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WATI Retreat May 28-29, 2009

  • Finalized updates and edits to the revised ASNAT manual ( see posted on free download tab). Presentation on Creating Communication Environments (CCE) by Judi Cumley on work done in collaboration with Mary Wirkus, of Western Technical College.
  • Ongoing monthly planning with AT Across the Lifespan Committee.
  • Blog Radio interview on June 29
  • SMART Board Certified Trainers training in Minneapolis July 13-17. Shelly Weingarten, CESA #1; Lilly Rider, CESA #4; Marcia Obukowicz, CESA # 9; Kim Swenson, CESA #11; Laura Comer, CESA # 12 and Jill Gierach, CESA #2 were trained alongside several CESA IT consultants as Smart Board Certified Instructors.
  • PODD (Pragmatic Organization of Dynamic Display) Learning on the lake. July 27 – 31 George Williams College. Shelly Weingarten, CESA #1; Judi Cumley, CESA #5 and Jill Gierach, CESA #2 were trained by Linda Burkhart and Gayle Porter to be PODD partner facilitators.

Upcoming Activities:

Please watch the website for registration information and detailed descriptions. Look for them to be posted under the Services Tab- Learning Opportunities.

• December 2 and 3, 2010 - Assistive Technology Across the Lifespan Conference in Stevens Point.

New to the website:

• Online WATI lending library (Wisconsin patrons only) catalog- Find it on the library tab.
• New Bulk Buys on Nuance products- example: Dragon Naturally Speaking, with training supports created by Linda Baldwin of LAB Resources- find it under Services tab-Special Buys.

For questions regarding any of these items feel free to contact me at info@wati.org

Best Wishes,
Jill Gierach
WATI