Project MEND receives national awards!

Project MEND was awarded the Pioneer Award and its Executive Director, Ms. Cathy Valdez, was awarded the Visionary Award at the National Conference on Assistive Technology Reuse in Atlanta, GA in September!  The national conference was hosted by Georgia’s Pass It On Center and the National Assistive Technology Technical Assistance Partnership (NATTAP).  The Conference was designed to recognize the accomplishments of Reuse Programs across the nation and recognize the many partners of the programs. The Conference showcased innovative strategies that Reuse programs have found to work, including those being implemented by Project MEND.  Discussion centered on identifying new skills and specific needs of Reuse programs that need to be addressed, and looked at the future direction of reuse activities at the program and national level.  Project MEND staff presented several of the workshop topics at the conference.