by Rosemarie Punzalan, Program Coordinator In-person meetings are great ways to network and collaborate with peers. They give participants a chance to connect on a more personal level than even the most interactive online platforms allow. They are a great way to share resources, as well as give an opportunity to brainstorm ideas with colleagues.…
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,…
by Chi Hung Luke Hsieh, AT Advocate at Community Access Center in Riverside The annual CSUN conference on disability has come and gone, and despite it being slightly smaller this year, I nonetheless had the pleasure of attending an all-day workshop hosted by Amazon for the purpose of promoting their latest pet, the Kindle Fire…
by Kim Cantrell,CFILC’s Program Director The AT Network was excited to participate in California State University Northridge’s 29th Annual Conference for People with Disabilities in San Diego from March 19-21. This week we are sharing some highlights from our participation in the event. Derek Zarda, AT Advocate from ILRC San Francisco building vendor relationships. First,…
For Valentine’s Day, we asked our colleagues and partners throughout California to share the different types of Assistive Technology (AT) that they adore. We then compiled this list of practical, fun, time-saving and even life-saving AT to inspire our readers to try out some new AT that can improve their lives. Many of these items…
By Nubyaan Scott, Program Coordinator 1. BARD Mobile The BARD Mobile app offers access to Braille and audio books from the National Library Service (NLS) Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD). BARD includes almost 50,000 books, magazines, and music scores in audio and Braille formats; and new choices are added daily. If you connect…
The AT Network collaborates with many other disability-related groups to make sure that people get their hands on accessible technology; YO! (Youth Organizing) Disabled and Proud is one of those groups. YO! connects, organizes and educates youth with disabilities. One of the ways in which YO! does this is by helping youth develop leadership and…
What are you doing Saturday evening, October 12, 2013? If you are near San Fransisco, why not check out “The Dissies“? Superfest, the longest running disability film festival, is back! This year’s Superfest event is brought to you by the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Fransisco State University and the San Fransisco…
by Rachel Anderson, Marketing & Communications Manager Imagine you had an illness that prevented you from going to school for several months. Or, what if you had to miss work for weeks due to a sudden injury? Think of the amount of important information that you would miss out on being out of the office…
Here at the AT Network, we love to learn about all the new, different and constantly evolving AT that is out there. There are so many AT items that we can’t possibly keep up with every device or piece of equipment that exists. Fortunately, we are not the only ones researching AT and we can…