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Want to add an exciting new activity to your life? Abilities Expo showcases a wide range of special events that not only entertain, they also give you the opportunity to test your own skill, expand your interests and find out how you can become involved in the local Atlanta area.
More events added each week. Check back for details!
- Try a host of different adaptive sports
- Transform your face at the face painters
- Learn how to work with assistance dogs
- Experience the future of assistive technology today
- See the newest features available for manual and power wheelchairs
* Please note dates and times of events are subject to change without notice. Please check the schedule at the show for final times and events.
Abilities Expo is not responsible for the materials or opinions of the speakers.
Events & Activities At-A-Glance
Friday, October 15, 2010
All Day
Wheelchair Choice
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Table Tennis
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Technology Showcase
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Assistance Dogs Demonstration
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Competitive Billiards
Saturday, October 16, 2010
All Day
Wheelchair Choice
11:00am - 11:30am
Assistance Dogs Demonstration
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Table Tennis
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Technology Showcase
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Face Painting
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Competive Billiards
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Performance by 4 Wheel City
Sunday, October 17, 2010
All Day
Wheelchair Choice
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Table Tennis
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Face Painting
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Power Soccer
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Competitive Billiards
Events & Activities Descriptions
** More events added each week. Check back for details!
Be sure to also check out the FREE Workshops for great information on important topics.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2010
All Day
Wheelchair Choice
User’s First Alliance
Gaining access to the seating and mobility equipment that best suits your needs is one of the most important quality of life aspects for wheelchair users. Visit the User’s First Alliance booth all day long to personally meet a User’s First Alliance representative. Representatives will provide you with helpful worksheets to ensure you meet all the exhibitors on the show floor who have seating and mobility equipment for you to see. Whether you’re using a manual or a power wheelchair, understanding the options available to you is critical to getting the best wheelchair possible.
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Table Tennis
Adaptive table tennis is one of the most enjoyable sports on the Paralympic Games program. There are 5 wheelchair divisions and 5 standing disabled divisions. The sport is accessible to many people regardless of disability. Local Atlanta players will show off their skills as well as teach lessons to attendees who would like to know more.
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Technology Showcase
Neurotech Network
Don’t miss the Technology Showcase on the floor of the exhibition hall. Get up close to see a wide array of assistive technologies for mobility, communication and other aspects of daily living - including some that are still in the laboratory!
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Assistance Dogs Demonstration
More than ever assistance dogs are meeting the needs of people with different disabilities. Meet several assistance dogs and their human partners. Watch them demonstrate the many ways they work together to achieve independence in various areas of their lives. Following the demo, join us to learn some of the basic commands for the dogs.
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Competitive Billiards
Hydred Makabali, Semi-professional Pool Player
Sponsored by Colours Wheelchair
Meet semiprofessional pool player Hydred Makabali as she shows of her skills playing pool, a sport that has recently gained recognition for it's pure recreation value. Hydred, who uses a wheelchair, began playing pool as part of her therapy following her injury. Hydred will demonstrate adaptive techniques for the sport, play against several other players and give attendees a chance to try the game for themselves. It's a lot of fun, picking up a pool stick, shooting the array of balls and practicing over and over to get the shots just right!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2010
All Day
Wheelchair Choice
User’s First Alliance
Gaining access to the seating and mobility equipment that best suits your needs is one of the most important quality of life aspects for wheelchair users. Visit the Users First Alliance booth all day long to personally meet a Users First Alliance representative. Reps will provide you with helpful worksheets to ensure you meet all the exhibitors on the show floor who have seating and mobility equipment for you to see. Whether you’re using a manual or a power wheelchair, understanding the options available to you is critical to getting the best wheelchair possible.
11:00am - 11:30am
Assistance Dogs Demonstration
More than ever assistance dogs are meeting the needs of people with different disabilities. Meet several assistance dogs and their human partners. Watch them demonstrate the many ways they work together to achieve independence in various areas of their lives. Following the demo, join us to learn some of the basic commands for the dogs.
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Table Tennis
Adaptive table tennis is one of the most enjoyable sports on the Paralympic Games program. There are 5 wheelchair divisions and 5 standing disabled divisions. The sport is accessible to many people regardless of disability. Local Atlanta players will show off their skills as well as teach lessons to attendees who would like to know more.
