Dr. Marilyn Hammond has been working in the disability field for the past twenty years, directing many projects. She has a M.S. in Instructional Technology and a PhD. in Family and Human Development in Education. She is the Executive Director of the Utah Assistive Technology Foundation, one of the most productive alternative financing programs in the nation. Dr. Hammond is the Associate Director of the Interdisciplinary Training Division at the CPD. She serves on the board of several organizations. She has written curriculum for a number of projects and produced over four dozen multi-media programs. Dr. Hammond received a Public Awareness/Media Golden Key award from the Utah Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities and a dozen other national media awards.