DATI Offers Workshop on Universal Design and Home Modification

The DATI will offer a two-day workshop titled Access to the Environment: Universal Design, Home Modifications and Assessment for Safety and Independent Living. The workshop will be held April 13-14, 2005 at the Delaware Technical and Community College Stanton Campus and will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. both days.

Shoshana Shamberg, a licensed and registered occupational therapist and president of Abilities OT Services Inc., an architectural accessibility consulting firm, will lead the workshop. Topics covered will include legislative history of accessibility, maximizing function and minimizing intervention, functional and environmental assessments, building and remodeling for accessibility, universal and barrier-free design, and team building strategies and marketing. The workshop is free for all Delaware residents and $350 for all others.

For more information or to register, please contact the DATI at (800) 870-DATI, (302) 651-6790, or .