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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 431 280 EC 307 264 AUTHOR Binion, Mary, Ed. TITLE Engineering the ADA from Vision to Reality with Technology (16th, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 12-17, 1993). Volume 13. INSTITUTION RESNA: Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology, Washington, DC. ISBN ISBN-0-932101-33-X ISSN ISSN-0883-4741 , PUB DATE 1993-06-17 NOTE 583p. PUB TYPE Collected Works Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF03/PC24 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Adults; Appropriate Technology; *Assistive Devic.3s (for Disabled); *Augmentative and Alternative Communication; *Computer Uses in Education; Delivery Systems; *Disabilities; *Educational Technology; Elementary Secondary Education; Employment; Federal Legislation; Gerontology; Learning Disabilities; Mobility Aids; Older Adults; Public Policy; Rehabilitation Programs; Robotics; Severe Disabilities; Special Education; Teacher Education; Transitional Programs; Transportation IDENTIFIERS Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 ABSTRACT This compilation of presentations from RESNA's conference proceedings focused on the progress and potential of assistive and rehabilitation technology for individuals with disabilities and ways that RESNA members could help these ideas to be realized. Papers were presented on the following topics:(1) service delivery and public policy issues; (2) personal transportation;(3) augmentative and alternative communication; (4) droolin:7; (5) quantitative assessment;(6) special education, including computer applications for students with learningdisabilities, wearable computers that give verbal guidance to peoplewith memory or attention impairments, transitioning students with severe disabilities into the workplace, use of an intelligent cognitive aid to facilitate the self-management of vocational skills by high school students with learning disabilities, computer related employment and student training, and training teachers to use assistive technology;(7) technology transfer;(8) sensory aids;(9) wheeled mobility and seating;(10) electrical stimulation; (11) computer applications; (12) rural rehabilitation;(13) assistive robotics and mechatronics;(14) job accommodation and employment issues;(15) information networking;(16) gerontology; and (17) Easter Seal Student Design Competition. Presentations include references. (CR) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** , t; I 1,1 P! 1, 111100,,CPP. 1141.4/11 , e onologg,, :It 9 ,: 'fiAYeli , U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Clime ot Educahonal Research and Improvement PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS CENTER (ERIC) BEEN GRANTED BY Orhis document has been reproduced as I received from the person or organization originating it 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Points of view or opinions stated in this INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy 1 1 r ' I / 1 I1 \ r r\\ eivt .I' 1 e ' 1" r .,/ . i. ,o, r 0-ekteill cettte 0100 vete:SlevtoclIstVee" ilv 2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE u , PROCEEDINGS of the RESNA '93 Annual Conference Engineering the ADA From Vision to Reality with Technology June 12-17, 1993 Mirage Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada Mary Binion Editor Donny Loux John Chambers Conference Co-Chairs RESNAPRESS 3 Proceedings of the RESNA '93 Annual Conference Las Vegas, Nevada June 12-17, 1993 Volume 13 ISSN 0883-4741 ISBN 0-932101-33-X Copyright @ 1993 RESNA All rights reserved. This book or any part thereof may not be reproduced in any form without the permission of the publisher. REsNAPREss 1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 857-1199 Printed in the United States of America Dependable Printing Company, Inc. Foreword RESNA, a long time leader in empowerment of people with disabilitiesthrough technology, is widely recognized for its role in passage of the Americans with DisabilitiesAct in 1990.In 1993 RESNA members remain vigilant in the realization that full implementationof ADA precepts has been measured in steps rather than leaps and continues to face major challengesevery day. Many of these continuing challenges are systemic, some are attitudinal, but key to overcomingthe major barriers to the full inclusion for people with disabilities envisioned by the ADA isaccess to appropriate, affordable, accessible technology. How does technology become appropriate? By building partnershipsbetween its envisioners and its consumers. How to make it affordable? By adding more partners from manufacturing,from medicine, from business, government, education, rehabilitation and thenon-profit sector.And what about accessible? How about combining these growing partnershipswith the Logic Model developed by consultant Michael Morris. If Assistive Technology is of high quality, thoughtfullydesigned and faithfully backed by its manufacturer, and If individuals with disabilities, and the professionals whoserve them, are knowledgeable about the benefits and availability of Assistive Technology, and If financing is available to help make Assistive Technologyaffordable, and If that funding is well financed, consistent and flexible, THEN individuals with disabilities will enjoy increasedindependence and self-sufficiency, full community participation, and greater quality of life. RESNA '93 celebrates these partnerships and precepts by bringingtogether the nations most prominent visionaries. Some have disabilities, some do not. All sharea critical role in making inclusion and choice by words of the future. One of those great visionaries,Justin Dart, is this year's E&J Distinguished Lecturer. During the past eight years he assumeda leadership role in the development and advocacy for national disability policy, particularly the Americans with DisabilitiesAct (ADA). During the formulation of the ADA legislation Justin made seven major national tripsto solicit input and urge united advocacy for its passage, visiting each of the 50 states at least three times.As Chairperson of the Congressional Task Force on the Rights and Empowerment of Americans withDisabilities, he again traveled throughout the nation holding public forums and meeting withmore than 30,000 members of the disability community. In 1990, appearing on the dais with President Bushat the signing of the ADA, he received the national award for leadership essential to the Enactment ofthe Americans with Disabilities Act. There is perhaps no single American whomore personifies the spirit of the ADA and its tie to the opportunities created by advancing technology. A wheelchairuser since 1948, Justin has utilized and advocated a combination of technology and independent livingto establish a permanent disability presence in the U.S. and throughout the international community. On behalf of Justin, the organizers of this year's conference, theRESNA Board of Directors, and the many Nevadans with disabilities who plan to participate in RESNA'93, we welcome you to Las Vegas! You represent the progress of the present and the hope of tomorrow,we are truly honored to act as your hosts and to share in your work and in your commitment. John Chambers and Donny Loux RESNA '93 Conference Co-Chairs Gregg C. Vanderheiden RESNA President III 5 Preface Welcome to RESNA '93 Engineering the ADAFrom Vision to Reality with Technology. This conference is not only about the progress and potential of assistive and rehabilitation technology, but about the ways that we as RESNA members can make the ideas be realized. This conference is about change. The format of the conference continues to evolve to reflect the ways information can be shared.Following the implementation of a standardized paper review process, the author kit was revised to clarify the paper submission process. This year, the scientific program includes not only platform paper presentations,buta great emphasizes on interactivesessionsand computer demonstrations. There is also time during the conference to gather informally without the hectic pace that usually seems to drive this conference. Change is also found in the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and others as they collaborate to jointly sponsor special sessions. Meeting participants will benefit from the cross fertilization of ideas, concepts, and believes. We are also joined at this year's conference by the United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, USSAAC members, the RESNA Technical Assistance Project, and representatives from the Tech Act states. We welcome the addition of the Drooling SIG to the Conference this year, as well as active participation from RESNA's international members from Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Australia, the Far East, and Europe. RESNA as an organization is changing. 'The most important single process involved in effective change is the process of learning while doing.The complexity of change demands that feedback and replanning make up the essential core of change management." Richard Beckhard and Wendy Pritchard in Changing the Essence: 'The Art of Creating and Leading Fundamental Change in Organizations. The RESNA Town Meeting is a call to all RESNA members to join with the Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and Committee Chairpersons to discuss the changes in and future of RESNA. This interactive meeting will provide an opportunity for focussed