ETTAC FREE workshop on Traumatic Brain Injury and Brain Trauma May 5th and 6th (PSA)

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The East Tennessee Technology Access Center will host a two-day
workshop on Traumatic Brain Injury and Brain Trauma May 5th and 6th in
Oak Ridge at the UT-Battelle Information Center, 1201 Oak Ridge
Turnpike near the intersection to Rutgers Avenue.

Dr. Timothy Urbin, a neuropsychologist from Quillen College of
Medicine, will speak from 9:00 am to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 5th on
understanding changes to the brain, the person, the family, and the
future when the brain receives an injury.

Elizabeth Power, the CEO of EPower and Associates, Inc., will speak
from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 on May 6th about how organizations, families
and individuals can create a caring and supportive environment for
people with brain trauma. From 1:00 to 3:30, Alice Wershing,
educational technology coordinator for ETTAC will demonstrate
assistive technology supports for people with brain injuries and
trauma. Organizations and businesses that help people with traumatic
brain injuries will provide information of their services from noon to
1:00 at exhibit tables. The public and area businesses are invited to
tour exhibits from noon to 1:00 on Friday.

The workshop is free and open to anyone who has an interest in
learning about traumatic brain injuries, but registration is required
by Friday, April 29th. Please call (865) 219-0130. Participants may
register for one or both days. Lunch will only be served on Thursday,
May 5th. This workshop is being made possible by the Disability Law
and Advocacy Center, the Tennessee Technology Access Program, the
Tennessee Division of Rehabilitation Services, and United Way of
Anderson County.