Come see our devices, meet our experienced and friendly staff, sit in on workshops detailing new products and state-of-the-art features of our numerous devices across our range of product groups, meet the manufacturers, and take advantage of our Demo Equipment Blowout as we clear out a full range of demo equipment at heavily discounted prices.
Manufacturers that will be in attendance to answer your questions and to showcase their new products:
Kurzweil Educational Systems |
Superior Research-based Writing Tools for the Struggling Student with Kurzweil 2000 v.11 |
Vancouver - 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Edmonton - 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM |
| Be some of the first to learn about the addition of Brainstorming, Column Notes, Outlining, Writing Templates, Word Lists and more, making this the best all-in-one writing and reading program for your students. Version 11 provides support for all levels of student writers. |
Amazing Reading, Writing and Math Tools for students and teachers with Classroom Suite 4 |
Vancouver - 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Edmonton - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM |
| Do you know Classroom Suite? Have you seen and used CS4? Classroom Suite 4 provides the power of direct instruction in a flexible tool environment for students preK-5. Come and learn why teachers love the ease of use, templates, classroom management tools and more. |
TextHelp Systems |
Enhanced Writing and Research with Read&Write Gold |
Vancouver - 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Edmonton - 10:15 AM to 11:15 AM |
| Session will explore the tools within Read&Write Gold that enhance the Writing and Research Process. Features to be explored include, Word Prediction, Word Wizard, Fact Mapper -- graphical organizer, Fact Finder / Folder and Reading the Web. |
TextHelp: What's New? |
Vancouver - 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Edmonton - 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
| Session is an overview of Read&Write Gold 8.1, Read&Write Gold Mac -- leading a Literacy Support tools from TextHelp. Session will also include a discussion and preview of Lexiflow. Lexiflow is TextHelp's embedded toolbar that offers publishers, content providers and assessment providers the opportunity to offer secure access to digital content to users that require accomodation. |
Saltillo |
ChatPC - New Hardware, Features and Vocabulary |
Vancouver - 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Edmonton - 10:15 AM to 11:15 AM |
| ChatPC is now available in two hardware platforms; one for individuals who need a very robust and durable device and one for those who prefer a sleeker design. In addition, PalmChat, a powerful, word-based vocabulary program is now included with each ChatPC device. Other new features will also be discussed. |
Digitized Devices - An Overview |
Vancouver - 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Edmonton - 12:45 PM to 1:45 PM |
| There seems to be endless assortment of digitized devices available, each with its own set of features and benefits. They range from very simple single-message devices to powerful systems with multiple overlays and a myriad of features and access techniques. This presentation will address the various features that differentiate the devices. |
Ai Squared |
What's New in the Zoom World? |
Vancouver - 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Edmonton - 12:45 PM to 1:45 PM |
| We'll give a quick overview of ZoomText 9.1, ZoomText USB, ZoomText Scripting, the ZoomText Keyboard and our latest product, ZoomWare. The emphasis will be on what each product can do for the user. |
ZoomWare or ZoomText: Which Product is Right for Me? |
Vancouver - 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Edmonton - 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
| We'll start out with a demonstration of ZoomWare, explaining how this entry-level magnifier can help people use the computer more confortably. This will be followed by a demo of ZoomText, Ai Squared's world-class combination magnifier and screen reader - the product of choice for low vision computer users around the globe. |
PRC |
Vantage Lite |
Vancouver - 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Edmonton - 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM |
| Discover the newest device from PRC. We will explore the newest version of Unity which is designed to make learning the language on the device easy and intuitive. We will also debut the newest features such as BlueTooth, Visual Scenes and Vocabulary Masking. |
Betcha Didn't Know |
Vancouver - 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Edmonton - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM |
| This presentation will explore some of the amazing things an AAC device can do. We will learn more about the following: MP3 player, phone access, the 'random' tool, computer access (usb & new wireless) to control 3rd party software, notebooks, talking photo albums and talking storybooks. |
Innovative Rehabilitation Technology Inc |
eClipseWriter Scan to DAISY |
| Vancouver - 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM |
| Learn about DAISY Digital Talking book basics and experience how eClipseWriter can assist you with high quality document Scanning and Reading, Word Processing and saving documents as DAISY books for personal use. |
Distributing Accessible Media Online |
| Vancouver - 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Learn how eClipseWriter Pro's advanced features enables any person or organization to produce and distribute accessible DAISY media online. Experience how eClipseReader-EyeNet, IRTI's latest DAISY book reader, enables simple Web browser based access to accessible media and its amazing ability to print audio books stored in Internet Libraries to CD or to many of your favorite portable book reading devices with a single click of a Web link. |
and Edmonton on September 17 and September 19, respectively.