alternative
communication tool which addresses the expressive communication needs of people with
significant physical or learning disabilities.
Infogrip, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #319
1794 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 652-0770
Toll Free: (800) 397-0921
Fax: (805) 652-0880
E-mail: info@infogrip.com
www.infogrip.com
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Infogrip, Inc. was founded in 1986, with a mission to develop and market products that provide
people with a healthier and more productive way to interact with computers. We are experts in
our industry and specialize in providing our clients with all of their assistive technology and
ergonomics product and training.
Intellitools
ATIA Member
Booth #613
Please see listing for Cambium Learning Technologies.
Interpretype, LLC
Booth #722
3301 Brighton Henrietta TL
Rochester, NY 14623
Phone: (585) 272-1155
Toll Free: (877) 345-3182
Fax: (585) 272-1434
E-mail: info@interpretype.com
www.interpretype.com
Communication solutions for organizations and institutions that want to make its services and
career opportunities accessible to people who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech disabled.
Real-time language translation for Spanish and French to English.
Judy Lynn Software, Inc.
Booth #1115
P.O. Box 373
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Phone: (732) 390-8845
Fax: (732) 390-8845
E-mail: info@judylynn.com
www.judylynn.com
Switch software for students with special needs. Cognitive age level: 9 months – 7 years.
Cause & Effect, Matching, Coloring, Games, Sequencing. Please stop by booth number 1115
for a catalog and demonstration.
K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
Booth #103
PO Box 620128
Newton Lower Falls, MA 02462-0128
Phone: (877) 547-1500
Toll Free: (877) 547-1500
www.knfbreader.com
K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc. will present the knfbReader Mobile, the latest generation of
portable reading technology. Following the success of the popular K-NFB Reader, the
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revolutionary knfbReader Mobile contains groundbreaking software advancements that provide
more accurate print analysis and TTS on a truly hand-held device.
Kurzweil Educational Systems
ATIA Member
Booth #613
Please see listing for Cambium Learning Technologies .
LAB Resources
ATIA Member
Booth #1102
706 Kopmeier Drive
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Phone: (262) 691-3476
Toll Free: (800) 691-3472
Fax: (262) 695-2504
E-mail: service@elabresources.com
www.elabresources.com
Professional training materials for 8 popular AT software program: Boardmaker, Boardmaker
Plus, Boardmaker Speaking Dynamically Pro, Clicker, Dragon Naturally Speaking, IntelliTools
Classroom Suite, Kurzweil and WYNN. We offer worshop in a Box, iPod Videos, and LAB
Lessons Tutorials. We also carry a complete line of AT software.
Laureate Learning Systems, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #1113
110 East Spring Street
Winooski, VT 05404
Phone: (802) 655-4755
Toll Free: (800) 562-6801
Fax: (802) 655-4757
E-mail: info@laureatelearning.com
www.laureatelearning.com
For over 25 years, professionals and parents have relied on Laureate software to teach critical
language, cognitive, and reading skills. We offer award-winning, research-based programs for
Autism/PDD, Developmental Disabilities, Language-Learning Disabilities, Early Intervention,
Title 1, ESL and Reading Difficulities. Laureate software ensures success and makes learning a
fun and rewarding experience.
LevelStar
ATIA Member
Booth #1100
1500 Cherry Street, Suite D
Louisville, CO 80027
Phone: (303) 926-4334
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Toll Free: (800) 315-2305
Fax: (303) 926-1787
E-mail: info@levelstar.com
www.levelstar.com
the LevelStar Icon plus Docking Station a pocket-sized PDA for the visually impaired, loaded
with a full suite of applications, 30GB hard drive, plus much more. Snap it into the Braille or
Qwerty Docking Stations and you’ve got a highly functional notetaker. To learn more sopt by
our booth or visit www.levelstar.com.
Logital Co. Limited
ATIA Member
Booth #621
Rm 1101, 11/F On Hong Commercial Building
145 Hennessy Road, Wanchai
Hong Kong, China
Phone: 852 3102 1898
Fax: 852 3102 9968
E-mail: info@logitaltech.com
www.logitaltech.com
EasyHear is a revolutionary hearing aid attachment that uses multiple microphones to focus
directly on the sound the hearing impaired is facing while ignoring annoying noise from either
side of the source of interest. Also, EasyHear allows the eharing impaired to seamlessly use the
Bluetooth mobile phones for conversation.
