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9 8:15 – 9:15 Therapeutic Laurie Sewell

2 Recreation: - Fundamentals of Evaluation, Activity Analysis, & Adaptive/ General Information Assistive Technology 9:15 – 9:30 Break Seminar Fee: $85.00, non-refundable. 9:30 – 10:45 Inspiration and Mail registration form and checks made Adaptation: A payable to "University of Virginia" to Winning Combination VATS-C, attention Joyce Sharp, UVA Health System, PO Box 800765, Charlottesville, 10:45 – 11:00 Break VA 22908-0765. A limited number of 11:00 – 12:00 Concurrent scholarships are available to non- Session I professional users of Assistive 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (lunch provided; Technology, students and senior citizens. roundtable discussions with presenters) This seminar will be held in the fully 1:00 – 2:00 Concurrent Session II accessible DoubleTree Hotel, located on Sponsored by: 2:00 – 2:15 Break Route 29 north of Charlottesville. Call the Virginia Assistive Technology 2:15 – 5:30 Station Rotations DoubleTree for additional directions, (434) 973-2121; indicate your VATS seminar System and VATS-Central affiliation for a reduced room rate. Kayaking & Canoeing, Rob Boyd Region, administered by **Contact VATS-C with special Department of Physical Medicine Wheelchair Tennis, Melissa accommodation requests at least two and Rehabilitation, UVA Health Hunfalvay weeks prior to the seminar.** System Golf, Linda Bunker Track & Field, Jane Walsh For additional information regarding WindVisions.com Skiing & Snow Sports, Mark scholarships, special accommodations, Andrews seminar content, hotels, convenient restaurants, local tourism opportunities, VATS-C is supported in part by the Susan Lynch, PhD, CTRS, is an in the Virginia Recreation and Parks and any other questions regarding the National Institute on Disability and Assistant Professor in the Department Society, the American Therapeutic seminar, contact: Joyce Sharp, VATS Rehabilitation Research (NIDDR) – of Health, Physical Education, Recreation Association, and the Central Region at (434) 924-0041 or Award # H22410009 Recreation, and Dance at Longwood Commonwealth of Virginia University [email protected] . University in Farmville, Virginia. After System. In addition, Susan contributes For More Information on the Longwood graduating in 1983 from Lubbock her time and expertise to civic The primary goal of this seminar is to University Therapeutic Recreation provide, at an affordable cost, a Christian College with a BS in activities, including Special Olympics Program, visit: Secondary Education, Susan continued and the Camp Jaycee Respite comprehensive overview of the topic at http://web.lwc.edu/staff/slynch/TRCR~ hand, with an emphasis on audience her studies in Sports Health and was Weekend. information-sharing and hands-on, 1.htm awarded her Master’s of Science practical experiences. For specific For More Information on WindVisions, degree from Texas Tech University. content, see course agenda. The target visit: She then completed her PhD in audience includes, but is not limited to: http://www.windvisions.com Therapeutic recreation at Texas persons with disabilities, athletes, Women’s University in 1993. Prior to personal trainers, Sports Medicine and Course Faculty joining the academic staff at Physical Education providers and Longwood in 1993, Susan was an students, educators, direct care-providers (families, friends, personal care ***Please note*** adjunct faculty member in the assistants, etc.), persons providing Due to space constraints, additional Department of Kinesiology community services (advocates, biographical information, professional (Therapeutic Recreation) at Texas rehabilitation counselors, CIL, CSB, and titles, and internet links (where Women’s University, and has had DSB staff members, independent living available) on the very experienced and extensive experience directing specialists, aging specialists, etc.), talented station rotation and Therapeutic Recreation programs in Rehabilitation and Allied Health concurrent session leaders will be various parks and recreation professionals (physical, occupational, available via the internet at programs, camps and adolescent speech and recreation therapists, nurses, www.deecompression.com or at the treatment centers. Susan is a physicians, assistive technology published researcher and an practitioners, and rehabilitation VATS-Central office at 434-924-0041. accomplished speaker, and has technicians). Contact information will also be presented numerous papers and Additional Information provided in your seminar notebooks for future reference. workshops in Virginia, Texas, and California. While at Longwood Please dress comfortably for this All of our presenters have been kind University, she has developed the seminar, and come prepared to have Arthritis Aquatics curriculum an informative and active day. enough to volunteer their time in order to share this exciting and motivating supported by the National Arthritis Weather providing, we plan to be Foundation, and is an Advisor to the outside on the tennis courts and grass information with seminar participants! Please take advantage of their Honor Board and to the Student and tarmac, and inside in various Therapeutic Recreation Organization. demonstration rooms and at poolside. expertise during the roundtable lunch discussion and during the station She also plans to pursue her interest You should expect to do a lot of in virtual reality and its potential walking, talking, and learning! rotations and concurrent sessions! Keynote Speakers benefits in recreational rehabilitation. She has been in positions of leadership Keynote Speakers Glenn Woodell, is a NASA Research program via his work in ______Technician, Father, the field of advanced __ Husband, Windsurfer, and image processing. During Advocate. Glenn was the course of his Address:______raised in the Hampton, rehabilitation and return to ______Virginia area, and at the the world of work and City/State/Zip:______age of 13, developed a family life, Glenn felt that ______passion for sailing and he was ready to pick up __ water sports in general. with water sports where As a teenager and young he had so abruptly left off Home adult, Glenn traveled to – he had just been learning Phone:______regattas far and wide to to windsurf prior to his meet the challenges the accident. In 1994, Glenn Business water set out for him. At headed for the waters of Phone:______the age of 21, a new and the Chesapeake Bay, unexpected challenge swallowed his frustrations Internet/E- reared its ugly head: As along with a lot of salt mail:______the result of an automobile water, and practiced, ___Yes ___No Are you willing to share accident, Glenn suffered a practiced, practiced. above contact information with others traumatic above-the-knee Supported and at the seminar? amputation. After his encouraged by his wife initial hospitalization and Addrienne and daughter Please choose (check) TWO of the rehabilitation, Glenn found Kaitlyn from their home following three concurrent that he needed to be his base in Newport News, sessions: own strong advocate in Virginia, Glenn has learned order to get a prosthesis over time that he “can do ____ADA in Parks and Recreation suitable for his active practically anything if he ____Community Recreation for lifestyle. Prior to his just wants to bad enough”. Children accident, Glenn had been working as a student in Registration Form Registration is limited to 80 the NASA Apprentice participants. Early registration is School at the Langley Assistive Technology in Sports & strongly encouraged in order to plan Research Center. After Outdoor Recreation for Consumers for written materials and getting “back on his feet”, and Practitioners refreshments. Late registrations can Glenn completed the Thursday, October 10, 2002 be faxed to (434) 982-4434 or e- program, and spent 12 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. mailed to [email protected] years researching the area of Microgravity Crystal Name/Title/Organization:______--Please keep a copy of this form Growth, and now supports ______for your personal records-- NASA’s Aviation Safety