Assistive Technology Exposition, CERMUSA, Saint Francis University

5th Annual Assistive Technology Exposition

At the NTSS
Located within the Hiram G. Andrews Center,
727 Goucher Street, Johnstown, PA
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
November 4, 2009

The Assistive Technology (AT) Exposition is free and open to the public

* Learn about AT products and services
Visit exhibits * Speak with vendors * Attend breakout sessions


Sponsor
Saint Francis University
P.O. Box 600
117 Evergreen Drive
Loretto, PA 15940

Co-Sponsors Include:
Drexel University * Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield * Quality of Life Technology Center
Laurel Medical Supplies, Inc. * Golden Orthotics and Prosthetics

Keynote Speaker
Ronald W. Drach,
President, Board of Directors for the Wounded Warrior Project and Director of Government and Legislative Affairs for the Labor Department’s Veteran’s Employment Training Service.

Mr. Drach is a Vietnam
veteran and a Purple Heart recipient. He has a long and distinguished career advocating for the rights of veterans. He established the reputation he maintains today as one of the nation’s foremost authorities on employment issues affecting veterans and others whose lives have been affected by disabilities.

Opening Ceremony
Hiram G. Andrews Sports Center
9 a.m. - 10 a.m., featuring:
Honorable Congressman John P. Murtha (invited),
U.S. Representative,
12th Congressional District.

Brigadier General (PA) Scott D. Wagner,
Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans Affairs.


Breakout Sessions:

10 a.m. - Why...and How...Exercise CAN Keep You Young(er)
11 a.m. - Home Safety and Fall Prevention: Simple Accommodations to Increase Your Safety at Home
2 p.m. - SeniorLIFE Johnstown: Keeping the “Golden Years” Golden

Participating Vendors:

• Assistive Technology Resource Center
• Augmentative Communication Consultants, Inc.
• Blueroof Technologies, Inc.
• Brant’s Driving School
• Bureau of Blind and Visual Services
• Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• DiSepio Institute for Rural Health and Wellness
• DynaVox and Mayer-Johnson
• Golden Orthotics & Prosthetics
• Human Engineering Research Laboratory
• InRange Systems, Inc.
• Laurel Medical Supplies, Inc.
• Pennsylvania’s Assistive Technology Lending Library
• Quality of Life Technology Center
• Sage Vision Technology, Inc.
• Saint Francis University Nursing Department and Physical Therapy Department
• SeniorLIFE - Johnstown
• Star Equestrian
• Svetz Orthotics and Prosthetics
• ThreeWire Systems
• Tobii ATI
• Veterans Leadership Program of WPA/
Veteran Community Initiatives, Inc.
• ViTel Net, Inc.
• Words +, Inc.