News and Upcoming Events
2009
FEBRUARY 2009
RESNA Awards- Call for Nominations - Due February 17, 2009
- Fellow
- Honorary Fellow
- Distinguished Service Award
- Leadership Award
- Mentor Award
- Rookie Award
- Certificate of Appreciation
Submit a Nomination
MARCH 2009
25th International Seating Symposium – www.iss.pitt.edu –Pre-Conference Workshop - The Buena Vista Palace Resort and Spa – Orlando, FL – March 10 – 11, 2009 – www.iss.pitt.edu/ISS2009_PreConf.html
March 11, 2009 - Carmen P. DiGiovine, PHD ATP RET (6 Degrees of Freedom, LLC, Wheaton, IL) in collaboration with Kendra Betz, MSPT, ATP (VA Central Office, Washington DC), Laura Wehrli, DPT, ATP (Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO) and Theresa F. Berner, MOT OTR/L ATP (The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH), will be presenting a full day course entitled “Manual Wheelchairs: Prescription, Skills Training, and Outcome Measurement”.
25th International Seating Symposium – www.iss.pitt.edu - The Buena Vista Palace Resort and Spa – Orlando, FL – March 12 – 14, 2009 – www.iss.pitt.edu/ISS2009_Bro.html
March 12, 2009 - Carmen P. DiGiovine, PHD ATP RET in collaboration with Tina Roesler PT, MS, ABDA (TiLite) and Theresa F. Berner, MOT OTR/L ATP (The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH), will be presenting a workshop entitled “Manual Wheelchair Configuration and Training: An Update on the Evidence”.
25th International Seating Symposium – www.iss.pitt.edu - The Buena Vista Palace Resort and Spa – Orlando, FL – March 12 – 14, 2009 – www.iss.pitt.edu/ISS2009_Bro.html
March 14, 2009 - Carmen P. DiGiovine, PHD ATP RET in collaboration with Tina Roesler PT, MS, ABDA (TiLite), will be presenting a workshop entitled “Material Considerations for Wheelchair Frames”.
PAST EVENTS
JANUARY 2009
ATIA 2009 Orlando
Assistive Technology Industry Association
www.atia.org
2008
NOVEMBER 2008
Tech Fair 2008 - Special Education and Assistive Technology Resource Event – Hosted by the Northwestern Illinois Association – http://www.thenia.org - November 6, 2008 – Giovanni’s Restaurant, Rockford, IL.
5th Annual SmartWheel User Group Meeting – The Ohio State University Medical Center – Columbus, OH – November 6 & 7, 2008.
Carmen P. DiGiovine will be presenting on the connection between the SmartWheel and the Data Logger for manual wheelchair propulsion applications.
http://www.3rivers.com/SmartWheelGateWay.php
2008 Spinal Cord Injury Hall of Fame induction ceremony and gala – Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, LA - November 17, 2008 – www.spinalcord.org
Building a Culture of Preparedness...Including Everyone, a town hall meeting on disaster preparedness and featuring a keynote address by Lt. Gen. Russel Honore (U.S. Army Ret.), Commander Joint Task Force Katrina – Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans, LA – November 18, 2008 – www.spinalcord.org |