LS&S
Booth #520
1808-G Janke Drive
Northbrook, IL 60062
Phone: (847) 458-9777
Toll Free: (800) 468-4789
Fax: (877) 498-1482
E-mail: lssinfo@lssproducts.com
www.LSSproducts.com
LVI Low Vision International
Booth #419
Verkstadsgatan 5
Växjö, 35245
Sweden
Phone: 46 470 727700
Fax: 46 470 727725
E-mail: info@lvi.se
www.lvi.se
LVI Low Vision International is a Swedish manufacturer of video magnifiers. Come to our booth
to experience high quality and user friendly products.
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Madentec
ATIA Member
Booth #704
4664-99 Street
Edmonton, AB T6E 5H5
CANADA
Phone: (780) 450-8926
Fax: (780) 988-6182
E-mail: randym@madentec.com
www.madentec.com
Madentec Limited provides computer access solutions for people with physical disabilities.
Scanning access and alternative keyboard access is provided by using DiscoverPro for
Windows or Discover Envoy for Mac software with IntelliSwitch hardware. TrackerPro products
provide a 100% hands free solution for accessing and controlling a computer or communication
device through the use of head movement
Magnifying America
ATIA Member
Booth #1006
10086 W. McNab Road
Tamarac, FL 33321
Toll Free: (800) 364-1608
Fax: (954) 726-1757
E-mail: jpalmer@magnifyingcenter.com
www.magnifyingamerica.com
We are you alternative format specialists. Daisy conversion, large print conversion, Braille
conversion, MP3 conversion, digital manipulation of documents and course materials. Text to
speech advanced digitizing of all documents including pdf’s. Products to assist in learning
and/or visual disabilities. Your authorized DOLPHIN Dealer for the Southeast United States.
Magnisight, Inc.
Booth #118
3631 N. Stone Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Phone: (719) 578-8893
Toll Free: (800) 753-4767
E-mail: info@magnisight.com
www.magnisight.com
MangiSight is the longest running CCTV manufacturer in the U.S. We have been a leading
manufacturer for over 17 years. We offer flat panel, manual focus, auto focus, as well as PC
compatible CCTV systems to assist the visually impaired.
Marblesoft – SimTech
ATIA Member
Booth #906
12301 Central Avenue, NE, Suite 205
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Blaine, MN 55434
Phone: (763) 755-1402
Fax: (763) 862-2920
E-mail: sales@marblesoft.com
www.marblesoft.com
Special access software for birth through adulthood, featuring single and dual switch input. Our
outstanding switch training software is the best kept secret in assistive technology, discover
Marblesoft-Simtech and how easy and fun our software is to use.
Mayer-Johnson LLC
ATIA Member
Booth #705 & 707
P.O Box 1579
Solana Beach, CA 92075
Phone: (858) 550-0084
Toll Free: (800) 588-4548
Fax: (858) 550-0449
E-mail: mayerj@mayer-johnson.com
www.mayer-johnson.com
Boardmaker Plus! Featuring Picture Communication Symbols is the premier software in special
education classrooms. It makes the computer a student learning tool! Now with new lower
multiple copy discount pricing, every student in the classroom can use Boardmaker Plus!
Mealtime Partners, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #423
1137 SE Parkway
Axle, TX 76020
Phone: (817) 237-9991
Fax: (817) 237-0102
E-mail: info@mealtimepartners.com
www.mealtimepartners.com
The Mealtime Partner powered dining device allows individuals, who cannot feed themselves or
eat independently after they are provided with food. Persons with impairments due to spinal
cord injury, CP, MS, Parkinson’s disease, arthritis, ALS, stroke, MD, birth defects, etc., can
gain/regain mealtime independence using the Partner.
Metroplex Voice Computing, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #518
P.O. Box 121983
Arlington, TX 76012
(817) 261-1658
(817) 543-1103
E-mail: mathtalk@mathtalk.com
www.mathtalk.com
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See how a student voices math homework with MathTalk™ - From Setup to Printing Setup
student’s math homework – can be done by someone other than student – can voice or
keyboard/mouse. Selecting student’s math level training. Student voicing math/text/’calculate’
feature. Uses Vista™ and Dragon NaurallySpeaking™. MathPad™ by Voice™ -- voice
arthimetic.
NaturalPoint, Inc.
