Policy

=Policy=


 * Topics to be discussed**
 * Definitions of Assistive Technology
 * Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act
 * IDEA
 * Rehab Act
 * ADA
 * Funding

media type="youtube" key="x2G1U6U3zh8" height="315" width="420"
 * Supplemental Materials**

Addressing "Ableism" CNN article by Brian Steel


 * Links to conference sessions**
 * Date || Session Title || Presenter || Session Code ||
 * Thurs, 1/31 || A Successful Match with Reuse || Bean-Kampwerth & Persaud || CATT-02 ||
 * Thurs, 1/31 || What's Happening in DC: A Report from the Front Line || Mitler & Heiman || P2P-01 ||
 * Thurs, 1/31 || __The Parent-Professional CONNECT: Productive Assistive__ || Olsen & Braden || P2P-13 ||
 * Thurs, 1/31 || Targeting Excellence for AT Loan Banks || Drescher & Mercier || P2P-03 ||
 * Thurs, 1/31 || Job Accommodation Smackdown! || Marotta & Goddard || WVR-11 ||
 * Thurs, 1/31 || Introducing the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program || McGinnty || SI-07 ||
 * Thurs, 1/31 || The ADA: The DOJ is Suing Companies, Is Yours Next? || Pamquist || WVR-05 ||
 * Fri, 2/1 || Elsevier Case Study: A Large Publisher's Company Accessibility Policy || Gies || AAC-06 ||
 * Fri, 2/1 || Innovative Practices in AT Professional Development: A Panel Dialogue || Behnke, Carl, Poss & McCormick || RPD-05 ||
 * Fri, 2/1 || CAVIAR: A New ROI Tool for Funding AT Reuse Programs || Knisken, Persaud, Sack, & Schaible || RPD-17 ||
 * Sat, 2/2 || Justifications - What do the Insurance Companies really want to know? || Kelley || AAC-70 ||
 * Sat, 2/2 || Provision of AT in Schools: Investigation of Providers & Administrators || Evmenova & Jurist || RPD-24 ||

> >
 * Additional Resources**
 * Association of AT Acts : http://www.ataporg.org/
 * AT Acts listing:http://www.resnaprojects.org/
 * ATIA Funding Resources Page: http://www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4219
 * AbleData's Informed Consumer's Guide to Funding Assistive Technology: http://www.abledata.com/abledata_docs/funding.htm
 * SETBC - Special Education Technology, British Columbia http://www.setbc.org/
 * Top Assistive Technology Funding Sources (About.com): http://assistivetechnology.about.com/od/ATCAT12/a/Top-Assistive-Technology-Funding-Sources.htm
 * RESNA's AT and RE Facts & Figures: http://www.resna.org/resources/at_and_re_facts_and_figures.dot
 * RESNA's Funding Sources: http://www.resna.org/resources/funding_sources.dot