A recent news story on the bay area’s channel 7 features iPad apps for children with autism. Debbie Drennan of Parents Helping Parents is also featured. To watch the video and read the story, click here.To check out Debbie’s AT Network training on apps for iDevices, click here.
Have you wanted to attend the AT Network’s webinar trainings but haven’t had the time? Fortunately, it is not too late to learn about the latest in assistive technology. The AT Network currently has over 30 archived trainings available to view. Each webinar is approximately 60-90 minutes. Follow any of the links below to watch…
School is back in session, which means that assistive technology and individualized education plans (IEPs) are on the minds of many students and teachers. The Georgia Project for Assistive Technology (a program of the Georgia Dept. of Education) created a four-part video series framing essential concepts and action steps for the responsible provision of AT services. Useful…
10 Web pages with apps for special education and adults with disabilities Thank you to the AT Program News for sharing the resources below. As the volume of apps for mobile devices explodes, websites are cropping up to help us learn, review, and share about them. Below is a selection to help you get started:…
Shannon Coe, CFILC’s Reuse & Finance Coordinator, interviewed Nellie DeMeerleer, YO! Volunteer As students are getting ready for the new school year, I wanted to find out what kind of AT youth are using these days in college. So I decided to interview Nellie, a youth volunteer for the Youth Organizing (YO!) Disabled and Proud…
Written by Luke Hsieh, Community Access Center, Riverside I am back to my favorite field of Assistive Technology after about eight months of doing Special Education Advocacy. My conclusion? Computers are way more compliant than school districts in the Inland Empire. Anyway, the latest and hottest news for people with Autism seems to be something…
Thank you to AT Program News for sharing the resources below:1. Teacher Resource Guide on TransitionPDF download from the Wisconsin AT Initiative (WATI)2. Student Resource Guide on Transition 3. Questions to Ask Colleges about AT Resources LD Online Web page4. Preparing for College: An Online Tutorial (for students with disabilities) DO-IT Web page 5. Healthy…
written by Mazuri Colley, CFILC’s Information & Assistance Advocate Congratulations to all of the youth organizers who worked tirelessly on the Disability History Week Campaign. The bill passed unanimously by both the Assembly and Senate because of all of their hard work and dedication! The bill was introduced by Assembly Member Beall. The 2nd week…
By Princess Rehman, Youth Advocate, CFILC Did you know that many community college students with disabilities around California are not getting their accommodation needs met? They registered with Disability Students Services. They followed the proper protocol. Yet many students are having their requested accommodations delayed. Some students are not receiving their accommodations at all.…