By Derek Zarda, Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco Being the newest Assistive Technology Device Lending Library (DLL) on the AT Network, I can say that these past few months following its inception here at ILRCSF have been truly remarkable. We at ILRCSF are very thankful for the opportunity to participate in this program and…
by Dane Geer, AT Advocate at the Independent Living Center of Kern County LookTel Money Reader is a helpful mobile assistant that’s simple and easy to use. While shopping I use the application to verify money while checking out or to ensure I am getting the right amount of change back. It can also be…
Shannon Coe, CFILC’s Reuse & Finance Coordinator, interviewed Nellie DeMeerleer, YO! Volunteer As students are getting ready for the new school year, I wanted to find out what kind of AT youth are using these days in college. So I decided to interview Nellie, a youth volunteer for the Youth Organizing (YO!) Disabled and Proud…
By Luke Hsieh, AT Advocate at the Community Access Center, Riverside As far as computer screen readers go, JAWS from Freedom Scientific has become something of an absolute standard. Last time I checked, a copy of JAWS standard version costs $895. In case the irony escapes you, $895 is approximately the same amount of a…
By Jeff Samco, Assistive Technology Advocate, FREED I work as an assistive technology advocate at FREED, an Independent Living Center in Nevada City, California. I am also legally blind, so I use AT everyday in my life. Here is a quick overview of the “magical” apps I use on my iPhone 4. Note: I do…
By Shannon Ramsay, Information and Assistance Advocate, CFILC Perhaps you have been in a situation where you asked for change and you found out later that you had been given the wrong amount of money. You could not do anything about this because you did not have a way of checking the denominations of the…
By Shannon Ramsay, CFILC’s Information & Assistance Advocate How would you like to be able to harness the power of your own voice to help you stay organized at home, at school, or around the office? There are devices on the market today called voice labeling systems, which allow you to make customized labels by…
By Luke Hsieh, AT Advocate at the Community Access Center in Riverside Let’s get one thing straight—the Amazon Kindle is not the Apple iPad. For one thing, the functionality of the Kindle is not on par with the Apple iPad; it was designed for one purpose, assisted reading. Secondly, the durability of Kindle may arguably…