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style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Professional Development/Training </span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Rehab Therapists</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Social Workers</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Speech-Language Pathologists</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Special Education Educators</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Visual Impairment Specialists</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Vocational Rehab </span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Abstracts should cover the use of assistive technology from a practitioner or user perspective and may be in the form of a case study, demonstration, implementation study, panel discussion, poster session, research paper, or tips and techniques workshop. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>How will it work?</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Speakers should submit abstracts and select if they are submitting for one of three choices:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>· ATIA 2011 Chicago <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>· ATIA 2012 Orlando<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>· BOTH ATIA 2011 Chicago and ATIA 2012 Orlando <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>We request that you only submit two papers per speaker, per event. Please double check your submission before submitting to ensure all sections are complete. Incomplete submissions cannot be accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Priority will be placed on advanced and intermediate level education submissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Speakers receive discounted registration fees of $350 for the 3-day conference (onsite value is $525). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ATIA encourages you to submit your presentation ideas today!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Prospective speakers should submit abstracts online: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8pitkfcab&et=1104680058255&s=19819&e=001QSfLkvpxBMXX_dNNOzF_KsMT6PQfU4mzEbEFyjyJD4UlVrOHn9nNJVq5PjslbsSDT_sLZvq0e-rB6coZ2WtujwgU9TUPs0tUDtHJ-qdRTPHQORD_nbAup6HL9hXUiCRPPJIijjcgdhzrbdthIzZ04O_09WBCx6Es9qAg0zmL9eMyUqf05ktYkQ==" target="_blank">Go to Online Submission Download</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8pitkfcab&et=1104680058255&s=19819&e=001QSfLkvpxBMU0KktPimFsisSGwYMqY5ePiG3sx8-DxH5LuRVnXjDhWC7Nbd0RRo09C1_sbOtgxSaVBqnLXpj9mnPARx5eAdaYkTC7-qgs_glaP9Alyf-1aH18O6itDcRlyjHwvRk_6rp1gmHQLhVFPTw6aTVSPqKiGlGFNCpi5S282emmK3vHoDvR4eNAfo5n" target="_blank">Accessible Word Document Submission Form</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Please contact the ATIA Education team at</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <a href="mailto:education@atia.org" target="_blank">education@atia.org</a> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>with questions. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?llr=8pitkfcab&t=1104680058255.0.1101838000635.19819&ts=S0592&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>