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ATLM Award!
Erste Stiftung invites Central or Eastern European non-proft organisations and their international partners to propose project proposals. Deadline for a short concept note is January 5th. Projects should be realised between summer 2009 and summer 2010 Here's the call: ATLM Award Info - extended deadline Proposals for the ATLM Award are to be sent to conference@diakonie.at.
Speakers
Key-Note
Marcia J. Scherer PhD MPH
Director of Institute for Matching Person and Technology, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Rochester Medical Center
Dr. Scherer is author of the book, "Living in the State of Stuck: How Assistive Technology Impacts the Lives of People with Disabilities," and the new edited volume published by the American Psychological Association titled “Assistive Technology: Matching Device and Consumer for Successful Rehabilitation“. She is also Editor of the journal Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, an official journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM). Dr. Scherer also co-edited the books, “Evaluating, Selecting and Using Appropriate Assistive Technology and Psychological Assessment in Medical Rehabilitation“. She is on the editorial boards of the journal “Disability and Rehabilitation“ and RESNA’s journal, “Assistive Technology”. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Rehabilitation Psychology as well as in Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology. In addition to directing the Institute for Matching Person & Technology, Dr. Scherer is Senior Research Associate, International Center for Hearing and Speech Research (a joint program of the University of Rochester and National Technical Institute for the Deaf/Rochester Institute of Technology) and is Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center.
Panel
Tamara Blagojević, MA
Coordinator of EHO Resource Centre for People with Disabilities, Serbia
The Resource Centre is a project of the Ecumenical Humanitarian Organisation (EHO). The basic activities of the Centre, based on the social model of disability, include the improvement of the economic, legal and social position of people with physical and learning disabilities. They also promote employment of people with disabilities and lobby and advocate for their interests. EHO provides various resources for their beneficiaries, including information, education, psycho-social support, equipment, driving services. http://resursnicentar.ehons.org/en/about-us/
PROGRAMME CHANGE:
Pavel Dusek is unable to attend, but we are happy to welcome
Alfred Wurmbrand
Managing Director, Würth Handelsges.m.b.H., Austria
Würth Austria is member of the international Würth group. Würth is a wholesale company for tools, bolts and nuts and technical chemical products, employing approximately 700 People. Most of them (450) are in field sales. Alfred Wurmbrand has been director for 9 years.
http://www.wuerth.at/aktuell/index.html
Dr. Nikos Katevas
AT expert, Consultant with EU institutions, Founder of Ideasis Ltd, Greece
Dr. Nikos Katevas is a computer engineer who has done research on Intelligent Autonomous Mobile Robots. He is the founder of IDEASIS Ltd, Halkida, Greece, an SME specialised in ICT technologies for the disabled and the elderly. In 2003, Dr.Katevas has been elected as professor in the Automation Department, of Technological Educational Institute of Halkida, Greece. Dr. Katevas is acting as an expert for the EC under the ICT and other programmes. He has published 46 papers in international journals and conferences and he is the editor of a book on service robotics. IDEASIS Ltd was established in 1999 with the vision of providing systems and services that would assist humans in daily life activities. IDEASIS is an enterprise that delivers high technology systems and services to the local and EU market. IDEASIS recognizes the special needs that the disabled and elderly face in their daily life. The company is specialized in the special needs sector offering a broad range of products, services and customized solutions.
Václav Krása
Chairman of the Czech National Council of the Disabled, Czech Republic
Václav Krása has been the chairman of the National Council of the disabled in the Czech Republic since 2002. Born on November 24th 1951 in Beneśov, a little town near Prague. After graduation at the Economic Middle School he worked as an accountant in a home for the elderly. In the years 1988 - 1992 he was a director of that home. Since 1992 he had served as a member of the Czech Parliament representing the Civic Democratic Party (till 1998), later on the Union of Freedom as its Vice-Chairman (until 2002). In 2006 he established a new political party "Movement for better Ŕepy"(Ŕepy is a district of Prague) and became its Chairman. His creed is: "When somebody kicks you out through the door, come back through the window".
a. Univ. Prof. Dr. Klaus Miesenberger
Institut Integriert Studieren, University of Linz, Austria
The Institute of Integrated Studies in Linz, Austria, works on the one hand on integrating people with disabilities into the educational system and on the other hand on helping them accessing the labour market and working in it successfully. For Prof. Miesenberger it is important that assistive technologies help with integrating in the labour market. Prof. Miesenberger has vast experience in the field of information systems and people with disabilities. One foremost goal is that people with disabilities have access to education and are integrated in the university education system.
