This week’s blog post comes to us from Laura Hall who works with the Michigan Assistive Technology Program. Many of these AT items can also be found to borrow for FREE for 30 days in California at our Device Lending Libraries. Check them out and happy back-to-school! Enjoy! Living and working near a college town,…
by Kirk Aranda, YO! Disabled and Proud Youth Advocate You’ve done it! You’re done with high school and on to the next step in your educational career… college! College can be a big leap from high school and sometimes there is a transitional period for students to adjust. From getting accustomed to your new…
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…
by Kirk Aranda, Youth Advocate for YO! Disabled & Proud It’s that time of the year everyone! It is officially the start of Disability History Week 2013. For this entire week, YO! members from all across the state will be going into different schools to educate students and teachers about disability history. Lesson plans include…
If you have never checked out the AT Network’s AT Exchange website, or if you haven’t looked at it in awhile, now is the time to do so! We have many new and exciting items for loan, for sale and some items that centers are giving away for free. You might just find the AT…
by Kirk Aranda, Youth Advocate In honor of National Volunteer Week which took place last week (April 21-27) across the country, we wanted to highlight some of our Youth Organizing! (YO!) Volunteers and the different assistive technology devices that they use. The AT that is used varies greatly which just goes to show that Many…
By Alexa McBride, YO! Disabled and Proud Volunteer Alexa McBride, YO! Disabled and Proud Volunteer Hi! My name is Alexa McBride. I have cerebral palsy and have found a few adaptive devices that have helped me get through life easier. For example, when I was in high school I started using a laptop computer. However,…
Damary Bustos, YO! Volunteer Hi! My name is Damary Bustos and I am from Hayward, California. I just turned 21 years old last month. I was born with Cerebral Palsy which affects my walking and it’s hard to control my hands movements sometimes. I also have a speech disability which makes it really hard for…
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. …
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…