The Assistive Technology Expo will be held at UMass Medical School on Wednesday, Oct. 22. There will be opportunities to learn about technologies to help people with disabilities caused by autism, stroke, aging and other conditions live full lives.
Exhibitors will offer demonstrations and information about devices and software for care coordination; communications impairment; sensory impairment; and physical impairment. Also on hand will be several interdisciplinary organizations serving the disability community.
Presented in recognition of October as Disability Employment Awareness Month, the expo is sponsored by the Council on Equal Opportunity and Diversity; the CEOD Disabilities and Mature Workforce Sub-Committees; the Diversity and Inclusion Office; Work Without Limits; and the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Interest Group.
The Assistive Technology Expo will be held in the new Medical School Lobby from noon to 2 p.m.