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Take advantage of Free Workshops that focus on everything from tips for traveling with a disability and home modifications to the steps to getting the best accessible vehicle. Learn about the many new ways to exercise with a disability and improve your health and find out how Intensive PT is benefiting children with neuromuscular disorders.
Workshops are FREE and there’s no need to register. Just arrive early to get your seat!
Professionals: Certificates of participation are available. Please see registration following each workshop.
* Please note dates and times of workshops are subject to change without notice.
Abilities Expo is not responsible for the materials or opinions of the speakers.
Workshop Schedule At-A-Glance
Click the title of the session for a full description and information about the presenters. Our convenient planning tool will help you make the most of your workshop experience.
Be sure to check out the schedule of events as well!
Friday, July 9, 2010
12:00pm - 1:00pm
How to Select the Right Vehicle for You
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Home Modifications – Keep It Simple and Straightforward (KISS)
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Exercise with a Disability
Saturday, July 10, 2010
11:00am - 12:00pm
Re-Creating Recreation
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Travel Made Easy: Tips for People with Disabilities
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Getting Intense: Treating Cerebral Palsy to Maximize Your Child’s Potential
2:45pm - 3:45pm
Bringing You Protected Tomorrows: Your Journey Through an Eight Step Special Needs Planning Program
Workshop Descriptions
Friday, July 9, 2010
12:00pm - 1:00pm
How to Select the Right Vehicle for You
Presented by Dave Hubbard, CEO, National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA)
If you are seeking vehicle mobility solutions, come to learn the unique process involved with evaluating your capabilities, and selecting and purchasing an automotive transportation solution. This workshop is ideal for first-time buyers and will help you identify the key players in the process and gain valuable resources for available options. The workshop will also review the solution categories of wheelchair accessible vehicles, seating systems, wheelchair and scooter lift options and steering controls.
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Home Modifications – Keep It Simple and Straightforward (KISS)
Presented by Michele Ohmes & Maddie, Owner, Michele & Associates and Trainer on Home Modifications
Home modifications can be a significant project but at this workshop you will learn about the many simple solutions that are available. Some “construction” solutions will be discussed, but the overall focus will be on safety, security, and convenience through readily available products in the marketplace. Modifications for many different disabilities will be presented as well as simple construction solutions especially related to bathrooms. All too often the simple solutions are lost - come to this workshop to rediscover an easier approach to your home modifications.
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Exercise for Anyone with a Disability
Presented by Pam Ferris, NCPAD Coordinator/Adaptive Fitness Specialist, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Exercise should be an important part of everyone’s lives, but sometimes it is hard to find a time or a place to do so. Come and find out why it is important to have physical activity in your every day life and also how to overcome certain obstacles that may be in your way. Demonstrations will be held and participation is optional.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
11:00am - 12:00pm
Re-Creating Recreation
Presented by Karen Bone, CTRS, Therapeutic Recreation Department, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Managing a disability is challenging in so many ways; finding time to enjoy recreation often falls to the bottom of the priority list. But leisure time provides numerous benefits to our health and improves our quality of life. Learn how to create or re-create an active leisure lifestyle with the right adaptations and modifications. We’ll explore options ranging from simple to the outrageous and discover community resources and ideas as we find ways to bring recreation back into our lives.
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Travel Made Easy: Tips for People with Disabilities
Presented by Jani Nayar, Society for Accessible Travel (SATH)
Discover how to expand your life with travel to new places! This workshop will provide you with specific details and how-to’s to make travelling more successful and enjoyable. Attendees will receive detailed recommendations for accessible travel by air, sea and car. Learn what to expect from hotels, rental car companies, cruise lines and the airlines. We will examine the challenges of traveling, methods for addressing them and the current provisions required by the law. The presentation also includes recommendations for disability-friendly destinations!
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Getting Intense: Treating Cerebral Palsy to Maximize Your Child’s Potential
Presented by Michelle Haney, PT, MSPT, Director, Euro-Pēds® National Center for Intensive Pediatric PT
Intensive Physical Therapy (PT) maximizes full potentials for children who have cerebral palsy and other gross motor disorders. The presenter will explain “Intensive PT” using video examples and research, specify what makes intensive therapy a good complement to traditional therapy and demonstrate how new skills are created. The presenter will also discuss European-inspired “suit therapy” and the Universal Exercise Unit (UEU). Come to this workshop to discover how this therapy can help children and young adults who have gross motor disorders to attain new skills.
2:45pm - 3:45pm
Bringing You Protected Tomorrows: Your Journey Through an Eight Step Special Needs Planning Program
Presented by Mary Anne Ehlert, President, Protected Tomorrows, Inc.
An interactive family seminar that will address issues important to you regarding your family member with special needs. Topics of discussion will include Potential Funding Sources, Legal Options, Choosing Future Care People, Family Communication, Wills and Special Needs Trusts. Participants will develop in the workshop the foundation for their family's own personal Eight Step Future Care Plan.
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