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…
by Shelley Haven, ATP, RET – Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net New technologies for learning also create new challenges. This is very evident with “smartpens” which capture a student’s handwritten notes, record audio, and link the two together. Devices like Livescribe’s Echo® can be incredibly helpful to students with dysgraphia, slow auditory processing, and other issues…
Calling all AT Network members! Join us for the AT Network’s annual in-person training and networking event. AT Forum Overview The AT Network’s annual AT Forum will be held on Wednesday, February 29th from 10am to 4pm in downtown San Diego. This in-person event is a great opportunity to network with AT Network members, work…
We are excited to announce that Rachel Anderson has joined the AT Network as our new Information & Assistance Advocate. She will be answering the AT Network’s Information and Referral line (800-390-2699), updating the AT Services Directory, and organizing outreach efforts. A little bit more about Rachel: Rachel Anderson, CFILC’s Information and Assistance Advocate, has…
By Kim Cantrell, CFILC’s Director of Programs Do charter schools welcome students with disabilities? Turns out, not so much. I was listening to the radio news a couple of weeks ago and heard a segment on charter schools in Florida. They discussed how many of Florida’s charter schools will not enroll students when they deem…