AzTAP’s 16th Annual Assistive Technology Conference –Monday
Color Code by Strand / Early Childhood / Education K - 12 / Post-Secondary/Transition / Employment / Independent Living / AAC / All – Cross Categories / Vendor Spotlight / Policy – Service Delivery / Vendor Presentation
(V)
Breakout A / Breakout B / Breakout C / Breakout D / Breakout E / Vendor Spotlight
8:00 – 9:00 / REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
9:00 –10:15 / WELCOME & KEYNOTE PRESENTATION (HabenGirma)
10:15 –10:45 / BREAK & EXHIBIT HALL
10:45 -12:00 / Accessible and Adapted Toys
Anderson/Iacona / Know Your Rights: Due Process Rights under AHCCCS and the Affordable Health Care Act
Myers/ Kader / Digital Interventions for “Document Disorder”
Rail / Nettie's Nickel 4 FATE (Functional AT Evaluations) in the K-12 Setting
Fischer / The World from a Thumb's Point of View!
Estrella / Interactive: Latest Developments & Trends in AT Devices(V)
TBD
12:00 – 1:00 / LUNCH
1:00 – 6:00 / EXHIBIT HALL: Open to the Community
1:00 – 2:15 / App Attack: Google Chrome Edition!
Marsters/Keeney / RSA - ERGO: How to Tame Your Dragon
Siegler/ Mickelson / Building You Own Digital Content
Marotta / Integrating Easy Tech Tools Throughout the School Day(V)
Sagstetter / Discovering Personal Genius through Assistive Technology
Phillips / Considerations When Choosing a Mounting Device(V)
Walch
2:30 - 3:45 / Current Trends in Assistive Technology for K-12 Settings
Behnke / Upright Posture: Success for Young Children with Physical Challenges and / or Multiple Disabilities
Wiens / Connecting the Dots: QR Codes as an AT Solution Snap
Rail / Home Modification & Home “Mod” Evaluations: The Scoop from RSA
Ferry / Mentoring, Modeling and Skyping: AAC with Help from My Friends
Howard/Yonker/Taylor / What You Need to Know about Eyegaze(V)
Auck
4:00 – 5:15 / Let it Grow: Enhancing Augmented Communication from Where You Are with What You Have
Allen/Williams/Taylor / Assistive Technology on a Shoestring Budget
Press/Craven / Seven Essential AT Options for Successful Transition
Palmer / Touchscreens, Smart Phones & Voice Technologies with & without Home Automation Controllers(V)
Davis / Technology for Notetaking: Tools to Help Students Capture and Organize What They Learn
Haven
5:00 – 6:00 / NETWORKING RECEPTION
Color Code by Strand / Early Childhood / Education K - 12 / Post-Secondary/
Transition / Employment / Independent Living / AAC / All – Cross Categories / Vendor Spotlight / Policy – Service Delivery / Vendor Presentation
(V)
Breakout A / Breakout B / Breakout C / Breakout D / Breakout E / Vendor Spotlight
7:00 – 8:00 / BREAKFAST & EXHIBIT HALL
8:00 – 9:15 / Just ASK (Accommodation Strategy Kit):
Rail / aPPs from an aPPaholic: Digging In
Antista / Optimizing Device Positioning for Access, Mobility, Health and Independence (V)
Walch / RSA –BVI / AAC and Multiple Disabilities
Del Monte/Conatser / iOS7 Switch Control by AbleNet(V)
Mary Sagstetter
9:30 – 10:45 / Nettie's Nickel 4 Comprehensive AT Report writing to support a districts offer of FAPE
Fischer / Vehicle Solutions – fromRecommendation to Execution (V)
Nordine/Blake / On Time, On Task and Organized: Using Technology to Build Executive Function Skills
Haven / Differentiation by Google
Marsters / AAC Implementation Strategies
Del Monte / QwikEyes – Lending Sight to the Blind(V)
Duarte/TBD
10:45 –11:15 / BREAK & EXHIBIT HALL
11:15 -12:30 / AT is in the mATh
Kennedy / A Holistic Solution for People with Aphasia or Apraxia: Lingraphica Speech-Generating Devices, Apps, and Online Services (V)
Kosch / iOS Transition Toolkit for Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision Hilliker/Shandrow / Getting Students Up to Speed - Accommodation Tools and Strategies for PARCC/CCSS (V)
Molaskey / RSA-DHH
12:30 – 1:30 / LUNCH
1:30 – 2:00 / EXHIBIT HALL
2:00 – 3:15 / A.T. Evaluation for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for Employment: Identifying the Barriers and Technology Options
Thompson / Fast track to Freedom… How to obtain extra money for home modifications through one’s Home Mortgage
Brosh/Hayes / Touring the ADE Consideration Guide for AT to access AZCCRS
Kugler/Pierz/Ronn/Hamman / Video Modeling for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Classroom and Workplace
Keeney/Gortarez / Synchronized Text, the Human Voice and a new Ally: Learning Ally is Changing the Way Students and Teachers Approach Accessible Books(V)
Edelblut
3:30 – 4:30 / CLOSING SESSION (Carolyn Phillips) & Final Door Prize Drawings