Don't miss the chance to see and try cutting-edge products and services for people with all types of disabilities and age-related limitations! This event is offered only once a year and is the only event of its kind in South Carolina.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
9 am -- 4 pm
Columbia Conference Center
169 Laurelhurst Avenue
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 772-9811
Free and open to the public
No Pre-registration
http://www.sc.edu/scatp/expo/expo11.html
Over 50 exhibits and 15 workshops are available, free of charge at the South Carolina Assistive Technology Expo on March 15, 2011 at the Columbia Conference Center.
Some workshop topics include: home and vehicle modifications, augmentative communication for people who have trouble speaking, iPad and iPod applications for students and for communication challenges, literacy and study supports for students, making electronic information accessible, and tools that help people with brain injury.
This year's Expo features another unique opportunity, free of charge. The Disability Action Center and Walton Options for Independent Living are providing a disinfecting, cleaning service through a system known as the "Hubscrub." Bring your non-electronic equipment like wheelchairs, walkers, commode chairs and bath chairs. For more information about the Hubscrub event call the Disability Action Center at 1-800-681-6805 or 803-779-512.
Sponsored by South Carolina Assistive Technology Program, USC School of Medicine Center for Disability Resources, SC Assistive Technology Advisory Committee (Division of State Information Technology), SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Disability Action Center, SC Association for Educational Technology, and Mid-Carolina Area Health Education Consortium.
For more information about the Expo, call Lydia Durham at the South Carolina Assistive Technology Program: 800-915-4522 or 803-935-5263. Email Lydia.Durham@uscmed.sc.edu.
