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Connecticut Tech Act Project
Newsletter
FYI – Winter-2003
4th
Annual Wheelchair & Mobility Expo, March 13, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Radisson
in Cromwell. Free to the
public. For info, call the
Connecticut Rehab & Medical Products at 800-457-3422, ext. 301
Assistive
Technology Conference, March 27, 2003 at the Institute for Technology & Business
Development, CCSU Downtown Campus, New Britain, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Call 860-632-1485, ext. 233 to register.
BRS
Website
– Use www.brs.state.ct.us
to access information about the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
programs.
Connecticut
Minimum Wage
is now $6.90 per hour effective January 1, 2003.
Create
& Adapt a Book, Carolann Cormier, at the NEAT Marketplace, March 1 or May 3, 9:30 a.m.
– noon. Registration Fee:
$30.00 (includes supplies, not book) or $5.00 (provide your own supplies
and book). Call
860-243-2869 or 866-526-4492 or check www.neatmarketplace.org
for details.
CSUN’s
18th Annual International Conference – Technology and
Persons with Disabilities,
March 17-22, Los Angeles, CA.
Department
of Justice new ADA Home Page – EEOC information to help small businesses
participate in free workshops regarding Title I of the ADA and the
benefits of hiring people with disabilities. Contact www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm.
Explore
the World of Communication – AAC & Computer Access Fair,
April 3, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the NEAT Marketplace, Hartford.
Call 860-243-2869 or e-mail [email protected]
for more info.
Instructional
Technology and Education of the Deaf, June 23-27, at the Campus of the National Technical
Institute for the Deaf (NTID), Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT),
Rochester, NY. E-mail [email protected]
or call 585-475-6894 (V/TTY) for more info.
Job
Links
– Website: www.dol.gov/dol/odep
allows prospective job applicants to link directly to employers who list
job openings on this site. Employers
may call the Office of Disability Employment Policy at 202-376-6200 to
list jobs.
Office
of Protection and Advocacy Publications are available: “Disabilities Resource Directory”
(a 32-page compendium of programs and services) & “Special
Education is Not a Place” (an 80-page special education guide).
Call 860-297-4300 or 1-800-842-7303 or fax 860-566-8714 to order
these free publications.
Public
Forum – Vocational Rehabilitation Program – April 9, 2003, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at the
Metropolitan District Commission Training Center, 125 Maxim Road,
Hartford. Call 800-537-2549
to submit testimony, request special accommodations or for more
information.
White
House new Website – whitehouse.gov is accessible to
people with disabilities.
Rails
to Trails
– Provides places for cyclists, hikers, walkers and people with
disabilities to exercise and enjoy natural and cultural locations. Contact www.TrailLink.com.
Sail
Connecticut Access Program – Experience the freedom of sailing as a passenger or skipper.
All boats are specially designed for people with disabilities.
Call 203-293-1524 or e-mail [email protected].
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