by Rachel Anderson, Program Coordinator Luis had always loved playing video games. However, in 2007, he was in an accident and became a quadriplegic. Speaking in regards to video games, Luis felt passionate that being able to play video games again was an important part of his independence that he strongly desired. “I need to…
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…
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. …
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 Allan Friedman, CFILC’s Technologies Manager First, the good news; the AT Blog is on one of the most accessible social media platforms (Blogspot). Now for the bad news; that’s not saying much. A recent study conducted by The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network and Media Access Australia found that despite the rapidly growing popularity…
The AT Network staff did an Internet sweep and found links to exciting AT News from around the web: Tools of the Trade wrote an interesting post on the Ablenet Blue2 Bluetooth switch that you can pair with iDevices. The Assistive Technology Blog discusses Steve Mahan’s experience test driving Google’s self-driving car. Oh, and Steve is blind. …