Hiram G. Andrews to host assistive technology forum November 4th

November 6, 9:03 PMReading, PA Special Education ExaminerJaclyn Kratzer

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Way to commuicate
Hiram G. Andrews

 Attend the National Telerehabilitation Service System Assistive Technology Exposition at the Hiram G. Andrews Center on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. This Exposition is not just for individuals with disabilities, but for all to learn about the technologies that serve everyone with various abilities!

Our Distinguished Speakers are the Honorable Congressman John P. Murtha (invited) and Keynote Speaker Ronald W. Drach, President, Board of Directors for the Wounded Warrior Project and Guest Speaker Brigadier General (PA) Scott D. Wagner, Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans Affairs. 

The Exposition is free and families, advocates for people with disabilities, educators, students, people with disabilities, physical and occupational therapists, healthcare professionals, and businesses are encouraged to attend.

Please join us for the

5th Annual Assistive Technology Exposition

At the NTSS

Located within the Hiram G. Andrews Center, 727 Goucher Street, Johnstown, PA

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Keynote Speaker:

Ronald W. Drach, President, Board of Directors for the Wounded Warrior Project and Director of Government and Legislative Affairs for the Labor Department’s Veteran’s Employment Training Services. Mr. Drach is a Vietnam veteran and a Purple Heart recipient. He has a long and distinguished career advocating for the rights of veterans.
He worked for 2-1/2 years with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. In 1970, he joined the staff of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV). In 1975 he became the organization’s national employment director, making him the first Vietnam veteran to be appointed a DAV director. In this post, he established the reputation he maintains today as one of the nation’s foremost authorities on employment issues affecting veterans and others whose lives have been affected by disabilities.