Presentation Materials
9:30 – 10:45 Breakout Sessions
Talking with the iPad
Presented by: Ann Bedard of EASTCONN
Focus: Employment, Education, Independent Living
Presented by: Steven Famiglietti, Blind Services Vocational Manager at NEAT & Charlie Collins, Owner of Vision Dynamics
Focus: Employment
Presented by: Mick Posner, Employment Consultant, the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services & Chris Knigga, National Technology Institute for the Deaf, Director of Facilities Services and Sustainability
Focus: Employment
Presentation Materials
9:45 am – 11:45 Hands-On Computer Labs
Lab A: Standards Based Curriculum from the Cloud for Students with Significant Disabilities
VENDOR SESSION – Presented by: Darlene Brodbeck, n2y & Unique Learning Systems
Focus: Employment, Education, Independent Living
Presentation Materials
Lab B: Free AT for Struggling Readers and Writers, Middle School thru Grade 12
Presented by: Carolann Cormier, MA, CCC-SLP, & Nicole Natale, MS, CCC-SLP, ATP, Education Specialists at CREC
Focus: Employment and Education
Presentation Materials
11:15-12:15 – Breakout Sessions
Assistive Technology and the Transition to College
Presented by: Bo Zamfir, Director of the Center for Adaptive Technology at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) & Lauren Tucker
Focus: Education
Presentation Materials
Workplace Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities
Presented by: Dr. Beth Loy, Principal Consultant with the Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Focus: Employment
Presentation Materials
Connecticut Assistive Technology Guidelines
Presented by: Smita Worah, PhD, Consultant, SERC & Tom Boudreau, Consultant, Bureau of Special Education
Focus: Education
Presentation Materials
1:45-3:15 Breakout Sessions
Mobile Tools To Support Workplace Accommodations
Presented by: Nicole Feeney, Technology Specialist at NEAT
Focus: Employment
Presentation Materials
ADA & AT For Employment & AT Evaluation for VR Consumers
Presented by: Gretchen Knauff of Office of Protection and Advocacy & Jennifer L. Baker Ph.D., ATP, Coordinator at NEAT
Focus: Employment
AT For Independent Living
Presented by: Paul Ford, Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator for My Place CT, DSS
Focus: Independent Living
Presentation Materials
1:30 – 3:15 Hands-On Computer Labs
Lab C: Reading, Writing and Organizational Tools for All Students! Elementary through Post-Secondary
VENDOR SESSION – Presented by: Pamela Kancler, Assistive Technology Facilitator at Windsor Public Schools and Jessica Coulombe, Texthelp, Inc.
Focus: Education
Presentation Materials
Lab D: Hands on with Computer Magnification Programs
Presented by: Michelle Laramie & David Bergman, Rehabilitation Technologists, Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB)
Focus: Education, Employment, Independent Living
*Vendors/Exhibit Hall & iPad playground will be open all day, from 8:00 am to 3:15 pm
