{"id":1099,"date":"2020-09-14T16:02:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T16:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/?page_id=1099"},"modified":"2023-04-11T03:33:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T03:33:14","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1310.4px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.2;\">2024 Leadership Symposium<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-font-size:1.1em;--awb-text-transform:none;--awb-text-color:#db252e;--awb-margin-top:8px;\"><p><strong>April 20 \u2013 24, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>The AT3 Center is hosting the 2024 Leadership Symposium at the Grand Hyatt Washington in April 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contact the AT3 Center or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.at3center.net\/repository\/at3events\">Events page<\/a> of the AT3 Center website for more information.<\/li>\n<li>Please provide any accommodations requests, including captioning or sign language interpreters, in advance to <a href=\"mailto:jamie.anderson@ataporg.org\">jamie.anderson@ataporg.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.2;\">National AT Awareness Day<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-font-size:1.1em;--awb-text-transform:none;--awb-text-color:#db252e;--awb-margin-top:8px;\"><p><strong>March 1, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>The National Assistive Technology (AT) Awareness Day commemorates the importance and vital role AT plays in the lives of people with disabilities and older adults.\u00a0 This day reinforces the necessary support and funding the federal government provides to ensure people receive the assistive technology necessary to engage in education, employment, and community living. For more information about National AT Awareness Day please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/national-at-awareness-day\/\">web page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.2;\">ATAP Annual Hill Day<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>Every year in conjunction with ATAP\u2019s Annual Leadership Symposium, the membership has an opportunity to spend a day on Capitol Hill. The day begins with a Hill briefing where ATAP members hear directly from Hill staff who are working on important policy issues of interest to members. Following this event, ATAP members meet with their state delegations to share their message of the importance of State Assistive Technology programs and to inform and educate staff and members about what their program is doing in their districts and states.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.2;\">ATAP Annual Recognition Award<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>Beginning in 2015, ATAP initiated what has become an annual award to one Capitol Hill staffer that has worked to help people with disabilities and\/or the Assistive Technology Act directly. This award is given each year during ATAP&#8217;s annual day on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:5px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"975\" alt=\"United States Capitol\" title=\"607462476-resized\" src=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/607462476-resized.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/607462476-resized.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-2579\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27650%27%20height%3D%27975%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20650%20975%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27650%27%20height%3D%27975%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/607462476-resized-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/607462476-resized-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/607462476-resized-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/607462476-resized.jpg 650w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-bg-color:#fcfcfc;--awb-bg-color-hover:#fcfcfc;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#f4f4f4;--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:40px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#7caed5;border-color:#7caed5;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:50px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:50px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.1;\">ATAP Annual Award 2023<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><strong>Sarah Mueller, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During ATAPs February 2023 Membership Meeting, ATAP was honored to award Sarah Mueller the <em>ATAP<\/em> <em>Congressional Staff Award<\/em> for 2023.&nbsp; Sarah was instrumental in the reauthorization of the Assistive Technology Act and ATAP worked closely with her through this process.&nbsp; Sarah serves as a Disability Policy Director on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, where she advises on disability policy matters across the Committee\u2019s jurisdiction including on the <em>Americans with Disabilities Act<\/em>, <em>Individuals with Disabilities Education Act<\/em>, and <em>Rehabilitation Act of 1973<\/em> and much more related to issues impacting people with disabilities. As a sibling to a sister with an intellectual disability, Sarah has a passionate dedication to serving and advancing economic and social justice policies for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:50px;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:50px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-max-width:300px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:5px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Sarah Mueller ATAP Annual Award 2023\" title=\"Sarah-Mueller-ATAP-Annual-Award-2023\" src=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/sarah-mueller-atap-annual-award-2023.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/sarah-mueller-atap-annual-award-2023.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-3924\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27375%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20375%20500%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27375%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/sarah-mueller-atap-annual-award-2023-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/sarah-mueller-atap-annual-award-2023.jpg 375w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-bg-color:#fcfcfc;--awb-bg-color-hover:#fcfcfc;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#f4f4f4;--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:40px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:30px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.1;\">ATAP Annual Award 2018<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#7caed5;border-color:#7caed5;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:5px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Audrey Busch shaking hands with Kelsey Mishkin\" title=\"img_0803\" src=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/img_0803.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/img_0803-300x225.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-2928\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27320%27%20height%3D%27240%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20320%20240%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27320%27%20height%3D%27240%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/img_0803-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/img_0803.jpg 320w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\" style=\"--awb-font-size:12px;--awb-text-transform:none;--awb-text-color:#565656;\"><p>Kelsey Mishkin accepting the 2018 Annual Award.