Description

This Open House will provide demonstrations of various types of assistive technology. Demonstration stations will include:

• Aids for Daily Living
• Communication
• Computer Access
• Control
• Education
• Recreation and Toys
• Sitting/Positioning

The Fair aims to provide students, health care professionals, educators, and other professionals an opportunity to learn about the latest in assistive technology.

Schedule

Twenty-minute demonstrations will run every 45 minutes

12:30 p.m. Communication: Go-Talk, Quick Talker, and BoardMaker

1:15 p.m. Education: Livescribe Smart Pen, Read & Write Gold, Solo 6

2 p.m. Computer Access: Jaws, NaturallySpeaking, Zoomtext

2:45 p.m. Recreation/Toys: Control demos and information about adapting toys, Switch Assessment, Selection, and Mounting

3:30 p.m. Overview of Assistive Technology Partners program: A collaborative effort between TAC and two special education classrooms; sponsored by the Technology Access Center and Disability Law and Advocacy Center

4:15 p.m. Reading Communication: Scan and Read systems: Intel Reader, Eye Pal Solo, Sara, and off-the-shelf scanners

Sponsored by:

• Technology Access Center
• Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
• Vanderbilt Kennedy Center LEND, TRIAD, and UCEDD programs