Assistive Technology related events around the Region and at the AT Lab. Please Contact Us if you have an event suggestion!
Presentation for pediatric therapists and the community: We know that regular physical activity and movement is good for everyone but accessing community-based opportunities to move is often challenging for our kids with disabilities. In this presentation we will explore the physical, social and emotional benefits that community based programs, such as dance classes, provide to children of all ages with disabilities and their families. We will examine the evidence surrounding this and view examples of unique movement opportunities available locally. Attendees will also be introduced to recreational resources, camps and other programs available throughout the year.
Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/
Pediatric Mobility Group: Let’s move and play together!
Who: Children of all ages and abilities, accompanied by an adult.
What: A playgroup focused on moving with a bike, adaptive trike, GoBabyGo car, power chair, walker etc. We will have a play area and games.
Where: Legacy Emanuel Atrium. Park in Valet parking and we will help you unload your car.
When: June 20th, July 18th , and August 15th from 4-5pm
Cost: $15 total
Free and Open to all Families! This family-friendly, youth focused event, is an opportunity to try several types of adaptive bicycle technology and devices that assist children in physical activity. We’ll provide a small, blocked-off location, adjacent to Harper’s Playground where families can gather to try out the adaptive bicycles, meet and share with other parents, and be a part of the Sunday Parkways spirit, while still having their own space to ride. Please bring a helmet (we may have a few on hand).
Every One Rides is a partnership of:
Providence Transportation Management Adaptive & Inclusive Recreation Portland Parks & Recreation Kerr Bikes Adaptive Rentals goBabyGo / Oregon State University Different Spokes Adaptive Sports NW United Cerebral Palsy Association Portland Hand Cycling Northwest Down Syndrome Association Providence Children’s Development Institute Swindell’s Resource Center AMBUCS: creating mobility & Independence for Oregon/SW Washington Portland Bureau of Transportation Adaptive BIKETOWN
Want to try a triathlon? Join us for the 2018 All Ability Tri4Youth, a fully accessible triathlon open to youth of all abilities ages 8 to 26.
This event is for everyone- with and without disability! Do you experience disability and want to try out a new sport or explore adaptive equipment? Great, sign up! Do you want to take part in an amazing opportunity and learn more about disability and inclusive recreation? Great, sign up! Are you a first time triathlete? Great, sign up! Are you a seasoned pro? Sign up! Are you a family looking for a fun event to complete together? You got it…Sign up!
Athletes will swim 50 yards, bike 2 miles, and run .5 miles on a fully accessible course, some using adaptive equipment and competing on their own or on a team. This is an event for youth of ALL abilities.
The All Ability Tri4Youth is a fun, safe, accessible event with an emphasis on inclusion and community building. From a triathlon course that has been successfully tested by youth to fully accessible facilities, great music, food, and lots to celebrate, participants will create lifelong memories on this special day.
Pediatric Mobility Group: Let’s move and play together!
Who: Children of all ages and abilities, accompanied by an adult.
What: A playgroup focused on moving with a bike, adaptive trike, GoBabyGo car, power chair, walker etc. We will have a play area and games.
Where: Legacy Emanuel Atrium. Park in Valet parking and we will help you unload your car.
When: June 20th, July 18th , and August 15th from 4-5pm
Cost: $15 total
Please sign up on http://www.legacyhealthevents.org/d/dgqsgf
For questions contact Felicity Case: (503) 413-2420 or fcase@lhs.org
Walk, run and roll around the waterfront, raising money to support the UCP Family Support Department.
Join Community Vision at our annual Century Ride. All proceeds directly support developmentally disabled adults and their families. Ride routes for all ages and abilities: 100, 75, 45, 25 mile, and Family Ride. Adaptive bike clinic as well! Finish Line Party includes food, beer, and live entertainment!
This unique conference will capitalize on our statewide expertise and will include presentations for and by staff from Oregon Regional Programs, School for the Deaf, Oregon Technology Access Program (OTAP), and Regional and Statewide Services for students with Orthopedic Impairments (RSOI). Sessions will include instructional strategies, language and communication, social-emotional supports, mindfulness, positive behavior intervention supports, providing remote supports, supporting families, and assistive technology among many others. Sessions will be specifically focused on low incidence disabilities including blind/vision impairment, deaf/hard of hearing, deaf blind, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injured and orthopedic impairments.
October 11th, 2018 | Keynote Keith Jones
Keith Jones is the Founder, President and CEO of SoulTouchin’ Experiences. An organization aimed at bringing a perspective to the issues of access, inclusion and empowerment, which affect him as well as others who are persons with a disability. Mr. Jones is also extremely active in multi-cultural, cross-disability education and outreach efforts and, conducts trainings (including train the trainer) with the purpose of strengthening efforts to provide services and information to people with disabilities.
October 12th, 2018 | Keynote Sarah Drinkwater
Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D., is currently the Assistant Superintendent, Office of Student Services, Oregon Department of Education.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Aids to improve communication and social interactions in children with limited verbal skills
Please join the Swindells Resource Center and Bethany Stanley, MS, CCC-SLP, for a free presentation on incorporating Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems into a child’s existing daily routines and improving peer-based, social interactions. The presentation will include: • Defining AAC (low-tech to high tech) • Supporting the “chain of cues” • Identifying daily activities to naturally incorporate AAC systems and strategies • Techniques to encourage independence with peers in real life environments • Group discussion with audience Questions & Answers Bethany Stanley, MS, CCC-SLP is a pediatric speech-language pathologist at the Providence Children’s Development Institute. She is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and has an extensive background in Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
Register here: ProvidenceOregon.org/ swindellsevents/ For additional information or to register by phone, call 503-215-2429 or 800-833-8899 Ext. 52429. Spanish registration and interpretation services are available. Please call 503-574- 6595 before November 23rd. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and partners, PDU’s and Certificates of Attendance are available at no cost. Please inquire at Registration
The Oregon Technology Access Program (OTAP) annual conference.
NEW IN 2019: AT MAKER FAIR on Saturday, February 9th, 2019.
https://www.smore.com/486pa
The All Born (in) Conference is an annual cross-disability, inclusion-focused conference. Founded by Northwest Down Syndrome Association (NWDSA) in 2006 in partnership with Portland State University’s joint certification program and the Center on Inclusive Education.
Want to try a triathlon? Join us for the 2019 All Ability Tri4Youth, a fully accessible triathlon open to youth of all abilities ages 8 to 26.
This event is for everyone- with and without disability! Do you experience disability and want to try out a new sport or explore adaptive equipment? Great, sign up! Do you want to take part in an amazing opportunity and learn more about disability and inclusive recreation? Great, sign up! Are you a first time triathlete? Great, sign up! Are you a seasoned pro? Sign up! Are you a family looking for a fun event to complete together? You got it…Sign up!
Athletes will swim 50 yards, bike 2 miles, and run .5 miles on a fully accessible course, some using adaptive equipment and competing on their own or on a team. This is an event for youth of ALL abilities.
The All Ability Tri4Youth is a fun, safe, accessible event with an emphasis on inclusion and community building. From a triathlon course that has been successfully tested by youth to fully accessible facilities, great music, food, and lots to celebrate, participants will create lifelong memories on this special day.
The WRR features a 5k run and a casual 2 mile walk/roll. The walk route creates a full circle using both the Steel and Hawthorne bridges.
Check-in begins at 9am, and the race component starts at 10:30 am. Stay after for the festival featuring games, food, and so much more!
As always, proceeds will benefit UCP Oregon.