Cesar Chavez Day, CalAgrAbility, and AT for Farmers

The following excerpt was adapted from FWD/Forward (Feminists with Disabilities) For a Way Forward: ( http://disabledfeminists.com/2010/03/31/happy-cesar-chavez-day/ ) In California, Cesar Chavez day is an official holiday to celebrate the life and work of Cesar Chavez. Chavez worked to promote and enforce the civil rights of farm workers and, with Dolores Huerta, was co-founder of the…

Hearing Loss in America

by Samantha Garcia Diagram of the Ear  If you have hearing loss, you are not alone – not by a long shot. As you might expect, some populations experience hearing loss in higher numbers. For instance, 1 in 3 people over the age of 60 and half of people over 85 experience some hearing loss.…

Apple vs. Google: Which is More Accessible?

by Allan Friedman When it comes to mobile devices, Apple’s iOS (operating system) has had better accessibility features and supports more accessibility apps than phones and tablets that run on the Android OS. But that is changing. The Wireless RERC (Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center) surveyed 452 people with a disability and found that 92 percent owned or…

Function Trumps Style in Our Family AT Needs

By Christina Mills, Deputy Director of CFILC Function and style don’t always go together. I used to think it was sort of funny that stores carried so many different baby swings and highchairs. I mean, besides the color and theme, who cares…right? I was completely oblivious to all the bells and whistles that each swing…

FREE Android Apps for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

by Rosemarie Punzalan Technology plays an important role in helping the deaf and hard of hearing (DHOH) community interact as well as communicate.  Below are some FREE Android-based apps that allow the DHOH to get the most out of their devices: Google Voice: Google Voice is a multifunction voice mail application that makes it possible…

AT (Assistive Technology) That We LOVE

Valentine’s Day is this week and we can think of no better time to express our love for some of the amazing assistive technology (AT) devices that have changed our lives for the better.  Members of the AT staff had the following to say about some choice AT devices that they LOVE… Christina’s handy-dandy wheelchair…