Booth #207
33872 SE Eastgate Circle
Corvallis, OR 97333
Phone: (541) 753-6645
Toll Free: (888) 865-5535
Fax: (541) 753-6689
E-mail: sales@naturalpoint.com
www.naturalpoint.ocm/smartnav
SmartNav 4 will debut at ATIA this year, offering complete computer control through optical
headtracking. Improvements over previous models include higher resolution camera, improved
sunlight filtering and sturdy aluminum casing. SmartNav is an alternative for people with ALS,
spinal cord injuries such as quadriplegia, muscular dystrophy and other special needs.
National Assistive Technology Technical Assistance Partnership [NATTAP]
Lobby 3
1700 North Moore Street
Suite 1540
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: (703) 524-6686
Fax: (703) 524-6630
www.resna.org/taproject/at/statecontacts.html
Assistive Technology Act Programs encompass three entities – Statewide AT Programs,
Alternative Financing Programs and Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology
Programs. Come to our booth to find out about the services available through these programs.
News-2-You
ATIA Member
Booth #1119
P.O. Box 550
Huron, OH 44839
Phone: (419) 433-9800
Toll Free: (800) 697-6575
Fax: (419) 433-9810
www.news-2-you.com
Stimulate communication and increase learning with News-2-You, a current events Internet
newspaper serving readers of all ages. New-2-You and Joey's Locker and World News (all
included) provide: kid friendly news items, recipe, activity pages, adapted storybook, online
games, and Spanish edition. All content in standards-based. Adaptable to AAC devices.
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NISH
ATIA Member
Booth #404
NISH is a national agency whose mission is to create employment opportunities for people with
severe disabilities by securing Federal contracts through the AbilityOne Program (formerly
Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program) for its network of community-based, nonprofit agencies. The
AbilityOne program currently employs over 40,000 people with severe disabilities making it the
largest U.S. employer of people with severe disabilities.
Nokia Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #409
6000 Connection Drive
Irving, TX 75039
Phone: (972) 894-5000
E-mail: nokia.accessibility@nokia.com
www.nokiaaccessibility.com
Nokia technology is revolutionizing the way people communicate. With a wide range of phones
and enhancements, and convenient features like text and multimedia messaging, our customers
are able to stay connected like never before. And while we're busy dreaming up the technology
that makes these things possible, we're also developing the technology to make them accessible
to everyone.
Optelec US, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth # 519
Breslau 4
Barendrecht, ZH 2993 LT The Netherlands
Phone: 31 08 8678 3444
Fax: 31 08 8678 3400
E-mail: marketing@sptelec.nl
www.optelec.eu
Optelec is the leading manufacturer of life-changing assistive technologies for visually impaired
people. A wide range of simple and effective solutions, including the ClearView+ line of CCTV's
Compact+ portable CCTV and the ALVA BC640 and EasyLink series of wireless Braille
controllers, have improved the quality of life of many people.
Origin Instruments Corporation
ATIA Member
Booth #412
854 Greenview Drive
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
Phone: (972) 606-8740
Fax: (972) 606-8741
E-mail: support@orin.com
www.orin.com
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Origin Instruments delivers computer access solutions. HeadMouse Extreme is Origin’s flagship
product that enables users to control the mouse pointer on their computer or AAC screen with
the natural movements of their head. Also offered is Windows and Mac software in the areas of
computer access, switch-based access, speech and low vision.
Prentke Romich Company
ATIA Member
Booth #813
1022 Heyl Road
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: (330) 262-1984
Toll Free: (800) 262-1984
Fax: (330) 263-4829
E-mail: info@prentrom.com
www.prentrom.com
Visit PRC and learn about our new device, ECO-14. ECO-14 is opening new doors for AAC
communicators through Windows XP compatibility! PRC delivers quality communication devices
for a wide range of clients, all with proven language programs such as Unity and Word Core,
and supports these products with industry-leading service and support.
Quillsoft Ltd.
ATIA Member
Booth #605
2416 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON M1N 1A2
Canada
Phone: (416) 698-0111
Toll Free: (866) 629-6737
Fax: (416) 698-1555
E-mail: sales@wordq.com
www.wordq.com
Quillsoft Ltd. Will be highlighting the fully-integrated speech recognition and word prediction
software for individuals with learning disabilities. WordQ™ and SpeakQ™ speech recognition
plug-in software.
ReadHowYouWant.com
ATIA Member
Booth #506
323 Park Place
San Ramon, CA 94583
Phone: (925) 309-4431
Fax: (925) 309-4437
E-mail: info@readhowyouwant.com
www.readhowyouwant.com
ReadHowYouWant, your customized book source, produces high quality alternative format
books, optimized to make reading easier. Thousands of titles - classics and contemporary - are
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available in accessible formats: multiple large print sizes, special formats for print reading
disabilities, custom reader designed print formats, DAISY, MP3, eBooks and Braille.
