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Thursday, October 9, 2014
UND Memorial Union Lecture Bowl
Presenter
Sandy Hanebrink, OTR/L, is executive director at
Touch the Future, Inc.
Touch the Future, Inc. is a nationally benchmarked,
501(c)3 nonprofit organization headquartered in
Anderson, S.C., with satellites in South Carolina,
Georgia and growing. Touch the Future serves
individuals who are disabled, seniors, veterans or
those from disadvantaged communities by
providing computers, durable medical equipment,
assistive technology, training, and specialized
services to meet individual needs. Donated
technology is accepted, sanitized and refurbished
for reuse while also providing jobs skills training
for individuals with disabilities. Touch the Future
supports evergreen policies by recycling any
technology that cannot be refurbished for reuse.
Touch the Future is headquarters for BlueAssist USA
and Cloudina; an ATIA National Alliance partner
and member; G3ict AT Leadership Network
Member and a United Way funded partner.
Assistive Technology,
and
Americans with Disabilities
Act and Healthcare:
Education through
Employment and Practice
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Department of Occupational Therapy
Hyslop Sports Center Room 210
2751 2nd Avenue North Stop 7126
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7126
Sandy consults with universities, professional
organizations, healthcare providers, and public
and private organizations on ADA compliance and
accessibility. She has presented and published at
local to international levels and received many
honors for her work. Sandy has graciously agreed
to provide a three-hour workshop on Assistive
Technology: A Look at New Social Innovations, the
Latest and Greatest, What’s Free, and AnimalAssisted Therapy Opportunities, as well as a
three-hour workshop on ADA and Healthcare:
Education through Employment and Practice.
Please mark your calendars and join us on October
9 for the workshops and then be ready to join the
Homecoming festivities at the SMHS on October
10. Added bonus: Meet the OT Department’s new
resident therapy dog.
Sandy Hanebrink, OTR/L
Sponsored by
Department of Occupational Therapy
Workshop Schedule
Registration
Thursday, October 9, 2014
8:00 am
8:30 am
9:15 am
Registration
Assistive Technology: Social Innovations
Assistive Technology: Latest & Greatest
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Assistive Technology: What’s Free
11:00 am Assistive Technology: Animal-Assisted
Therapy Opportunities
11:45 am Lunch (included in registration fee)
1:15 pm
Americans with Disabilities Act and Healthcare:
Education Through Employment and Practice
3:15 pm
Break
3:30 pm
Americans with Disabilities Act and Healthcare:
Education Through Employment and
Practice, cont.
Course Evaluations and Closing Remarks
4:30 pm
Registration Name: _________________________
As part of the 2014 Homecoming festivities,
and in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of
the UND School of Medicine and Health
Sciences Department of Occupational Therapy,
a complementary continental breakfast and
open hands-on assistive technology lab will be
held in the Occupational Therapy Department.
Date: Friday, October 10, 2014
Time: 8:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Place: Hyslop Sport Center
Room 210
Mailing Address: ___________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Phone Number: ____________________________
Email Address: _____________________________
Position: _____ OTR ($50.00)
_____ COTA ($50.00)
_____ OT or OTA Student ($20.00)
_____ Other Professional (specify)
_____________________ ($50.00)
Check as appropriate:
Contact Us
_____ I have accommodation or accessibility needs.
(please specify)
______________________________________
Objectives
Assistive Technology: Social innovations
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Identify technology resources for working with
clients with disabilities
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Describe key factors to consider when
selecting technology
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Explore opportunities for incorporating
animal-assisted therapy in programming
ADA and Healthcare
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Understand key elements of the Americans
with Disabilities Act
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Define reasonable accommodations and
responsibilities of educators/employers
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Develop strategies for developing an educational/
work environment inclusive of all individuals
University of North Dakota
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Department of Occupational Therapy
Hyslop Sports Center Room 210
2751 2nd Avenue North Stop 7126
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7126
701.777.2209
[email protected]
www.med.UND.edu/ot
______________________________________
______________________________________
Please return the registration form and payment to
the address below by October 1, 2014. No refunds or
cancellations will be possible after October 1, 2014.
Registration forms received after October 1, 2014, will
be processed according to space availability.
Please make checks payable to:
UND OT Department
Attn: Darlene Czapiewski
UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Hyslop 210
2751 2nd Ave North Stop 7126
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7126