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Our LAST IL Conversation for FY’11  September 29, 2011

Go to:  https://communityparticipation.wustl.edu/  for a link in the upper left-hand

corner that says “APRIL training on CHEC” to access the slides for this presentation.

Topic: Improving Community Receptivity by Advocacy - CHEC IT OUT and CHANGE IT
 
Facilitators:
David Gray, PhD, Professor of Occupational Therapy and Neurology
Jessica Dashner, OTD OTR/L, Research Associate
Disability and Community Participation Research Office at
Washington University School of Medicine
Program in Occupational Therapy 
 
Join us to: 
• Learn about a tool called the Community Healthy Environment Checklists (CHEC). It was developed by researchers to assess community accessibility for use by individuals with mobility, hearing and vision impairments.
• Hear how the results from CHEC assessments can be used to create maps of the accessibility of local establishments (Dr’s offices, pharmacies, restaurants, stores, museums, etc.) 
• Find out how people with disabilities were involved in the research process. 
• Learn how you can use the maps at your own CIL.
 
Again, to join your colleagues in discussing this IMPORTANT Independent Living issue, call the APRIL Bridgeline, 218.339.2699  -  pin code  922899, on September 29, 2011  at 3:00 pm EASTERN STANDARD (Daylight) TIME.
 
PLEASE JOIN US!
IL Conversations originated with the University of Arkansas, CURRENTS.
 
This IL Conversation is presented by the CIL-NET. The CIL-NET is operated by the Independent Living Research Utilization program at TIRR Memorial Hermann in partnership with the National Council on Independent Living and the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living. Support for the presentation was provided by the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. No official endorsement of the Department of Education should be inferred. 
 
For more information, call:
Kathy Hatch
Director of Training and Technical Assistance
APRIL and the IL Net
390 Crepe Myrtle Drive
Greer, SC  29651
864.670.9283 voice/fax