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Technology Showcase
Neurotech Network
Don’t miss the Technology Showcase on the floor of the exhibition hall. Get up close to see a wide array of assistive technologies for mobility, communication and other aspects of daily living - including some that are still in the laboratory!
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Face Painting
Kids will delight at the opportunity to transform their face into a beautiful butterfly, a swashbuckling pirate, or a sweet kitten! Stop by the face painter’s stand between 1:00pm and 3:00pm for a complimentary face painting. Select designs only. Paints are FDA approved professional face paints and wash off with water. Just for kids, ages 18 and under.
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Competitive Billiards
Hydred Makabali, Semi-professional Pool Player
Sponsored by Colours Wheelchair
Meet semiprofessional pool player Hydred Makabali as she shows of her skills playing pool, a sport that has recently gained recognition for it's pure recreation value. Hydred, who uses a wheelchair, began playing pool as part of her therapy following her injury. Hydred will demonstrate adaptive techniques for the sport, play against several other players and give attendees a chance to try the game for themselves. It's a lot of fun, picking up a pool stick, shooting the array of balls and practicing over and over to get the shots just right!
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Performance by 4 Wheel City
Meet Namel "Tapwaterz" Norris and Ricardo "Rickfire" Velasquez of 4 Wheel City - two talented hip-hop artists and motivational speakers in wheelchairs due to gun violence. Join us for their uplifting and entertaining performance. Their mission is to use hip-hop music and culture to create more opportunities for the disabled and inspire people not to give up in life. In addition, show the world that people with disabilities can still have talents, dreams, and deserve to be treated equal. 4 Wheel City performs their original music as well as motivational speak at hospitals, schools, rehabilitation centers, fundraisers, and events, all over the world. Learn more at www.4wheelcity.com
* This performance is a positive, family-oriented event, includes no profanity and is suitable for all ages.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2010
All Day
Wheelchair Choice
User’s First Alliance
Gaining access to the seating and mobility equipment that best suits your needs is one of the most important quality of life aspects for wheelchair users. Visit the User’s First Alliance booth all day long to personally meet a User’s First Alliance representative. Reps will provide you with helpful worksheets to ensure you meet all the exhibitors on the show floor who have seating and mobility equipment for you to see. Whether you’re using a manual or a power wheelchair, understanding the options available to you is critical to getting the best wheelchair possible.
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Table Tennis
Adaptive table tennis is one of the most enjoyable sports on the Paralympic Games program. There are 5 wheelchair divisions and 5 standing disabled divisions. The sport is accessible to many people regardless of disability. Local Atlanta players will show off their skills as well as teach lessons to attendees who would like to know more.
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Face Painting
Kids will delight at the opportunity to transform their face into a beautiful butterfly, a swashbuckling pirate, or a sweet kitten! You can even get the Abilities Expo logo! Stop by the face painter’s stand between 12:30pm and 2:30pm for a complimentary face painting. Select designs only. Paints are FDA approved professional face paints and wash off with water. Just for kids, ages 18 and under.
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Power Soccer
U.S. Power Soccer Association
Watch and learn as the best local teams demonstrate and train attendees on the techniques of power wheelchair soccer. Discover this very active and growing sport that is open to power wheelchair users of all ages. Local players will demonstrate how they combine their skills as wheelchair users with the speed and power of the chair itself, to participate in this extremely challenging game similar to soccer. Then try the sport out for yourself and learn where you can get involved in the Atlanta area.
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Competitive Billiards
Hydred Makabali, Semi-professional Pool Player
Sponsored by Colours Wheelchair
Meet semiprofessional pool player Hydred Makabali as she shows of her skills playing pool, a sport that has recently gained recognition for it's pure recreation value. Hydred, who uses a wheelchair, began playing pool as part of her therapy following her injury. Hydred will demonstrate adaptive techniques for the sport, play against several other players and give attendees a chance to try the game for themselves. It's a lot of fun, picking up a pool stick, shooting the array of balls and practicing over and over to get the shots just right!
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