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Maximizing Assistive Technology in Consumers’ Hands
Assistive Technology Expo
April 27, 2010 9:00 am -3:00 pm Crowne Plaza, Pittsfield MA Entry Fee $30.00 (Includes Breakfast & Lunch) Workshop Registration Form Name:______________________________________
Organization:_________________________________ Address:_____________________________________
City:_______________State:_______Zip:__________ Phone:________________Email:________________
8:00 – 9:00 – Registration/Exhibitor Hall Continental Breakfast 9:00 – 9:15 – Welcome Remarks 9:15 – 9:45 – Keynote Speaker Janet LaBreck, Commissioner Massachusetts Commission for the Blind 9:45 – 10:00 – Exhibitor Hall 10:00 -11:50 – Workshop Sessions I & II 11:50 – 1:30 – Lunch/Exhibitor Hall 1:30 – 2:30 – Workshop Session III 2:30 – 3:00 – Evaluations/Exhibitor Hall Workshops Session 1: 10:00 – 10:50 ____ Mass Relay – Mass EDP ____ Assistive Technology Regional Center at UCP ____ MRC Vocational Rehab Overview Session 2: 11:00 – 11:50 ____ All You Need to know about MassMATCH ____”Changing How We Read “An Introduction to Accessible Text ____ Autism Safety in the Home and Car Session 3: 1:30 – 2:30 ____ Low Tech Assistive Technology ____ Home/Vehicle Modifications MRC ____ “Thinking Outside the Box” Technology for Deaf, Hard of hearing and Late Deafened Individuals.
To sign up for workshops made possible by funds from Mass Match, the AT Act Project in Massachusetts, mark your selections above and return this form to
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Berkshire County, attn: Dawn Matthews, 208 West Street,Pittsfield, MA 01201 or or email back dmatthews@upcberkshire.org.
Deadline to register for workshops is Friday, April 16, 2010.
Communication Access for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf/Blind:
If you are requesting communication access, please indicate on registration and mail to Dawn Perotti at the above address. Requests for communication access MUST be received by April 16, 2010.We will attempt to satisfy your request for communication access, however, access cannot be guaranteed.
____ Yes, I need an interpreter ____ ASL Interpreter ____ Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI) ____ Yes, I need an FM System ____ Yes, I need Communication Access Real-time Translation(CART) ____ Other _______________________________ Important Information Breakfast will be a continental breakfast. The lunch break is from 11:50 to 1:15 and the lunch will consist of an Assorted /Wrap Buffet, Soup de Jour, Baked Ham and Cheese Wraps, Turkey and Cheddar Wraps, Tuna Salad Wraps, Mixed Green Salad with Assorted Dressings, Pasta Salad, Potato Chips, Cookies, Brownies, Coffee, Tea, and Decaf. If you are not able to attend the whole day and would still like to participate in one or more of the workshops, please contact Dawn Matthews at (413) 442-1562, ext 24 or dmatthews@upcberkshire.org. To acquire specific driving directions from your location logon to www.berkshirecrowne.com. The Crowne Plaza is located in Pittsfield’s Downtown section; Patrons should enter the Crowne Plaza at the West Street entrance.