Pre-Conference Seminars

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$275 admission (a $25 discount from onsite registration) on or before December 18

Augmentative and Alternative Communication
PRE-AAC01 Environmental Communication Teaching: Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About!
Presenter: Susan McCloskey, MS, CCC-SLP, Volusia County School Board

PRE-AAC02 The Balanced Literary Club:  Supporting Literacy in Classrooms and Districts
Presenter: Caroline Musslewhite, PhD, AAC Intervention

Adult Services
PRE-AS01 Transitions and AT: Strategies for Ensuring Continuity in New Environments
Presenters: Gayl Bowser, AT Collaborations; Penny Reed, Penny Reed Consulting

PRE-AS02 Begin with the End in Mind: Creating and/or Improving Your AT Reuse Program
Carolyn P. Phillips, Pass It On Center; Joy Kniskern, MEd, CRC, Pass It On Center;     
Sara Sack, PhD, Assistive Technology for Kansas Program; Liz Persaud, Pass It On Center;
Jessica Brodey, JMB Consulting; Chris Brand, Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Too! (FODAC) Consulting

Education/Learning
PRE-EDU01 RTI, UDL and Differentiated Instruction and the Role of Technology Supports
Presenters: Kelly Fonner, MS, Kelly Fonner Consulting; Scott Marfilius, Scott Marfilius Consulting

PRE-EDU02 101 Assistive Technology Solutions that You Can Make with PVC Pipe, Flag Pole Holders and Swifter Mops
Presenter: Therese Willkomm, PhD, ATP, University of New Hampshire

PRE-EDU03 Leaving No AT Training Need Behind!  Making AT Training Available at the Fingertips of Students, Education Professionals & Families
Presenters: Brian Wojcik, Special Education Assistive Technology (SEAT) Center; David Hohulin, Infinitec; Karen Janowski, Simmons College, EdTech Solutions

PRE-EDU04 Accessible Instructional Materials: Lessons for Educational Leaders and Families from the AIM Consortium
Presenters: Joy Zabala, EdD, ATP, CAST; Jenna Wasson Gravel, Med, CAST; Diana Carl, MA, Independent Consultant; Various leaders from states in the AIM Consortium

Physical Access & Mobility
PRE-PHY01 Two Switches for Success! Two Switch Step Scanning for Children who face Severe Multiple Challenges
Presenter: Linda Burkhart, Private Consultant

Sensory Impairment
PRE-SI01 Introduction to Assistive Technologies for Deaf-and-Hard of Hearing Students
Presenter: E. William Clymer, National Technical Institute for the Deaf/RIT

PRE-SI02 Assistive Technology for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: A Guide to Assessment
Presenter: Ike Presley, American Foundation for the Blind