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)
ATIA Member
Booth #304
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (609) 452-0606
Fax: (609) 520-7990
E-mail: acooke@rfbd.org
www.rfbd.org
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) is the nation’s largest audio textbook library serving
people with print and learning disabilities stemming from physical, visual or learning challenges.
Our library contains more than 30,000 digital titles ranging from math and science books to
literary classics from Kindergarten level through graduate school. RFB&D’s AudioPlus
textbooks provide our 146,000+ members individually and through institutional memberships
with the opportunity to achieve confidence, independence and success both in the classroom
and beyond.
Reinecker Reha-Technik GmbH
Booth #521
Sandwiessenstrasse 19
Alsbach-Hahnlein, 64665
Germany
Phone: 49 62 5793 1139
Fax: 49 62 57 2561
E-mail: info@reineckerreha.com
www.reineckerreha.com
For 36 years leading manufacturer of high-end opto-electronic magnifying solutions for people
with low vision. Family owned business, Made in Germany. Products: MAXLUPE, MINI,
MAXLUPE, LUPE, Videomatic series: Opto-electronic low vision solutiosn made by
REINECKER – designed to make a difference, always!
Saltillo Corporation
ATIA Member
Booth #913
2143 Township Road, Suite 112
Millersburg, OH 44654
Phone: (330) 674-6722
Toll Free: (800) 382-8622
Fax: (330) 674-6726
E-mail: aac@saltillo.com
www.saltillo.com
Saltillo Corporation manufactures and distributes AAC products. Our product line starts with
simple electronic switches and simple communication devices and continues through the
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ChatPC line of portable, dynamic screen devices. Come and see our brand new ChatPC, in its
first public showing.
sComm, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #523
4224 S. Hocker Drive
Suite 260
Independence, MO 64055
Phone: (816) 350-7008
Toll Free: (866) 505-7008
Fax: (816) 350-7009
E-mail: info@scommonline.com
www.scommonline.com
sComm, Inc develops, engineers and manufactures the UbiDuo Face-to-Face Communicator.
The UbiDuo enables a deaf/hard of hearing and a hearing individual to communicate with each
other face to face without the need of an interpreter. The goal is to allow deaf or hard of hearing
people to strike up a conversation with hearing people anywhere anytime such in professional or
social communication situations. The UbiDuo changes the landscape for face to face
communication. The development of the device was funded with a grant from the National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders with the National Institutes of Health.
You can learn more about the UbiDuo at www.scommonline.com Come by our booth and find out
how you can get a $200 discount on the UbiDuo.
Sensory Software International LTD
Booth #923
26 Abbey Road
Malvern, Worcestershire WR143HD
UK
Phone: 44 01 68457 8868
Fax: 44 01 68489 7753
E-mail: info@sensorysoftware.com
www.sensorysoftware.com
We are pioneers of computer-based communication aids and developers of innovative computer
software for communication, computer access, dyslexia and literacy support. Our main title is The
Grid 2, which provides a full range of AAC options. Our software now powers some of the world's
most advanced communication aids. Come and see us to find out why.
Serotek Corporation
ATIA Member
Booth #720
1128 Harmon Place, Suite 310
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: (612) 341-3030
Toll Free: (866) 202-0520
Fax: (612) 659-0760
E-mail: sales@serotek.com
www.serotek.com
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Serotek Corporation is a leading technology company that develops software and manufactures
accessibility solutions. Committed to the mission of providing accessibility anywhere, Serotek has
introduced solutions that require minimal training.
ShopLowVision.com/LowVision.com
Booth #719
3030 Enterprise Court
Vista, CA 92801
Phone: (800) 826-4200
Fax: (800) 368-4111
E-mail: info@shoplowvision.com
www.shoplowvision.com
ShopLowVision.com is your one-stop-shop with more than 4000 daily living products, electronic
video magnifiers, optical products and professional tools. It's the first-ever low vision ecommerce
store, with business, business-to-consumer and business-to-professional interface all in one.
LowVision.com is the premier resource site for education and information for all your low vision
needs.
Slater Software, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #1000
351 Badger Lane
Guffey, CO 80820
Phone: (719) 479-2255
Toll Free: (877) 306-6968
Fax: (719) 479-2254
E-mail: info@slatersoftware.com
www.slatersoftware.com
Picture It and Pix Writer 3. WOW provide visual supports for reading and writing. These PictureAssisted Literacy programs can be mastered in a minute. Simply Science opens the door to the
science curriculum with ready-to-use lessons. Read and Tell series provide links to reading and
writing. Visit us in booth 1000 to see how easily you can provide visual supports for learning.
