| Assistive Technology 'Best Practices' Conference
April 3 - 5, 2003 Media Release
Nova Scotia's first Assistive Technology Conference
will be held April 3-5, 2003 at the Lunenburg Campus of the Nova Scotia
Community College in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
Assistive Technology is defined as devices and services that supports or enhances the functional capabilities of people with disabilities.. The Assistive Technology Centre, located at the Lunenburg Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, specializes in applying assistive technology to educational, workplace and leisure pursuits. The Centre is a partnership between the Lunenburg campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, the South Shore District School Board, BetaCom Corp., and the Assistive Technology Centre Society, a not-for-profit agency. The centre's website at http://assist-tech.ednet.ns.ca provides complete details of the services offered by this unique center. Barbara Welsford, Director of the Assistive Technology Centre is Nova Scotia's first certified Assistive Technology Practitioner. She earned the designation from the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) in September, 2002, As with other emerging fields, credentialed practitioners are few and far between. By concentrating on "best practices" in a field which joins practitioners from a number of disciplines, the conference will open a dialogue among practitioners about identifying and achieving best practices. Complete conference information can be found at http://atains.ednet.ns.ca. The conference is international in scope, with presenters from across North America. Registration is increasing since the schedule of presenters was finalized in late December. Professionals from across North America and beyond have registered for this first-ever conference. Workshop, Seminar and Presentation leaders represent the best in assistive technology practice in North America. The importance of this conference is truly national and international, reaching well beyond the service area of the Assistive Technology Centre to embrace the discipline at large. A conference of this scope is relevant to practitioners, primary users (people with disabilities), parents and professionals across Canada and is worthy of the attention of media serving communities well beyond the reach of the center hosting the conference. We welcome your inquiries and questions and can make the principal organizers and presenters available to you for personal interview. Previous media releases and contact information for conference organizers appear on the website at http://atains.ednet.ns.ca. Thank you for your interest in Assistive Technology. Paul Shields
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