Welcome to the final post in “Adulting with AT,” our blog series following the Your Future, Your Tools webinar! So far, we’ve covered how AT supports learning and independent living. Now, we’re heading into the workplace, because adulting includes jobs, internships, and launching your career. Whether you’re applying for your first job, starting a new…
There’s more to workplace success than just having the right tech. With the right funding, training, and self-advocacy tools, powerful support is within reach; you just need to know where to find it. Assistive technology (AT) can open doors, but real success comes with the right support. Across California, programs exist to fund, train, and…
Starting or returning to work can be a big leap. For people with disabilities, it often comes with unique challenges. But with the right assistive technology (AT) and support from Ability Tools, that leap can lead to lasting success. Check out our recent webinar, Campus to Career: Tools to Thrive in the Workplace, where we…
Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month Every year, October commemorates National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), which celebrates the contributions of workers with disabilities and educates about the value of a workforce inclusive of their skills and talents. This year, the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) has teamed up with the California Department of…
Andy Arias is on the move. He’s a Policy Advisor at US Department of Labor, a very active advocate in both the disability and the LGBTQ communities. Also, he’s known an actor whose credits can be found on IMDb, also known as Internet Movie Database. None of these roles would be possible for Andy without the…
Re-blogged from Evernote. Blog written by: Pamela Rosen We asked Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright, hosts of Take Control: The ADHD Podcast, for their thoughts on how Evernote can help children and adults with ADHD keep their jobs, studies, and lives in order. As a certified ADHD coach, Nikki Kinzer knows how deeply Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity…
By Emily Flynn, Program Coordinator, Ability Tools I have been working with Ability Tools and CFILC’s Digital Access Project for about six months now and I have been really enjoying seeing the connection between the two programs. The partnership between the assistive technology (AT) that Ability Tools provides and Digital Access Project’s low-cost internet service…
What are you doing on Wednesday, May 20th? Join us in Sacramento for the 12th annual Disability Capitol Action Day (DCAD)! DCAD is one of the nation’s largest and most diverse cross-disability annual days of unity. Recognizing the important issues facing people with disabilities and their allies and in honor of the 25th anniversary of…
This post was reprinted with permission from disABILITY WORK TOOLS Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Tax Incentives can help offset the cost of accommodating a worker’s disability. With assistive technology and accommodations workers can keep doing their jobs instead of quitting their trade and applying for social security disability payments. Workers and employers often do…
Happy Cesar Chavez Day! Did you know that March 24th – 31st is Farmworker Awareness Week? CalAgrAbility and Ability Tools are celebrating – along with others in the state of California and across the country – the important jobs of farmworkers by sharing stories about their lives and livelihoods. The California AgrAbility Program (CalAgrAbility) is…