Training at MaineCite

Maine CITE provides webinars throughout the year via the Zoom platform. Webinars are free and open to anyone. All webinars are archived for future viewing and sharing.

  • Pre-registration is requested, but webinars may be accessed via archived videos.
  • Participants attending the live webinar will receive a link to a short program evaluation form at the end of the presentation. Certificates of Attendance will be sent (via e-mail) to those who have completed this evaluation form.
  • Maine CITE provides live transcription via CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) as well as a link for streamtext for all webinars.
  • If you need another accommodation to attend the webinar, please contact Maine CITE at least one week before scheduled webinar.

Augmentative (AAC) METHODS FOR HOME & COMMUNITY

Posted on August 23, 2023

Date: September 6, 2023
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Child's hands holding three pictures. One on left is a figure of a person that says I (me). Middle picture is two hands that says want. The picture on the right is an apple.

Too often families and caregivers struggle with how to carry over augmentative communication with their child/adult in the home or community.  Taking it outside of the therapeutic environment can seem challenging, and at times, overwhelming.  This session will discuss strategies and resources to do just this.  Making communication natural, fun, and functional helps motivate both the augmentative communication user and the people that are supporting them, ultimately helping to make their communication more purposeful, meaningful, independent, and effective.

PRESENTER

Linda Bonnar, M.A., CCC-SLP/ATP – Linda is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Assistive Technology Professional with more than 30 years of experience. She is the director of Communication Pathways, Pine Tree Society’s speech language and Assistive Technology program. Prior to joining the agency as a Speech/Language Pathologist in 1996, Linda also worked at Pine Tree Camp, where she spent 16 summers.

She is a frequent lecturer and mentor for new professionals in the field and has carried her certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association for over 25 years. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Speech Correction from the University of Maine Farmington, her Master of Arts in Communication Disorders from the University of Maine Orono and her assistive technology professional certificate from the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America. 

REGISTRATION

HOW TO ACCESS THIS WEBINAR

>>Please use this link to register for this webinar

Please see directions for how to use the Zoom Webinar system including the accessibility features.

CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE

Participants attending the live webinar will receive a link to a short program evaluation form at the end of the presentation. Certificates of Attendance will be sent (via e-mail) to those who have completed this evaluation form.

ACCOMMODATION

CART captioning is provided for all Maine CITE webinars. If you need an additional accommodation to participate in this webinar, please contact Maine CITE on or before August 30, 2023  via e-mail at info@mainecite.org or by calling 207-621-3195 or Maine Relay 711.

WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER: CREATING DOCUMENTS USING BUILT-IN FEATURES

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Date: August 15, 2023
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Young girl with down syndrome using a computer at library

Creating a quality document involves more than typing the right words. We format our documents to make them easier to read and more appealing to the eye. We often see an extra space between paragraphs to create a clear break. Or we may move a section to the next page so a sentence or two is not hanging out alone. The ‘Tab’ key is also used to move text around the page. Formatting documents this way can create challenges if you need to edit the document.

Word processing programs have built-in features to create seamless formatting. This webinar will walk you through these features and explain how they make document creation and editing easier, saving time and limiting frustrations. For this session we will be showing the features in Microsoft Word, but they are in most word processing programs.

Join us and learn how to work smarter, not harder!

PRESENTER

Jessi Wright, Maine CITE Director – Jessi is an assistive technology professional (ATP) overseeing Maine CITE, the state assistive technology program in Maine. She has worked in the disability field for over 15 years in various capacities around the country including residential programs, providing autism services, teaching in special education, university disability services, and working closely with vocational rehabilitation. 

REGISTRATION

HOW TO ACCESS THIS WEBINAR

Registration for this event is closed but you can still attend.

>>Please use this link to attend the webinar

Please see directions for how to use the Zoom Webinar system including the accessibility features.

RESOURCES

Video archive of webinar – coming soon

Resources discussed in webinar:

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Creating Documents Using Built-In Features PowerPoint – PDF
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Creating Documents Using Built-In Features Handout – PDF