Assistive Technology (AT) Training Opportunities
June 5, 2001

Please consider your interests in this extensive FREE AT Continuing
Educational Training Opportunity: 

The University of Miami School of Medicine has received a US Department of
Education grant to provide an on-line course (30 topical sessions, each
consisting of didactic instruction, illustrations, assignments, quizzes, case
studies, and a final exam (2 contact hours per course). Check out the website
at http://pediatrics.med.miami.edu.

Coursework covers the life span not just pediatric Assisitive Technology and
also includes information about laws that provide for AT. The grant is
offering coursework FREE to service providers, people with disabilities, and
others who complete necessary paperwork and apply while scholarship space
remains.

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Jenny or Cary at
305/243-4466, or email cvega@meds.miami.edu immediately as spaces is going
fast. The course normally costs $795 per person. 

If you want to take these courses and need a scholarship form to waive course
costs, please email cvega@peds.med/miami.edu or you can access the
registration form on line at http://pediatrics.med.miami.edu/Onlinecrs.htm.
For other questions, you may call Eugine Pinard, the Program Director at
305/243-4466. 

Who would most benefit from this training offering? Tools for Life Assistive
Technology Resource Center Coordinators, ReBoot, interested people with
disabilities, Centers for Independent Living and assistive technology
providers who want to have a well-rounded background in areas beyond the
immediate scope of their work. Please share this information with others.