Assistive Technology related events around the Region and at the AT Lab. Please Contact Us if you have an event suggestion!
Assistive Technology presentation: Creating Possibilities! / Tecnología de Asistencia: ¡Creando Posibilidades!
- Free – Family Member (FREE)
- $25.00 – Other / Professional / Need Certificate of Attendance
Save the date!
Wheel to Walk Foundation annual fundraiser. An afternoon with Lunch, Silent Auction, Choose Your Own Raffle, and a whole lot of FUN!
Adults: $45, Children: $18
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.
All are welcome! 
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.