Free iPad Apps

By Nubyaan Scott, Program Coordinator     1. BARD Mobile The BARD Mobile app offers access to Braille and audio books from the National Library Service (NLS) Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD). BARD includes almost 50,000 books, magazines, and music scores in audio and Braille formats; and new choices are added daily. If you connect…

History of Hearing Aids

by Rachel Anderson Happy Disability History Week! To celebrate this week, we will be highlighting the history of a few different AT devices.  Did you know hearing aids have been around for centuries? Hearing Aid “Trumpet” The earliest known hearing devices date back to the 17th and 18th centuries. They were horn-shaped and made from…

Superfest Disability Film Festival Presents “The Dissies”

What are you doing Saturday evening, October 12, 2013?   If you are near San Fransisco, why not check out “The Dissies“? Superfest, the longest running disability film festival, is back!  This year’s Superfest event is brought to you by the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Fransisco State University and the San Fransisco…

AT News From Around the Web

Here at the AT Network, we love to learn about all the new, different and constantly evolving AT that is out there. There are so many AT items that we can’t possibly keep up with every device or piece of equipment that exists. Fortunately, we are not the only ones researching AT and we can…

Air Travel with AT

by Shannon Coe, AT Network Program Coordinator As people are traveling home from their summer vacations, it is helpful to know what to expect when arriving at the airport.  Travelers with disabilities that use AT devices may have additional concerns about how their devices will be screened by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). I recently…

AT News From Around the Web

Here at the AT Network, we love seeing what other AT-focused organizations are doing.  We also like to keep up with AT news around the nation and the world.   Here are some other blogs and interesting articles related to assistive technology that we have found on the internet. Feel free to tell us about another…