Social Skill Builder
ATIA Member
Booth #112
PO Box 2430
Leesburg, VA 20177
Phone: 86-278-1425
Toll Free: (703)-669-0744
Fax: (703) 669-1258
E-mail: info@socialskillbuilder.com
www.socialskillbuilder.com
Social Skill Builder, a company dedicated to effective computer programs that teach social skills.
Unlike passive videos, this software allows the user to visually see the social interactions reenacted by children and then choose what should be said or done next. Come experience my
school day, my community, school rules, and the newest Preschool Playtime CD-ROMS!
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SoftTouch
ATIA Member
Booth #713
17117 Oak Drive, Suite C
Omaha, NE 68130
Phone: (402) 334-8477
Toll Free: (877) 763-8868
Fax: (402) 334-8478
E-mail: info@softtouch.com
www.softtouch.com
SoftTouch develops software with universal access for students with special needs-everything
from cause-and-effect software to curriculum studies and self-authoring programs. Newest titles
include Teaching Access Ability, All About Animals Activity Books, "Switching On" and "Teach Me
About" Curriculum series and upgraded Test Me Score Me, and My Own Bookshelf!
T&I (Technology and Integration)
ATIA Member
Booth #102
St. Pietersnieuwstraat 41
Gent, 9000
Belgium
Phone: 32 9 264 33 91
Toll Free: (877) 759-1016
Fax: 32 9 264 35 94
E-mail: info@tni.be
www.tniinc.be
T&I develops AAC devices (SGD) and software such as Allora, Tellus 3+, Tellus Mobi and the
handheld Tellus Smart. Our software: Mind Express (communication software), Eurovocs Suite
with DocReader, KeyVit and Skippy and WordSpring (software for persons with reading and
writing disabilities such as dyslexia).
TalkingTabs
ATIA Member
Booth #209
1411 Trovillian Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32751
Phone: (321) 296-3888
Toll Free: (800) 660-6850
Fax: (407) 740-4052
E-mail: info@talkingtabs.com
www.talkingtabs.com
TalkingTabs all-audio music instruction for those who are blind, visually impaired, dyslexic,
auditory learners and all others who prefer to listen, learn, play. Available on standard CD's: our
complete beginning series guitar instruction, play it now tunes song lessons for guitar, and
available in early 2008, our intermediate guitar instruction and our complete piano instruction.
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Tash Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #907
3512 Mayland Court
Richmond, VA 23233
Phone: (804) 747-5020
Toll Free: (800) 463-5685
Fax: (804) 747-5224
E-mail: tashinc@aol.com
www.tashinc.com
Since 1979, Tash has made the most extensive line of switches and access products for
computers, AAC, educational, toys and ECU's that are the hardware solutions for you clients.
Easy to use and set up - no confliction software. Free training CD for switch and mounting
selection. Come by the booth to see new products.
Technology for Education, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #919
1870 50th Street East, Suite 7
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077
Phone: (651) 457-1917
Toll Free: (800) 370-0047
Fax: (651) 457-3534
www.tfeinc.com
Smart Speaker a simple text to speech output solution using the Alpha Smart. Chester Creek
Specialty Keyboards for all ages and abilities. Dolphin Easy Converter Software that conforms to
the NIMAS Law. Make Science Accessible to the most physically Challenged students with an
inexpensive digital microscope, teachers guide and Snap/Science Software.
Texthelp Systems, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #200
100 Unicorn Park Drive
Woburn, MA 01801
Toll Free: (888) 248-0652
Fax: (866) 248-0652
E-mail: u.s.info@texthelp.com
www.texthelp.com
Texthelp Systems provides award-winning literacy software solutions for individuals with reading
and writing difficulties, learning disabilities such as dyslexia, or who are English Language
Learners. Read&Write GOLD seamlessly integrates with applications including Microsoft® Word,
Internet Explorer, and Adobe® Reader allowing students to access support tools from within
mainstream software programs.
Tobii Technology
ATIA Member
Booth #1018
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510 N Washington Street
Falls Church, VA 22046
Toll Free: (888) MY-TOBII
Fax: (419) 715-7750
E-mail: sales.us@tobii.com
www.tobii.com
The MyTobii P10 has quickly become the world’s leading eye controlled AAC (Alternative and
Augmentative Communication) device. Typical users that benefit from MyTobii and eye control
include people with Cerebral Palsy, ALS, MS, spinal injuries and many others.
