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UW Project ECHO
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
Dept. 4298; 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2977
Toll Free: (888) 989-9463
TeleType: (800) 908-7011
Fax: (307) 766-2763
Email: projectecho@uwyo.edu
UW ECHO in Assistive Technology provides training and the sharing of best practices for educators and service providers to consider, implement and evaluate the use of assistive technology to improve outcomes for students.
Network participants include users of assistive technology and their families, assistive technology professionals, specialists and teams, school administrators, general and special education teachers, paraeducators, case managers, school counselors, school psychologists, state agency staff, and special education service providers, including OTs, PTs, SLPs, etc.
UW ECHO in Assistive Technology is a collaboration with Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources.
Sessions are on Thursdays, bi-weekly, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MT via Zoom video conferencing technology.
Continuing this Spring 2024, most ECHO sessions will be held on the new iECHO content management platform. (Geriatrics and ECHO for Families/Familias will not be on the new iECHO.) There are a few new procedures. Registering for and joining sessions now require an iECHO account. You'll be prompted to create your account when you register the first time. Sessions will still occur via Zoom, but you will access the Zoom link through the iECHO platform.
The iECHO platform will allow you to:
Directly connect to Zoom to join a session
Access all session materials (also available in the Canvas course)
Register once for all sessions during the semester
A short training video is available on how to register in iECHO.
Zoom also provides access for users with physical disabilities, blindness, and low vision through a range of keyboard shortcuts.
A general overview of the existing and exciting equipment that can help change independence in Outdoor Recreation.
Presentor: Brian Guido, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Adaptive Program, Adaptive Supervisor and Teton Adaptive Program Director
During this presentation, I will introduce you to the Cheyenne Adaptive Tennis Program including how we began, a snapshot of our athletes, and what a typical practice looks like. We will go over some benefits of participating in tennis and how to easily adapt to all ability levels. We will then work through how to identify community partners to begin setting up a program in your own community. Although this presentation is centered around adaptive tennis, the information can be transferred to any sport. Sometimes all it takes to begin an adaptive sport program is passion, a little initiative, and making friends with the right people!
Presentor: Kacie Pugel Washburn, PT, DPT-Cheyenne South Adaptive Tennis Program Director
This session will incorporate theories of behavior change and stages of change, assisting individuals with unique mental health challenges to overcome perceived limitations, how recreational therapy and health and wellness coaching can help offer increased engagement in leisure and recreational activities to support improved quality of life.
Presenter: Kristi Rubens, Recreational Therapist at VA Medical Center
Join this session to learn how hippotherapy can be utilized as a treatment tool and how a speech language pathologist incorporated it as part of augmentative and alternative communication implementation plans.
Presenter: Terri Wofford, Manager at the Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources
This session will cover the opportunities and experiences offered through the Education Program at Ark Regional Services, specifically opportunities through fine and performing arts. The philosophy of the Education Program is, in part, that the arts are vehicles for quality of life and independence. This session will cover the skills built in the program, as well as curriculum, class offerings, and the importance of a post-secondary arts education for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Presenter: Carissa Isom, Director of Education for ARK Regional Services, Laramie, WY
Session description will be announced at a later date.
Presenter: Robert Rosser, President of the Casper Mountain Biathlon Club, serving as the head coach of the USA Paralympic biathletes.
Learn about all the great things Wyoming State Parks are doing to promote universal access across the state!
Presenter: Kyle Bernis, CPRE, Shoshone District Manage
Session description and presenter will be announced at a later date.
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Contact Us
UW Project ECHO
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
Dept. 4298; 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2977
Toll Free: (888) 989-9463
TeleType: (800) 908-7011
Fax: (307) 766-2763
Email: projectecho@uwyo.edu