This week’s blog post comes to us from Laura Hall who works with the Michigan Assistive Technology Program. Many of these AT items can also be found to borrow for FREE for 30 days in California at our Device Lending Libraries. Check them out and happy back-to-school! Enjoy! Living and working near a college town,…
by Nubyaan Scott, Program Coordinator for Ability Tools Tremors are involuntary movements that can make it harder to perform daily tasks. The most common of all involuntary movements, tremors can affect the hands, arms, head, face, voice, trunk, and legs. However, most tremors occur in the hands. While some people take medication in order to…
by Lady Love *** This post is of an adult-themed nature *** When I was in junior high school, a boy once asked me whether I can have sex and have babies — because I use a wheelchair. My immediate reaction was, “Yes, of course!” Then he asked me how and I replied,…
by guest blogger Laurie Hoirup, author of I Can Dance: My Life with a Disability Within the business world, financial success is the driving force for both concept and product design. Numbers matter and sadly, for the disability community, those numbers can have a detrimental effect upon independence and ability. Technology is a wonderful asset…
by Jorge Ruiz, Assistive Technology Coordinator at CCCIL in Salinas As the Assistive Technology Coordinator at Central Coast Center for Independent Living, I have the unique opportunity to find AT solutions for people and make their independent living opportunities a little easier. Sometimes it can be as simple as providing the person a Juan Jose…
by Shannon Coe, Program Coordinator For those who watch Dancing with the Stars, and fans of Amy Purdy, you will be happy to know that she is still going strong and scoring high with the judges! Amy Purdy is a double-amputee Paralympian snowboarder and has been on the show for weeks. Each of her performances…
Do you have any gently used AT sitting around in your closet or garage? Donate it for Earth Day! It is that time of year again… time for some good old-fashioned spring cleaning! Why not use Earth Day as your impetus to get organized, clean out that garage, basement or closet, and reduce, reuse,…
Have you seen this new wheelchair design yet? WHILL, Inc. The AT Network recently had WHILL, Inc. come give a demo and presentation about the development of this new wheelchair design – actually not even called a wheelchair, but rather, a mobility device. Everyone at the meeting agreed that the WHILL was very cool!…
by guest blogger Laurie Hoirup, author of I Can Dance: My Life with a Disability Assistive Technology comes in many shapes and sizes. And, Author Laurie Hoirup having had a significant disability since the age of two – for more than 50 years now – I have certainly used my fair share of different AT.…
by Shannon Coe, CFILC Program Coordinator Are you ready for the Winter PARALYMPICS 2014?! For the first time ever, the Paralympics (Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016) will receive an unprecedented 116 hours of coverage in the U.S. Starting on March 7th, 2014 with the Opening Ceremony, NBC and NBCSN will provide coverage on all of…