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E-Newsletter March 2008
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March 2008
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LATAN Monthly E-Newsletter
Great Possibilities
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Greetings!
The Louisiana Assistive Technology Access
Network
(LATAN) assists individuals of all ages with
all
disabilities
achieve a
higher quality of life and greater independence
through
increased access to Assistive Technology as
part of
their
daily lives.
In its effort to reach as many individuals
across
Louisiana, LATAN has implemented this monthly
electronic communication newsletter service
to keep
consumers, caregivers, educators, therapists,
supporters
and all
Louisiana
citizens informed of LATAN's programs,
activities and services for individuals with
disabilities.
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LATAN Offers Emergency Preparedness Training Sessions |
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LATAN will begin conducting Emergency
Preparedness trainings in the upcoming
months for people with disabilities, older
adults, their family members, and caregivers.
In a collaborative effort with the Emergency
Preparedness Initiative (a program of the
National Organization on Disability) and its
Louisiana coordinator, Katherine
Hoover, LATAN will host trainings to
educate individuals with disabilities on
being prepared to function as independently
as possible with the aid of your Assistive
Technology devices during evacuation and
after a disaster. For more information or to
sign up for a training, please contact
Jamie Karam at (800) 270-6185
(V/T) or jkaram@latan.org.
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AT Device Demonstration Free Workshops - Sign Up Now! |
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LATAN proudly presents Carol Civils,
MA, CCC-SLP of
DynaVox Technologies & Mayer-Johnson
to our
North Louisiana AT Demonstration Program
Shreveport Resource Center
to provide hands-on training sessions with
today's most innovative products for
individuals of any age with communication and
learning challenges, including the DynaVox
Series V and BoardMaker Plus.
These free sessions are designed for
Assistive Technology (AT) users, potential AT
users, their family members, Speech Language
Pathologists, Teachers, Caregivers - Clinical
and non-clinical, students, allied health
providers, and anyone
interested in learning about the latest
advances and benefits of Augmentative and
Alternative Communication (AAC).
- April 2, 2008 - 1:00 pm - 4:00pm
- May 7, 2008 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- July 2, 2008 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- August 6, 2008 - 9:00 am -12:00 pm
All workshops to be held at:
820 Jordan Street, Shreveport, LA
For more information or to register,
please contact Susie Stewart , AT
Demonstration Program Director at
sstewart@latan.org (318)
841.1548.
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WBRZ-TV & The Advocate Present Life After 50 Expo |
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Stop by LATAN's Booth, Experience Freedom
The Expo will be held on Saturday,
April 19,
2008, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00
p.m., at the
River Center located in downtown Baton Rouge,
La. Day-long event is presented by WBRZ-TV
and The
Advocate.
Stop by and visit LATAN's booth for
demonstrations on low
vision
devices, devices for people with hearing or
speech impairments, high tech, low tech
and equipment
designed to increase independence and
participation in
community living, employment and school.
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Get Involved with LATAN - Serve as a Regional Representative |
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LATAN invites proactive people who use
Assistive Technology from all areas of
Louisiana, to serve as a regional
representative on LATAN's Advisory
Council.
Council members provide valuable input on all
facets of living with a disability or
age-related functional limitation. Advisory
Council members also receive
the benefit of becoming more familiar
with different AT devices and
services, meeting with people in policymaking
roles in our state, sharing and learning
from others who use AT, while
helping to focus the direction of the
programs and services of Louisiana's
recognized AT Act program.
To get involved,
please contact Jamie
Karam at (800)270-6185 (V/T) or
jkaram@latan.org.
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Computer Techies Needed to Assist |
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Do you know how to set up a computer? Do you
know
how to make minor adjustments or repairs to a
computer? Then, LATAN needs you!
Volunteers
across Louisiana are needed to assist
individuals with
disabilities and their family members with
setting up a
computer, installing software, doing minor
adjustments
or repairs, etc. A working computer is vital
to a person
with a disability for completing daily living
activities, to
using special assistive technology devices and
software for work or education, to
communicating with
friends and family members.
To become a LATAN Computer Volunteer or to
find out
more information on the Computer ReUse
Program,
please contact Jamie Karam at (800)
270.6185
(Voice/TTY) or jkaram@latan.org.
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In the Spotlight |
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Henry Bateman and Susie Stewart
LATAN is plesed to announce the hiring of
Henry Bateman of Monroe, Louisiana as
the new Program Director for
the Assistive Technology Financial Loan
Program. He is responsible for the
administration
the Financial Loan Program that assists
individuals with
disabilities with the purchase of assistive
technology through a reduced-interest,
fixed-rate, extended-term loan program.
For more information as to the services
and features of the AT Loan Program. Henry
may be reached at (318) 345.4337 and
via email
hbateman@latan.org
LATAN is also pleased to announce that it has
hired Susie Stewart as the Director of
the AT
Device Demonstration Program for North
Louisiana. Susie is responsible for
conducting workshops, device demonstration
sessions for individuals with disabilities
and providing information and assistance to
individuals with disabilities. To schedule
an appointment, or to arrange for a device
presentation, you may reach Susie at (318)
841.1548 (Voice/TTY) or
sstewart@latan.org
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North Louisiana AT Device Demo Program Grand Opening |
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Save the Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
LATAN is pleased to announce the Grand
Opening of the North Louisiana Assistive
Technology Device Demonstration Program will
be held on:
- Tuesday, August 19, 2008
- 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
820 Jordan Street
Shreveport, Louisiana
To confirm your attendance, please email
Maria Yiannopoulos, Public Information
Officer at
mariay@latan.org
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Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network
phone:
(800) 270.6185
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