State of the Science Conference - Conference Schedule

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2005

8:00-9:00 Registration & Breakfast

9:00-12:00 Welcome & Plenary Sessions

• Welcome
  Karen Milchus, Work RERC, Center for Assistive Technology & Environmental Access (CATEA), Georgia Tech.
   
  
• Accommodation Benefits
  Peter Blanck
  Burton Blatt Institute; Law, Health Policy & Disability Center; and Syracuse University
   
  
• From AT to UD and Back Again
  Jon Sanford
  Work RERC, CATEA, Georgia Tech.
   
  
• Information Technology Accessibility: Implications for Employment of People with Disabilities
  Susanne M. Bruyere
  Employment and Disability Institute, Cornell University
   
  
• Morning Break
   
  
• Safety In An Aging Population Looked At As A Group Issue By The Employer and as an Individual Issue by The "Disability" Professional
  David M Goldojarb
  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc.
   
  
• Managing the Health and Productivity Connection: The Politics of Incapacity
  Ken Mitchell
  UnumProvident Corporation
   
  

12:00-1:15 Lunch & Keynote

• The Americans with Disabilities Act: Understanding the Legal and Policy Framework Behind Reasonable Accommodations
  Sharon Rennert, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  

Break Out Sessions (4 Tracks)
1:30-3:00 Presentations
3:15-5:00 Workgroups

     Track I - Evidence Based Practice

• An Employment Snapshot of People with Disabilities in California
  Patricia Yeager; California Foundation for Independent Living Centers
   
  
• The ATOMS Project - AT Outcomes from the Vocational Model
  Todd Schwanke; Univ. of Wisconsin � Milwaukee
   
  
• Workplace Accommodations Outcomes
  Sarah Endicott; Work RERC, CATEA, Georgia Tech.
   
  
• Workplace Personal Assistance Services
  Susan Stoddard; RRTC on Personal Assistance Services, InfoUse
   
  

     Track II - AT to Universal Design

• Berkeley & Chicago: Case Studies of Universally Designed Workplaces
  Valerie Fletcher; Adaptive Environments
   
  
• Pilot Study on Reach and Grocery Retail Workstations
  David Ringholz and R.L. Grubbs
  Work RERC, College of Architecture & CATEA, Georgia Institute of Technology
   
  
• Considering AT Solutions for Workers with Learning Disabilities
  Kristi Voelkerding; Easter Seals Massachusetts
   
  
• Improving Workplace Access and Accommodation for Chemically Sensitive Employees
  Mary Lamielle; National Center for Environmental Health Strategies, Inc.
   
  

     Track III - UD & Information Tech.

• Assessment of Workplace Product Accessibility
  Brad Fain; ITTATC, Georgia Institute of Technology
   
  
• Universal Design in Telecommunications: Putting Practice into Policy
  Kelly Schaefer, Adele Crudden; RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision, Mississippi State Univ.
   
  
• The AudioMorph - Automated Auditory Interface Adaptation
  Melody Moore & Dan Ratanasit; Work RERC, Georgia State University
   
  
• Speech Recognition for Job Accommodation: Is it Ready for Prime Time?
  Paul Schwartz; Univ. of Wisconsin � Stout
   
  

     Track IV - Safety in the Workplace

• A Prophylactic Approach to Workforce Evolution
  Frank Lepore & Katy Chaffee; Vermont Vocational Rehabilitation
   
  
• Accommodation & Real Risks: Integrating Productivity, Safety and Quality in the Workplace
  Deborah Kearney; Job Smart Systems
   
  
• Safety Regulations: Barriers to Employment in a Manufacturing Environment
  Scott Haynes; Work RERC, CATEA, Georgia Tech.
   
  
• Including Employees with Disabilities in Emergency Evacuation Plans
  Beth Loy & Anne Hirsh; Job Accommodation Network
   
  

5:15-5:45 Breakout Group Reports

6:00-7:30 Reception at Georgia Tech. Hotel - Sponsored by NISH

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2005

8:00-9:00 Registration & Breakfast

9:00-9:45 Consumer Panel

Break Out Sessions (3 Tracks)
10:00-11:30 Presentations
11:30-1:30 Lunch & Workgroups

     Track V - Aging Workers

• Disability, Age And Accommodation: Old Isn't What It Used To Be
  Janet D. Fiore; The Sierra Group, Inc.
   
  
• Supporting the Older Workers at Work: A Conceptual Framework
  E. Kent Gillin; Univ. of Western Ontario
   
  
• Ageing and the Accommodating Workplace: A Survey of Employer Practice
  Lynzee Head; Work RERC, GCATT, Georgia Tech.
   
  
• Workplace Accommodation Use by Aging Workers
  Mike Williams; Work RERC, CATEA, Georgia Tech.
   
  

     Track VI � Telework

• Telecommuting as a Reasonable Accommodation: A Framework for Decision-Making
  Shelley Kaplan; Southeast DBTAC, Georgia Tech.
   
  
• Virtual Exclusion and Telework: The Double-Edged Sword of Technocentric Workplace Accommodation Policy
  Paul Baker & Andrew Ward; Work RERC, GCATT, Georgia Tech.
   
  
• Remote Possibilities for Workplace Access
  Michael Dziak; Inteleworks
   
  
• Home-Based Telework: Past, Present and Future
  Richard Salnick & Roseanna Runsa, Expediter Corporation; Amy Nicole Dye, RRTC on Workplace Supports & Job Retention
   
  

     Track VII - Service Delivery

• Early Deployment of Reasonable Accommodations for State Government Workers
  Andy Winnegar; NM Technology Assistance Program
   
  
• Putting the Pieces Together: Job Accommodations and Employers
  Michael Papp; Alabama Dept. of Rehabilitation Services
   
  
• Assessing Workplace Assessments
  Carrie Bruce & Jon Sanford; Work RERC, CATEA, Georgia Tech.
   
  
• Remote Accessibility Assessment of Built Environment for Individuals Who Use Wheeled Mobility Device
  David Brienza; RERC on Telerehab., Univ. of Pittsburgh
   
  

1:45-2:15 Breakout Group Reports

2:15-2:30 Wrapup / Adjourn