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><strong>Kelsey Mishkin, Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Katie Brown, Representative Glenn Thompson (R-PA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During ATAP\u2019s 2018 Annual Conference, ATAP was honored to give two annual awards to Kelsey Mishkin, Legislative Director for Representative Raul Grijalva, and Katie Brown, former Legislative Assistant for Representative Glenn Thompson. Both Mishkin and Brown spearheaded the Dear Colleague letter for the Assistive Technology Act. With their help, both of their respective bosses supported standing up a Dear Colleague letter and they worked to collect signatures from other Representatives during the appropriations season. ATAP is grateful for their efforts to organize the Dear Colleague letter for this helps protect the federal investment for the Assistive Technology Act.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:5px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Kelsey Mishkin giving her acceptance speech\" title=\"img_0807_thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/img_0807_thumb.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/img_0807_thumb-225x300.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-2927\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27240%27%20height%3D%27320%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20240%20320%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27240%27%20height%3D%27320%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/img_0807_thumb-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/img_0807_thumb.jpg 240w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\" style=\"--awb-font-size:12px;--awb-text-transform:none;--awb-text-color:#565656;\"><p>Kelsey Mishkin giving her acceptance speech.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-bg-color:#fcfcfc;--awb-bg-color-hover:#fcfcfc;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#f4f4f4;--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:30px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.1;\">ATAP Annual Award 2017<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#7caed5;border-color:#7caed5;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignleft\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27392%27%20height%3D%27264%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20392%20264%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27392%27%20height%3D%27264%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/annualaward2017.jpg\" alt=\"Audrey Busch presenting the awards to Jared Soloman, Legislative Aide for Senator Bob Casey (D-PA); Brett Layson, Legislative Aide for Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA); and Josh Deleaney, Legislative Aide for Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).\" width=\"392\" height=\"264\" \/><strong>Jared Soloman, Legislative Aide to Senator Bob Casey (D-PA)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Brett Layson, Legislative Aide to Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Josh Deleaney, Legislative Aide to Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)<br \/><\/strong><br \/>At ATAP&#8217;s 2017 Annual Hill Day, ATAP was honored to give the third annual award to three staffers who worked closely with ATAP to insert language into the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) regarding ensuring full accessibility for digital assessments. These three staffers were: Jared Soloman, Legislative Aide for Senator Bob Casey (D-PA); Brett Layson, Legislative Aide for Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA); and Josh Deleaney, Legislative Aide for Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). These three staffers understood the importance of ensuring full accessibility to digital assessments as it is a large part of ensuring that all students are a part of a general education. Their commitment to making sure language was included in the final iteration of the ESSA was a feat to be acknowledged and ATAP is grateful for their efforts to push this through the finish line of the ESSA reauthorization.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-bg-color:#fcfcfc;--awb-bg-color-hover:#fcfcfc;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#f4f4f4;--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:30px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.1;\">ATAP Annual Award 2016<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#7caed5;border-color:#7caed5;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignleft\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/cholpak2016-3.jpg\" alt=\"Audrey Busch and Chol Pak with the award\" width=\"360px\" \/><strong>Chol Pak, Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO)<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring ATAP&#8217;s 2016 Annual Conference, ATAP was honored to give the second annual award to Chol Pak, Professional Staffer on the Majority Senate Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee. Chol Pak, who worked for the Chairman of the Senate LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), worked closely with ATAP regarding funding for the Assistive Technology Act. Pak served as a champion for the State Assistive Technology Act programs in fiscal year 2016. Pak demonstrated a sincere interest in learning about the program and following the transition of the program to a new federal agency, both of which were very valuable and appreciated by ATAP.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-bg-color:#fcfcfc;--awb-bg-color-hover:#fcfcfc;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#f4f4f4;--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:30px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.1;\">ATAP Annual Award 2015<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#7caed5;border-color:#7caed5;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignleft\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ataporg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/people\/annualaward2015.jpg\" alt=\"Robin Juliano accepting the ATAP Annual Award\" width=\"183\" \/><strong>Robin Juliano, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA)<\/strong><br \/>\nATAP was honored to give the first award to Robin Juliano. Robin previously worked for now retired Senator Tom Harkin from Iowa. Senator Harkin served as the Chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee where Robin worked as a Professional Staffer and handled many issues, one of them being the Assistive Technology Act. Juliano worked closely with ATAP over the course of several years to ensure that in the Senate&#8217;s LHHS Appropriations funding bills, the Assistive Technology Act received full funding of $38 million. The Assistive Technology Act truly benefited from all of Robin&#8217;s hard work and dedication to ensuring the AT Act received the federal funding necessary to continue the great work being done across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:102px;--awb-padding-bottom:60px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:32px;--awb-padding-top-small:40px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:40px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1310.4px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:30px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.42;\">Questions about events? 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