AT-TIES Together 2024

Regional and Statewide Services for Students with Orthopedic Impairment (RSOI) and Oregon Technology Access Program (OTAP) are thrilled to announce the fifth annual AT-TIES Together Conference. This conference brings together Oregon's Therapists in Educational Settings (TIES) with Assistive Technology teams, administrators, teachers and families for two days of professional development. Oregon's focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion begins with access to curriculum for all learners. Conference sessions highlight access across the lifespan, with a focus on inclusion and developing student choice and voice.

About the film

Forget Me Not intimately documents a family’s fight to have their son with Down syndrome included in the country’s most segregated school system, the New York City public school system. Propelled forward by others’ struggles and successes, Forget Me Not offers a rare look at what a truly inclusive education can look like and how it can lead to a more inclusive society so that everyone has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

Croisan Rooms

2nd Floor

Salem Convention Center

Follow your nose to the popcorn

Movie sponsored by Jackson County EI/ECSE

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Popcorn, bottled water and more sponsored by Texthelp

Communication, Connection and Collaboration

Welcome to my world! I hope to share how important these three concepts are in my working life and why, individually, they offer impact and opportunity; BUT when combined they offer so much more power to change lives. I am an educator and have a skill set and (many, too many) years of experience, however, it is when working with others, equally skilled and passionate in their fields, that we co-produce the real magic for our students. Let’s work together in this session to turn up the heat and fire the potion. Come along, join in, have fun and most importantly, be part of the change!

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Myths and Facts Surrounding Assistive Technology Devices and Services

In January of 2024, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) issued guidance to schools about assistive technology. This document summarizes and clarifies many questions that schools have had since the inclusion of AT in IDEA. In this session we'll review the myths and facts discussed in the OSEP guidance in light of current practice in Oregon and offer participants a chance to ask questions and share possible implications for their practice.

You will be able to:

1. Discuss the overall content and context of the Myths and Facts document issued by OSEP

2. Identify two implications for changes in your AT practice based on the content of the guidance document.

3. Share your ideas of additional guidance and questions that could be addressed.

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Individual Registration: (In-person only. All registrations include buffet lunch)

• Two-Day Registration
• $365
  
• $250 (Parent/Student)
• One-Day Registration
• $275
  
• $200 (Parent/Student)

Note: Registration is not confirmed until payment is received.

There is no refund on cancellations after April 05, 2024.

Note: Sessions will not be recorded.

Certificates of Attendance for 6 contact hour credits per day will be issued via email after the 2-day conference.

For assistance with group registrations, please contact Cindy Doyle at cindy.doyle@douglasesd.k12.or.us.

Conference Location:
Salem Convention Center
200 Commercial St SE
Salem, Oregon 97301

Parking: If you are staying at the hotel, there is an underground parking garage you may utilize.

If you are commuting, the closest parking garage is across Ferry St. at Liberty Square Parkade.

Lodging:

The Grand Hotel Salem
201 Liberty Street SE
Salem, Oregon 97301

Lodging includes complimentary hot buffet breakfast.

OTAP/RSOI

1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd, Suite 110

Roseburg, OR 97470