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Fourteen undergraduate speech-language pathology interns from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders recently helped area young adults with disabilities learn to use assistive technology software and hardware to substantially improve their ability to communicate and perform academic tasks.
The interns worked with 11 young adults with disabilities and their parents who attended “Technology in the FAAST Lane,” an innovative five-day camp in June run by the FAAST Atlantic Region Assistive Technology Demonstration Center, known as the ARDC, in cooperation with other community agencies.
The camp, held primarily at the Assistive Technology Educational Network facility in Sanford, also included a curriculum-relevant field-trip to Walt Disney World’s Epcot.
— Kristie Smeltzer
Top photo: (Left to right) Camp participant Charbel El-Khoury, UCF intern Rachele Rizzo, camp participant Jeffrey Migliori, UCF intern Lisa Sabin, UCF intern Ivelisse Hernandez and camp participant Lauren Waddell.
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Left photo: UCF interns Ashli Edwards (far left) and Ivelisse Hernandez (center) work with camp participant Lauren Waddell (in yellow shirt).
Right photo: Camp participant Katie Byrnes
Assistant Professor Jennifer Kent-Walsh (standing) met with parents and caregivers at ATEN to describe local resources for individuals with disabilities.
Photos above by Thomas Alan Smilie
The camp included a curriculum-relevant field-trip to Epcot.
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