Laila Onu
Executive Director, Pentru Voi Foundation, Romania
The Pentru Voi Foundation is a non-governmental organization which provides community-based services in partnership with the Timisoara Municipality and advocates for the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities. Pentru Voi promotes a new social policy based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
How to get to TOP Hotel
Travel by Automobile from D1 Freeway coming from City of Brno: Brněnská Street D1 – Exit 1 to Spořilov – exit to Türkova Street – straight ahead on the traffic light intersection – after about 80 meters turn slightly right into the Klapálkova Street – turn right on the first road – and the hotel area is on the left side up the hill - Main entrance at Reception West - large parking lot available (charge on parking)
Travel by Automobile from Downtown Prague: 5. května road – exit from the E50 road direction to Chodov, Spořilov (500 m past the ÖMV gas station) – right on the first traffic light intersection (by OBI) – go under the freeway – straight ahead on the second traffic light intersection and left on the third traffic light intersection – after about 80 meters turn slightly right into the Klapálkova Street – turn right on the first road – and the hotel area is on the left side up the hill - Main entrance at Reception West - large parking lot available (charge on parking)
Travel by Public Transportation from Downtown Prague: Metro Route C direction to Háje – Chodov Metro Stop Station – transfer to the Bus no. 115 – Městský archiv Bus Stop (right in front of the hotel) - Main entrance at Reception West
Travel by Public Transportation from Ruzyně Airport: Bus no. 119 direction to Dejvická – Dejvická Bus Stop – transfer to Metro Route A direction to Skalka – Muzeum Metro Stop Station – transfer to Metro Route C direction to Háje – Chodov Metro Stop Station – transfer to the Bus no. 115 – Městský archiv Bus Stop (right in front of the hotel) - Main entrance at Reception West
Travel by Public Transportation from the main railway station - Metro Route C direction Háje - Chodov Metro Station - transfer to the Bus no. 115 – Městský archiv Bus Stop (right in front of the hotel) - Main entrance at Reception West
Participants
If you have registered for attendance with conference@diakonie.at, you are very welcome to add your name to the list. This way others may know that you will attend, and might consider attending as well... Also, you might set a link to your own homepage (don't forget to start with http://, so the system recognises it as a link).
"I will attend"
- Barbara Götsch, Diakonie Auslandshilfe Österreich, http://www.diakonie.at/auslandshilfe
- David Hofer, LifeTool http://www.lifetool.at
- Dagmar Lassmann, Diakonie Auslandshilfe Österreich
- Pavel Vychopen, Diakonie Czech Republic
- Waltraud Blöchl-Traxler, LifeTool, Austria
- Liu Shuangyan, LifeTool, Austria
- Mag. Irmgard Steiniger, LifeTool, Austria
- DI Michael Gstöttenbauer, LifeTool, Austria
- DI Alfred Doppler, LifeTool, Austria
- Severin Kreuzmayr, LifeTool, Austria
- DI Markus Becker, LifeTool, Austria
- Regina Schlacht, LifeTool, Austria
- Birgit Breitenberger, LifeTool, Austria
- Ing. DI Bernhard Jauch, LifeTool, Austria
- DI Karl Kaser, LifeTool, Austria
- Mag. Thomas Burger, LifeTool, Austria
- Manfred Riegler, LifeTool, Austria
- Aleksander Waszkielewicz, Foundation Institute of Regional Development, http://www.firr.org.pl, Poland
- Anna Żebrak, Foundation Institute of Regional Development, http://www.firr.org.pl, Poland
- Joanna Piwowońska, Foundation Institute of Regional Development, http://www.firr.org.pl, Poland
- Jacek Zadrożny, Foundation Institute of Regional Development, http://www.firr.org.pl, Poland
- Tadej Korosec, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Slovenia
- Boris Sustarsic, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Slovenia
- Raudmees Agne, Estonian Mentally Disabled People Support Organisation, Estonia
- Sullivan Brendan, EIT Tugiliisu, Estonia
- Bartle John, Housing with Care and Support, United Kingdom
- Katharina Meichenitsch, Diakonie Österreich, www.diakonie.at, Austria
- Schinnerl Helmut, atempo – zur Gleichstellung von Menschen, Austria
- Lidija Krstevska Dojcinovska, Open the windows, Macedonia
- Radmila Stojkovska, Open the windows, Macedonia
- Franz Pühretmair, Competence network information technology to support the integration of people with disabilities (KI-I), http://www.ki-i.at, Austria
- Pavel Houška, Archdiocese Charity of Prague, Fatima - center for physical handicapped people, http://www.charita-adopce.cz/index.php?id=100400, Czech Republic
- Kvetuse Masinová, Diakonie CCE - stredisko v Cáslavi, http://www.diakonie-caslav.cz, Czech Republic
- Natalija Ignatova, International training division, Lithuania
- Jaromír Novotný, UNIOPTIK, Czech Republic
- Jasmina Stanić, Provincial Secretariat for Labour, Employment and Gender Equality, Serbia
- Inmaculada Placencia-Porrero, EC
- Damijana Peterlin, Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs, Slovenia
- Mirjana Isakov, "Milan Petrovic" School, Novi Sad, Serbia
- ...
Suggestion of Topics for Discussion in the Workshops
- Financial help for integrating people with disabilities in a workplace.
Presentation of Participants' Organisation, Institution etc.
- Diakonie Auslandshilfe Österreich, http://www.diakonie.at/auslandshilfe
- LifeTool - Computer aided Communication, http://lifetool.at
- Diakonie Czech Republic, http://www.diakonie.cz
- Erste Stiftung, http://erstestiftung.org
Input Statements, Lectures, interesting documents provided at/for ATLM 08
Marcia Scherer's Presentation: Scherer_Prague2008.pdf
Laila Onu's Presentation: Onu_Prague2008.pdf
Ima Placencia's Presentation: Placencia_Prague2008.pdf
Photo Gallery
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