ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY AWARENESS DAY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91B00060R000100060020-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2013
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: March 21, 1988
• Content Type: MISC

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22 March 1988
JUDGE:
You will be introducing Mr. Richard Pimentel , the keynote speaker for the
Agency's "Adaptive Technology Awareness Day" on March 29 at 9:00 am in the
Headquarters Auditorium. This program will be followed by a luncheon for
special guests from the Interagency Committee for Computer Support of
Handicapped Employees and key officers in the Agency involved with the
employment of and provision for the handicapped.
I have attached your proposed introductory remarks as well as backgroUnd
information on the Agency's Handicap Program -- its guidelines, goals, and
the current status of handicapped employees within the Agency. This
information, provided by EEO, may prove useful to you.
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GOOD MORNING
I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TODAY TO A PROGRAM THAT PRESENTS SOME VERY
IMPORTANT USES OF ADAPTIVt TECHNOLOGY -- TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN ASSIST
THOSE OF US WHO FACE SPECIAL PHYSICAL CHALLENGES. I WELCOME OUR
KEYNOTE SPEAKER, MR. RICHARD PIMENTEL, WHO WILL DISCUSS EMPLOYMENT
ISSUES CONCERNING THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED. AND I WELCOME OUR
GUESTS FROM THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR COMPUTER SUPPORT OF
HANDICAPPED EMPLOYEES.
AS PART OF THE PROGRAM FOR ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY AWARENESS DAY,
THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL AND THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
HAVE ARRANGED FOR YOU TO SEE SOME OF THE ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. THROUGHOUT THE DAY PRODUCTS FOR THE VISUALLY
AND HEARING IMPAIRED, AND PRODUCTS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE MOBILITY
IMPAIRMENTS WILL BE EXHIBITED IN THE ONE-J CORRIDOR.
I THINK YOU WILL FIND THESE EXHIBITS INTERESTING. I FIND IT
ENCOURAGING THAT THE RAPID CHANGE IN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY HAS
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PRODUCED SUCH UNEXPECTED BENEFITS IN COMPUTER ADAPTIVE AIDS. MANY
OF THE DEVICES AVAILABLE TODAY WERE .NOT ORIGINALLY INTENDED AS AIDS
FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS. A.GOOD EXAMPLE IS A VOICE
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RECOGNITION SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY NASA IN THE MID-19701S FOR THE. SPACE
PROGRAM. THE SYSTEM NASA DEVELOPED PROVIDED TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL
ALLOW SOMEONE WITH LIMITED HAND MOBILITY TO GAIN ACCESS TO A
COMPUTER SYSTEM BY COMMUNICATING THROUGH SPEECH.
SUCH TECHNOLOGY CAN DO A LOT TO CHANGE._ OUR PERCEPTIONS OF WHAT
PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS CAN ACCOMPLISH IN THE WORKPLACE.
CHANGING OUR PERCEPTIONS SO THAT WE SEE E:DLOYMENT POSSIBILITIES FOR
THOSE WITH PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS RATHER THAN EMPLOYMENT LIMITATIONS
IS SOMETHING OUR GUEST SPEAKER, MR. PIMENTEL, WILL ADDRESS TODAY.
MR. RICHARD PIMENTEL IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TRAINER WHO
SPECIALIZES IN MOTIVATING STAFF AND IN ELIMINATING "ATTITUDE"
BARRIERS IN THE HIRING PROCESS. HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE
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PORTLAND PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL, AND HAS HAD TEN YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE AS A JOB DEVELOPER AND ADMINISTRATOR FOR COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE REHABILITATION FIRMS. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF
A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAS BEEN MARKETED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. HE HAS, IN
FACT, TRAINED OVER 5,000 PEOPLE TO DELIVER THIS PROGRAM TO MAJOR
CORPORATIONS AND TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
MR. PIMENTEL, WE ARE GLAD YOU COULD BE HERE TODAY. PLEASE JOIN
ME IN WELCOMING OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER, MR. RICHARD PIMENTEL.
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