2021 M-Enabling Day1 09:30AM : Panel – Successes and Failures: What Worked and What Did Not Work during the Pandemic?
The acceleration of digital transformations during the COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented accessibility challenges and opportunities for Persons with Disabilities to transact in everyday life activities, work and learn. This panel…
Autism: From Zero to Hero!
Many children with Autism have difficulty with social situations. Navigating social situations can be challenging for them due to trouble reading non-verbal social situations and participating in reciprocal conversations, utilizing…
KASPAR the Robot and Children with Autism
Ben Robins and Paul Mitten of Compusult Limited demonstrate the childlike robot KASPAR and the ways it can engage autistic children in simple interactive play activities. They also show how…
Writing Success for Students with Complex Communication and Physical Needs
Children with significant motor, cognitive and communication challenges are often not able to write or produce meaningful content. OT’s and SLP’s are in an ideal position to provide an interdisciplinary…
The Reader Pen: Your Portable Digital Toolbox for Developing Literacy Skills
Although we live in a digital world, print based-text exists both in and out of the classroom and can prove challenging for our students with reading disabilities, dyslexia and struggling…
Balancing Emergent Literacy, Cortical Visual Impairment, and Complex Communication Needs
AAC-21 Dr. Gretchen Hanser, MS, OTR/L Dr. Caroline Musselwhite, MS/CCC-SLP Deanna K Wagner, MS/CCC-SLP
Vision Beyond Sight: One Man’s Story of Overcoming Adversity
Albert Rizzi at Tedx MidAtlantic (3-minute version)
Inclusive Smart Cities
Defining and Measuring Inclusive Smart Cities, with Karen Tamley, Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, City of Chicago; Megan Lawrence, Accessibility Evangelist, Microsoft, James Thurston, Vice President for Global Strategy, G3ict.
Innovation for End Users: Too much or Not Enough?
A review and discussion of the actual level of adoption and impact of most recent accessible information technology innovations for seniors and persons with disabilities. Session Chair: Sharron Rush, Executive…