Session 4B

Session 4B: 12:30 - 1:20

Patrick Brune, M.S. CCC/SLP, VP of Education and Training, Blink Twice, Inc.
Lisa Galloni, Sales Consultant, Blink Twice, Inc.: The Tango, an innovative new augmentative communication device, is providing children with the opportunity for increased communication engagement, which in turn is leading to longer and more gratifying interactions. This session will highlight the Tango Framework of social, linguistic, and educational competency, providing children who use AAC a well balanced language foundation.

David Davis, Manager, Florida Instructional Technology Training & Resource Unit: Join us for an overview of technology tools to support reading and math using Universal Design for Learning strategies. This presentation will target the needs of middle and high school students who are on the standard diploma track and will include traditional technology supports as well as some of the new Web 2.0 online tools.

Exhibits Open - Community Agencies and Organizations: Come and explore the range of community agencies and organizations devoted to educating, empowering, and including individuals with disabilities through the use of assistive technology.

Bonnie Hill, Southeast Regional Manager, Freedom Scientific/LSG: Come learn about WYNN 5.1, one of the easiest to use options for learning when reading is an issue. We'll review the software basics and WYNN's built-in tools for reading, writing and studying. Then we'll move to the Internet to address student learning using multiple modalities. WYNN's new built-in Web tools will be used to enhance comprehension of Web content/research, extract key information, and assist in learning and writing. Additionally, TestTalker, an accommodation tool for testing from quizzes to FCAT, will be demonstrated.

Beth Gordon, Cultural Access Coordinator, VSA arts of Florida: This session will focus on assistive technology, universal design and cultural access in our community.

Andrea Madeya, Regional Consultant, Speech/Language Pathologist, Prentke Romich Company (PRC): PRC's ECO-14 is the only integrated Windows XP and AAC device that allows the vocabulary program to serve as the user's onscreen keyboard for accessing personal computing software. Come learn about its other powerful communication features such as: pre-programmed Unity and WordCore vocabulary, word and next word prediction, vocabulary masking capabilities, and the Learning Scene application.

Christian Lugaro, K-12 Audio Visual Specialist, United Data Technologies: United Data Technology will present the interactive classroom solution. This solution was designed to bring teacher/student interaction closer and to make classrooms conducive to learning. We will discuss how to make it easy for teachers and students to use the integrated Extron, Avermedia, and Smart technologies seamlessly.

Brent Denu, Attainment Company: Early Literacy Skills Builder is a unique emerging-literacy intervention program for elementary students with significant disabilities (including cognitive and developmental disabilities, autism; and students who are nonverbal and/or using alternative/augmentative communication). This presentation will describe the research upon which the program was designed, the curriculum components, and the scope and sequence of the program. Ways in which educators can collaborate to provide for the language and literacy needs of this population will be discussed and specific adaptations will be presented.

Cynthia Wheeler, Pre-K SPED Teacher, Miami-Dade County Public Schools: Learn simple ways to enhance the usefulness of commercially-made adaptive toys and voice output devices for children with profound handicaps. Improved access through mounting and stabilizing of learning materials will be demonstrated through a digital photo presentation. A display will feature both commercially-made and home-made devices and sensory toys.