Turning Point Therapy & Technology, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #201
P.O. Box 310945
New Braunfels, TX 78131
Phone: (830) 608-9812
Toll Free: (866) 608-9812
Fax: (830) 608-0882
E-mail: support@turningpointtechnology.com
www.turningpointtechnology.com
Turning Point Therapy & Technology, Inc. manufactures acrylic keyguards from most computer
keyboards, laptops and Augmentative Communication Devices. Now expanded, check out
Turning Point for your Assistive Technology needs: alternative keyboards, switches, mounts,
communication products, life and work skill products, IEP Curriculum, professional and parent
resources, software, vision, and hearing products.
ViewPlus Technologies
ATIA Member
Booth #413
1853 SW Airport Avenue
Corvallis, OR 97333
Phone: (541) 754-4002
Fax: (541) 739-6505
E-mail: info@viewplus.com
www.viewplus.com
ViewPlus is recognized throughout the world as a leading innovator in research and development
of assistive technology products for people with print and sensory disabilities. Visit island 413 to
learn about Tiger Braille Technology, Tactile and Audio Learning systems and accessible math
software.
Vision Technology Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #400
8501 Delport Drive
St. Louis, MO 63114
Phone: (314) 890-8300
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Toll Free: (800) 560-7226
Fax: (314) 890-8383
E-mail: clientservices@vti1.com
www.visiontechnology.com
Vision Technology's pursuit of innovative design has led the company to the forefront of the low
vision industry. We offer 2X magnification allowing individuals with the beginning stages of low
vision the benefit of these products; as well as those needing higher magnification. VTI
manufactures desktop, portable and distance-viewing CCTV's.
VisionCue, LLC
Booth #606
4858-A S.W. Scholls Ferry Road
Portland, OR 97225
Phone: (503) 297-1510
Toll Free: (888) 318- ALVA (2582)
Fax: (503) 459-4003
E-mail: at.info@visioncue.com
www.visioncue.com
The experts at VisionCue will be demonstrating the ALVA BC640. Optelec's ground-breaking
Braille display works with virtually any computer (with or without a screenreader) both PC and
Mac. Furthermore, it connects to Smart Phones for SMS text messages, surfing the Web and
much more. This display does it all.
Viziflex Seels, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #623
221 Gracie Place
Hackensack, NJ 7601
Phone: (201) 488-3446
Toll Free: (800) 627-7752
Fax: (201) 487-3266
E-mail: info@viziflex.com
www.viziflex.com
Viziflex Seels will be presenting its line of acrylic keyguards, form-fitting protective covers for
augmentative devices and large print products. Monitor screen protectors, keyboard skins and
other computer accessories will be exhibited.
Words+, Inc
Booth #812
42505 10th Street West
Lancaster, GA 93534
Phone: (661) 723-6523
Toll Free: (800) 869-8521
Fax: (661) 723-3214
E-mail: info@words-plus.com
www.wordsplus.com
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From Customer Care to Medicaid/Medicare Funding, Words+ is dedicated to providing products
and services that enrich the lives of individuals with special communication needs. Come by our
booth to see the new vocabularies for the Say-it! SAM product line and our new improved Say-it!
SAM Communicator!
The Writer Learning Systems
Booth #305
P.O. Box 186
Paso Robles, CA 93447
Phone: (805) 237-2055
Toll Free: (800) 797-7121
Fax: (805) 237-8973
E-mail: Info@writerlearning.com
www.writerlearning.com
Writer Learning Systems manufactures the finest in low-cost portable technology. If you’re
serious about ending hunting and pecking, freeing your computer lab and improving students
writing skills; stop by and see what Writer Learning Systems has for you.
ZYGO Industries, Inc.
ATIA Member
Booth #406
P.O. Box 1008
Portland, OR 97207
Phone: (503) 684-6006
Toll Free: (800) 234-6006
Fax: (503) 684-6011
E-mail: zygo@zygo-usa.com
http://www.zyggo-usa.com
ZYGO industries, Inc. specializes in augmentative and alternative communication, environmental
control systems, and computer access. Come see our lines of innovative products: the TalkingAid
Wireless - text-to-speech with built-in cell phone, the Polyana and PolyTABLET, dynamic Optimist
3HD, SPok21, Talara-32, and MACAW5, plus the Progress and Control Star for PC ECU.
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