NO BARRIERS FESTIVAL 2007
ROUND TABLES

Sunday, July 1   -   2:00-4:00 pm

PlumpJack Conference Center

Technology continues to break new barriers for persons with disabilities…but who can afford it?
Discuss creative solutions to funding new and innovative technology for the researcher and end-user.

Mainstreaming athletes with disabilities
With the recent advances in limb prosthetics, can and/or should athletes with amputations be allowed to compete in able-body races and events such as the Olympics.

Aging with a disability
What changes do persons with disabilities need to make as they get older? How can robotics assist? How is mobility and exercise the same, how are they different?

Improving accessibility to life

What resources are currently available to improve access to a healthy lifestyle? What information is available on nutrition, accessible recreation, preventative health care and other topics that enable persons with disabilities to improve their quality of life?