eLectures

October 2001 - Abilities! International Initiatives

Differences in Assistive Technology and Access between Japan and the U.S.A.

Photos of Kazumi at the Smeal Learning Center and Henry Viscardi School

by Kazumi Kanemura

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Ms. Kazumi Kanemura was at Abilities! from August 28 through September 26, 2001 as a part of her scholarship the Duskin Study Abroad Program for the Disabled. She worked with Mary Anne Cicchillo in the Henry Viscardi School, along with observing in classrooms and at the Kornreich Technology Center. She also spent 4 months studying assistive technolgy at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Find Kazumi's perspectives related to the differences between the U.S. and Japan, especially in terms of assistive technology issues and access for people with disabilities.

Contact Kazumi Kanemura:
1693-2 Masuta, Higashi-kanki
Kakogawa, Hyogo 675-0051, Japan
Phone/Fax: +81-794-32-6763

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March 2001 - Institute on Complementary Practices (ICP)

Promises and Cures: Conductive Education and Other Complementary Practices

Photos from Andrew Sutton's Presentation

by Andrew Sutton, Director, Foundation for Conductive Education, Birmingham, England

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This was a live webcast from Teachers College, Columbia University, NYC featuring Andrew Sutton and other panelists discussing conductive education and other complementary practices as a part of the Center for Opportunities & Outcomes for People with Disabilities Conference: "When Worlds Collide: 2001", March 2-3, 2001. Andrew is a developmental psychologist and comparative educationalist who established the National Institute of Conductive Education in 1995. Discover his unique perspectives as he traces the origins of this pedagogy called conductive education.

Contact Andrew Sutton:
The National Institute of Conductive Education
Cannon Hill House/Russell Road
BIRMINGHAM/B13 8RD
England
phone +44 (0)121 449 1569
fax +44 (0)121 449 1611

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June 2000 - National Training and Demonstration Initiatives

Assistive Technology: The Basics

Photo of Mary Anne Cicchillo

by Mary Anne Cicchillo, Director of Assistive Technology Evaluations, Henry Viscardi School, NY

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Since 1999, staff of the National Center for Disability Services and the Henry Viscardi School have been involved in developing various types of training programs in the area of assistive technology for teachers, parents and related service professionals. Ms. Cicchillo is a 25-year veteran teacher, supervisor and RIATT/NASDSE trainer in assistive technology for the state of New York. Find her introduction to AT in this e-lecture.

Contact Mary Anne Cicchillo:
Henry Viscardi School
201 I.U. Willets Road
Albertson, NY 11507
(516) 465-3773

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