AT and the TSA

by Allan M. Friedman,Communications & Technical Assistance Manager There was a time when flying was fun, simple, and easy to do. However, since 9/11, the  heightened security measures enforced by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has made travel a nightmarish gauntlet for everyone, especially people with disabilities. What I am referring to here is the…

Advocacy for AT

by Shannon Coe, CFILC Program Coordinator My husband and I are expecting a baby soon, and we had planned to tour the UC Davis Hospital birthing suite where we will be having our baby.  However, it wasn’t until I read  “AT on Your Due Date.” that I realized that there were some important questions I…

Car Seats & Strollers…Endless AT Choices!

by Christina Mills, Deputy Director of the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers As I’ve said in earlier blogs, my husband and I did a lot of research during our pregnancy. Part of our research included trying out a variety of car seats to see which ones we could both maneuver independently.  It was never…

The Scooter That Saved My L(W)ife

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…

Disability History Week 2012

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.   …

Center for Applied Rehabilitation Technology (CART) Model Home

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…

Assistive Technology on Your Due Date

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…