TechSAge Update 4/1/2015
T1. Education in Rehabilitation Research
Carolyn Phillips & Liz Persaud
Overall Outcome
Increase knowledge in Rehabilitation Engineering(RE) which will lead to increased use of evidence-‐based design practices, and eventually, increased effectiveness of home and community-based technologies.
What do You consider success for T1?
Task 1: Identify Training Needs
- Using TechSAge Grant as Guide
- Guidance from You & the TechSAge Network
- Survey of participants - trainings, webinars & focus groups at statewide, national and international conferences/events
Finding:
- Significant need for RE Education
- Skill Development
- Disability Awareness
- Understanding of RE
- Indicators of Quality
- Certification? - Still a question
- Audience? OT, PT, SLP, GT Students, developers
Task 2: Develop & Conduct Online Course
- Explored MOOC Options - $25,000 - over $100,000
- Exploring GT Professional Education Options
- Create Modules for existing courses
- Carrie & Brian - met and discussed combining with Wireless RERC concepts
- UGA
- Create a Course from Lectures, Webinars & Resources - Does that get us to this Goal?
- http://www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3861
- http://www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4012
- http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/documents/assistiveTechPrimer.pdf
- http://usabilityworks.com/store/
- Bake it in or Layer it on?
- What is the most effective approach?
Task 3: Conduct Live Online Practicums
- Create practicums for existing courses
- Naturally occurring opportunities?
- Carrie & Brian - met and discussed
Parameters -
- Audience?
- Length?
- What - Smart Bathroom. Are we ready to move on this ?
- Google Hangout
- Vgo
Task 4: Conduct Live Webinars & Trainings
Completed
- Wednesday, December 3, 2014
- Disability 101 for Researchers: A Closer Look at Etiquette - Carolyn Phillips and Liz Persaud, Tools for Life
Up Next:
- Disability 101 for Researchers: A Closer Look at Communication - Carolyn Phillips and Liz Persaud, Tools for Life
- Aging 101 for Disability Researchers - Wendy Rogers
Other Topics
- A Closer Look at TechSAge Development Projects - Overview
- Developing Rehabilitation Research Skills - Jon Sanford
- App Development to Promote Successful Aging with a Disability - Ed Price
- Introduction to Rehabilitation Research - Jon Sanford
- Identifying User Needs for People Aging with Disability - Wendy Rogers
- Smart Bathroom Technologies - Jon Sanford
- Effects of Hearing Loss on Mobility & Participation of People Aging with Vision Disability - Carrie Bruce and Katharina Echt
- Mobile Manipulator Robot - Charles Kemp
- TeleWellness Technologies
- TechSAge Progress - Jon, Wendy & Tracey
- Principles of UD in the Development of Home and Community-based Technologies - Claudia Rebola
Who's Ready to present now?
Opportunities/Points of Collaboration
- ATIA - Student Competition? - January 2016
- AT Evaluation Standards - Decision Tool
- Quality Indicators for AT & Aging
- AppFinder - Adding Apps for Successful Aging
Updates & Upcoming TFL TechSAge Events
2014
- June 1-6: IDEAs - TFL EVENT - Presented & Exhibited (703 participants)
- June 10-14: RESNA - Pre-Instructional Course (All Day) - CP & Martha (38 participants)
- July : AT Act Directors Meeting - Presented - CP (87 National participants)
- July 21-22: Arizona AT Conference - Keynote - CP (453 participants)
- Aug 13-15: DAS Systems Integration Conference - AT Lab & 3 sessions - Liz & CP - (89 participants)
- September 3-5: Georgia Rehabilitation Association Annual Training Conference - (2 Sessions & Exhibit) CP, Liz, Ben J., Martha, Joy (48 participants)
- Sept. 10: LeadingAge - CP & Liz (2 Session & Exhibit)(51 participants)
- Sept. 19-21: GOTA - Augusta, GA (42 participants)
- October 8-10: Georgia Vision Educators (GVEST) Statewide Training - Martha (35 participants)
- October 20-23: MedTrade - Atlanta - TFL Team
- October 29: Webinar - Lighting the Path: A Guided Discussion on AT for Dementia (38 participants)
- Nov. 6: Keynote address: Technology Innovations Empowering Independence and Health: Active Research to On the Market (128 participants)
- Nov. 12: Georgia State University Guest Lecture for Rehabilitation Counseling Students
- Dec. 5: GATE (k-12 Education) - TFL EVENT (396 participants)
- Dec. 18: Visiting Nurse Health System, Long-Term Care Staff and Directors Annual Meeting (205 participants)
- Feb. 9: Guest Lecture for Michigan State University, Social and Environmental Aspects of Disability Masters Class (12 participants)
- Feb. 24: Universal Design for Learning and Assistive Technology Conference, Tracking Trends and Transferring Knowledge (24 participants)
- March 30: Georgia State University Guest Lecture for Gerontology (39 participants)
2015
- January 27-31: ATIA - Orlando
- Feb. 18-21: Chicago - International Learning Disabilities Association Conference - (AT Lab & Presentations)
- Feb. 26-28: International Seating Symposium - Nashville
- Feb. 27-28 GSHA - Athens, GA
- March 2-7: CSUN - San Diego
- April 27-29: 2015 National ADA Symposium
- June 1-5: IDEAS
- June 1-3: m-Enabling
- June 7-11: AT Act Directors Meeting
- June 10-13: Society for Disability Studies Conference & ADA Celebration in Atlanta
- June 17-19: Division of Aging Services Systems Integrations Conference - Atlanta
- October 11-14: Division of Aging Services SE4A - Savannah
Task 5: Host Archived Webinars & Trainings
- 2015 CSUN Conference - March 2-7, 2015 - San Diego, CA
- 2015 International Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) Conference AT Solutions Lab - February 17-20, 2015 - Chicago, IL
- 2015 ATIA Orlando - January 29-31, 2015 - Orlando, FL
- Visiting Nurse Health System, Exploring AT Services in Georgia - December 18, 2014 - Atlanta, GA
- 2014 GATE Seminar - December 5, 2014 - Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
- 2014 LeadingAge Georgia Conference - November 6, 2014 - Atlanta, GA
- 2014 DAS ADRC Systems Integration Conference - August 13-14, 2014 - Peachtree City
- 2014 GACTE Conference - July 15, 2014 - Cobb Galleria
- NWGACIL Lunch & Learn - June 18, 2014 - Rome, GA
- 2014 RESNA - June 12-15, 2014 - Indianapolis, IN
- 2014 IDEAS Conference - June 2-6, 2014 - St. Simons Island, Georgia
- WIND Conference - May 10, 2014 - Columbia, South Carolina
- Cumberland Academy - May 6, 2014 - Atlanta, Georgia
- Galloway School: Technology Strategies & Solutions Success - April 11, 2014 - Atlanta, Georgia
- 2014 Georgia AHEAD Spring Conference - April 4, 2014 - Macon, Georgia
- 2014 Metropolitan Employment Networking Association (MENA) - April 4, 2014 - Atlanta, Georgia
- 2014 LeadingAge Conference - April 1, 2014 - Greenville, SC