2020 Tools for Life: Secondary Transition and Technology Fair

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March 9 & 10, 2020

The Red Lion Hotel
Address: 1555 Pocatello Creek Rd, Pocatello, ID 83201
Phone: (208) 233-2200
Hotel's Website

Early Deadline This Year

All student registrations and their paperwork must be submitted no later than January 21st, 2020. Parent signature is required on the student waiver documents, so please plan ahead and don’t miss your chance to register!

When you register a student, additional information will be requested including the student State ID number. Providing this information allows us to access federal funding, through Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (IDVR), which enables us to pay for the conference. There will be a place to write this information onto the Request for Pre-Employment Transition Services form which you can then either mail or fax to us. Also, if students are current VR clients, each student will need to meet with their VR counselor to add this service to their Individual Plan for Employment prior to the conference.  

Local Students will be Given Seating Priority

The hotel is strictly limited on space in Pocatello. Therefore, students from the surrounding regions (within 150 miles or so of Pocatello) will be given priority over students from farther off areas of the state. If you register non-local students for the conference they will be put on a wait-list and let in only if space allows after the more local (within 150 miles) students have registered. The conference will be held in Moscow in 2021, and Boise in 2022, where students local to those cities will have seating priority. Please email Dan Dyer with any questions.

Attendee Information

Tools for Life is for transitioning youth with disabilities and all who support them. Attendees include educators, special educators, therapists, counselors, service providers, job developers, other rehabilitation specialists, and especially high school students with disabilities and their families.

Throughout the two-day event, there will be keynote speakers and presentations around employment, assistive technology, post-secondary education, independent living, and self-advocacy/self-direction. An Exhibit Hall will be open both days, from 9 am to 4 pm to allow agencies and vendors the opportunity to promote their organizations, share resources, and showcase their products.

Planning will help make the most of your Fair experience. Read Preparing Students for Tools for Life Guide PDF , and look at the Conference at a Glance (coming soon) and Tools Fair Program (coming soon) to plan what sessions you and your students would like to attend.

The conference will feature a combination of keynote speakers and breakout sessions geared towards transitioning youth. Participants are invited to attend the breakout sessions of their choice. Breakout sessions will be organized around five tracks:

• Employment
• Assistive Technology
• Post Secondary Education
• Independent Living
• Self-Advocacy/Self-Direction

Monday Night Social - All youth attending the Fair are invited to attend a pizza party and dance on Monday beginning at 5:15 pm. The evening will include pizza, live music, dancing, and more!

Breakfast and lunch will be provided both days. Hotel rooms for students and transportation for regional students is available.

Please Note: If conference registrations exceed capacity, attendance preference will be given to students from the Boise region.  

How to Register

• Register Students here. The fee is $10 per student and hotel rooms/transportation can be provided upon request.
  
  
• Register Educators/Adults here. Educators are free to attend but must register online. Adult/parent fee is $55 until January 15th, $75 after (iPul may be able to pay this fee for parents).
  
  
• Register for a Vendor/exhibitor table here.

Again this year! Payments accepted online. Look for the link after your registration form is submitted or visit the University of Idaho Marketplace to pay Registration Fee(s).

Educators: All adults supporting students at the Fair must be registered. Please consider the needs of your students with regard to the number of supporting adults. A maximum of 10 students to 1 adult will be required.

Please contact us if you have any questions about the event, are unable to register online, are unable to pay the registration fee, or to check if travel assistance is available from your area. You can contact the Idaho AT Project at 1-800-432-8324 for assistance.

See what students at a previous conference had to say!