by Rachel Anderson, CFILC’s Information & Assistance Advocate. Rachel regularly answers AT-related inquiries from people throughout California. Below is an answer to one of her calls. Q: My computer crashed awhile ago. As I am looking for work and on a fixed income, I don’t think I will be able to purchase a new one.…
By Elizabeth Pope, Graduate Student at San Jose State It has been seven months since I landed in San Jose. Being a graduate student at San Jose State, working part-time, and sitting on the city’s Disability Advisory Commission keeps me busy. I do a lot of research. I am taking Public Administration classes that involve…
Whether you want an iPad for communication, learning, work, school, as an accessibility tool or just for fun, you might find it challenging to figure out how to pay for it. Check out the five websites listed below to find a variety of different iPad funding tips and resources. iTaalk.org’s funding page Grant sources, raffles, giveaways, and…
By Shannon Coe, Reuse and Finance Coordinator As you are crossing the street, many of you may notice the yellow dots on the curb ramps. You may even notice them covering the entire crosswalk from the front of the shopping mall to the parking lot. The yellow dots, also known as truncated domes, are an Americans…
by Rosemarie Punzalan, CFILC’s Training Specialist The CSUN’s 27th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference was held in San Diego from February 27 – March 3, 2012. I had the opportunity to attend Thursday sessions as well as network with professionals, especially the vendors. The session that interested me the most was: Creating…
by Allan Friedman, CFILC’s Technologies Manager Not much has changed in the year since Medicare’s Competitive Bidding program for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) was launched in nine municipal areas, including Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario in California, except for the fact that in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area, now just 37 service providers for…
by Rachel Anderson, CFILC’s Information & Assistance Advocate During CSUN’s annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference in San Diego last week, we were exposed to so many cool new AT devices and software. Below are just a few inexpensive assistive technology options we learned about at the conference. Interact – AS Interact – AS by Auditory Sciences demonstrated…
The AT Network Staff are off to CSUN’s annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference in San Diego this week. We will be back next week to talk about the newest devices in Assistive Technology. Until then…
Safeway thinks people are trying to take advantage of service animal laws… what do you think? There is an option to ‘vote’ after you read this article. Click here to read the article titled “Safeway tris to enforce service animal rule” at SFGate.
An article titled “Despite Popularity, Benefit of Autism Apps Questioned” posted earlier this week over on DisabilityScoop explores the benefits of autism apps designed for iDevices and Android platforms: “Apps designed to help those with disabilities are all the rage, but it remains unclear how effective such new technology really is. Hundreds of apps have come on…