Speaker(s): Jamie Prioli, Program Coordinator, Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology, a program of the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University
An e-mail address is required for online courses. You will receive an e-mail confirmation directly from ATiA the next business day with access information. Access emails will not be sent for purchases made on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and/or holidays until the next business day.
Live Broadcast Date: September 9, 2015
Earn 1.5 Contact Hours
Overview:
Each year, thousands of people are affected by emergencies and disasters and studies indicate people with disabilities are disproportionately affected. Recent natural disasters, such as Hurricanes Irene and Sandy (2011 and 2012) demonstrate the importance of personal preparedness and an opportunity for AT professionals and other rehabilitation specialists to initiate a conversation with consumers about self-preparedness. This webinar will discuss the role of professionals in preparing consumers for an emergency and/or disaster. Discussion will center on personal preparedness, identifying new skills and the specific needs of AT users.
Learning Objectives:
1) Participants will be able to identify three opportunities where they can discuss emergency preparedness with users of AT.
2) Participants will be able to identify three apps that can assist with emergency preparedness strategies for users of AT.
3) Participants will be able to list five items an AT user should keep in their emergency preparedness kit unique to the consumer's personal need.
Speaker Bio/s:
Jamie Arasz Prioli is a RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America) Certified Assistive Technology Specialist at the Institute on Disabilities, Pennsylvania’s University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. She is the program coordinator of the Reused and Exchanged Equipment Partnership (REEP), a program of the Commonwealth’s statewide program under the federal Assistive Technology Act of 2004 (Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology [PIAT]). Jamie provides technical assistance focused on emergency preparedness activities to the national technical assistance center on assistive technology reutilization (“Pass It On Center”). She has developed training materials for the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center promoting AT in the workplace, reasonable accommodations and emergency preparedness and is a frequent speaker for several national and regional organizations on this topic. In addition, Jamie has published articles on emergency preparedness and persons with functional and access needs (ARC PA 2012). She currently serves on the Board of Directors for RESNA. She received her Bachelor of Science from West Chester University in Pennsylvania and post-baccalaureate studies at Montclair State University in New Jersey.
End Date: 9/30/17
Read More