Miami-Dade Assistive Technology Awareness Partners, Incorporated (M-DATAP) announces its first annual Assistive Technology Awareness Day event to be held at FIU and Women's Park on February 9 & 10, 2007. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of the capability of assistive technology to empower, educate and include persons with disabilities in all aspects of life.
This event will include a variety of presentations, exhibits, and demonstrations by vendors and community agencies as well as recreational activities and art displays. It is free and open to the public. Anyone interested in learning more about assistive technology is encouraged to attend.
Background of M-DATAP (Miami-Dade Assistive Technology Awareness Partners)
February 5 is designated as Assistive Technology Awareness Day in Florida. It is a day to increase awareness of the potential benefits of assistive technology in education and throughout the life
cycles. For the past three years, this day has been commemorated in Miami-Dade County primarily by the Miami-Dade County Public Schools through FDLRS-South (Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System-South) and Pre-K ESE (the Pre-Kindergarten Exceptional Student Education program) as well as by FAAST (Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology, based at Florida International University).
After the 2006 function, it was decided that a more inclusive, community-wide event would be desirable. Therefore, a variety of community agencies, representing both government and NGO non-profits, were invited to participate in the planning for the 2007 event. From this initial planning group, an informal consortium of assistive technology service providers throughout the Miami-Dade community has developed. This group adopted the acronym and name of M-DATAP, Miami-Dade Assistive Technology Awareness Partners.
After the 2006 function, it was decided that a more inclusive, community-wide event would be desirable. Therefore, a variety of community agencies, representing both government and NGO non-profits, were invited to participate in the planning for the 2007 event. From this initial planning group, an informal consortium of assistive technology service providers throughout the Miami-Dade community has developed. This group adopted the acronym and name of M-DATAP, Miami-Dade Assistive Technology Awareness Partners.
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The Partners
Participating Vendors
Exhibitors
Featured Speakers
Session Descriptions
Art On The Move
Professional Credit
Instructional, Administrative, Professional:
MPP - CEU Credit
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