Technology Solutions 2016

8:30 am   Welcome and Registration

Exhibits Open

9:00 am   Looking Into the Future

Panelists:

• David Flament, manager of adaptive technology services at Second Sense
• Byron Lee, coordinator of websites and developer of Directions for Me at Horizons for the Blind
• Mark Carson, adaptive technology specialist for Chicago Public Schools

The pace of advancing technology is amazing.  See what’s in store for the future and the impact of these important advances on our community.

10:30 am   Morning Break

11:00 am   The Social Media Connection

Presented by:

• David Flament, manager of adaptive technology services at Second Sense
• Shawn Sturges, social media marketing manager for Sassy B Worldwide Productions, Inc., and general manager of Genesis X Fitness

Social media is now the way we communicate with family, friends and businesses. Catch up on all that’s new on Facebook, Twitter, Periscope, Instagram and other social media networks.

12:00 pm   Break

12:30 pm   Communications in the Workplace

Presented by: Colleen Wunderlich, director of the Forsythe Center for Employment and Entrepreneurship at the Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Technology accommodations are crucial tools for our ability to be productive and engaged with society. Explore how to request accommodations in the employment interview, how to leverage them in the workplace and how to use them in everyday life.

1:30 pm   Conference closes