By Allan M. Friedman, CFILC’s Technologies Manager A wheelchair wasn’t going to cut it. It just wasn’t going to work in our house. My wife sustained a severe injury to her right foot last summer. She recently had surgery to repair it. But the healing process takes a long time and she must be off…
By Kirk Aranda, CFILC’s Youth Organizing! Disabled and Proud Youth Advocate It’s that time of the year again! It’s time to celebrate Disability History Week! This is a very exciting time where youth from all over California go to their local schools to present lesson plans on disability history topics to teachers and students. …
Written by Kevin Hansen, CFILC’s Information and Data Specialist Have you ever slept for eight to ten hours during the night and then woke up feeling exhausted the next morning, as if you had not slept at all? Have you ever felt an overwhelming urge to take a nap after being awake for only a…
Written by Rosemarie Punzalan, Program Coordinator for the AT Network The Center for Applied Rehabilitation Technology (CART), located at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, CA, is one of the largest medical rehabilitation centers in the United States. CART staff – including physical, speech, occupational, and recreational therapists and engineers – offer…
by Christina Mills, CFILC’s Deputy DirectorI’ve been questioning whether it was premature of me to write my first AT Blog post about my daughter’s accessible crib. After I wrote that posting I sat back and developed a list of other AT baby-related topics that I wanted to cover, and when I did I realized that…
Sample of CTAP phones Regional In-Person Meetings are held quarterly and are now open to all AT Network members and others interested in joining the network and/or assistive technology topics and presentations. The purpose of the meetings is to bring AT professionals, advocates, and enthusiasts together to build professional relationships, problem-solve, share resources and collaborate.…
Are you looking for a quick and easy-to-navigate list of accessible apps? Searching through the reviews and descriptions of the hundreds of thousands of apps in existence can be an exhausting and daunting task, but thanks to Yahoo! Accessibility and Ted Drake, there is a list of notable apps that stand out for their accessibility…
by Shannon Coe, Program Coordinator for the AT Network Summer is almost over and there are only a few weeks left to take a dip into a swimming pool. For several reasons I have not been able to go swimming this year. One of the reasons I cannot swim this summer is because of…
by Christina Mills, CFILC’s Deputy Director People with disabilities, especially those of us with genetic disabilities, are not often thought about as sexual beings, let alone parents. Over a year ago I was given the most exciting news in my life…I was pregnant! As a short stature wheelchair user with a genetic disability, I had…
By Bari Schlesinger, the Assistive Technology Services Coordinator for the California Department of Rehabilitation and a motorized wheelchair user. I hear it all the time. “I can’t travel because I am in wheelchair.” “I can’t go on a cruise.” But the reality is – YOU CAN! You would be amazed at how accessible cruises and…