Living and learning with Assistive technology
This two day course will provide participants with the opportunity to hear from keynote presenters as well as break off into streams that focus on deaf hard of hearing students/clients, blind and low vision students/clients.
Details
- Monday, 5 November, 2018 - Tuesday, 6 November, 2018
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Course Information
This two day course will provide participants with the opportunity to hear from keynote presenters as well as break off into streams that focus on deaf hard of hearing students/clients, blind and low vision students/clients
Participants will gain an understanding on how to assess and choose appropriate technology for individuals as well as how to maximise the use of everyday technology to create access for students and clients and employees.
Day 1: Changing Contexts: Live, learn and work
- Disruptive Innovations in Assistive Technology
- Consistent frameworks for selecting technology
- Learning - What's in the box
- Smart Connected Homes
- Health and Well being
- Equal Access to Information
- Applying the frameworks to your context Personal Case studies
Day 2: Master Class
1: How to use, teach and work with JAWS
If attending for the two day of Completing Living and Learning with Assistive Technology will contribute 14 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Registered PD addressing 1.1.2, 1.2.2, and 2.6.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW. Master classes will contribute to 7 hours of accreditation.
Location
Venue: RIDBC Renwick Centre
Address:
Description:
North Rocks, Sydney, Australia
Sydney is located on Australia’s south-east coast. With an approximate population of 4.5 million in the Sydney metropolitan area the city is the largest municipality in Australia. Sydney is easily accessible by air, rail and road networks from other Australian cities.
Located approximately 26 km north-west of the city centre, Renwick Centre is accessible via private and public transport to metropolitan areas such as Epping, Parramatta, Hornsby and the city.
North Rocks is a suburban area of Sydney and is the home of the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children since 1961.
Public Transport
There are several public transport options for getting to and from the Renwick Centre within the Sydney metropolitan area.
Trains
Cityrail train stations are located in Epping (6 km away) and Parramatta (7km away) and have connecting bus services (refer to Buses section below) to the Centre.
Epping train station is on the Northern, Newcastle and Central Coast lines with a journey time of approximately 30 minutes to the city (Central, Town Hall and Wynyard stations) and 20 minutes to Strathfield or Hornsby stations.
Parramatta train station offers frequent services to the city (about 40 minutes of travel time) and is located on the Western, Cumberland and Blue Mountains lines.
Both stations are wheelchair accessible.
Buses
There is a bus stop directly outside the RIDBC campus – services to Epping and Macquarie Centre – and another across the road outside the Westfield Shopping Centre for services to Parramatta and Blacktown. For latest info on these routes, please visit the Sydney Buses website.
| Route | Destination | Wheelchair Accessible |
|---|---|---|
| 549 | Epping | Most |
| 546 | Epping via Carlingford | Most |
| 546/549 | Parramatta | Most |
| 630 | Macquarie Centre | No |
| 630 | Blacktown | No |
| 610/619* | City | Few |
| 610/619* | Rouse Hill | Few |
* Access to these bus services is from the M2 motorway at Barclay Road bus stop, a 20 minute walk (1.4 km) from the Centre.
Sydney Airport
Sydney Airport has domestic and international terminals and is approximately 35 km south-east of the Renwick Centre.
Cityrail train stations are located within the domestic and international terminals. To get to the centre, you will need to change trains at Central to an Epping or Parramatta service and then either take a taxi or bus the remaining distance to the centre. Journey time by public transport is approximately 90-120 minutes.
Taxis
Companies providing a taxi service in the Sydney area include Premier Cabs (Phone: 13 10 17), Silver Service (Phone: 133 100), Taxis Combined (Phone: 8332 8888) and RSL Cabs (Phone: 132 211).
Tickets
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