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 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,…
By guest blogger Fred Tchang, Director of Assistive Technology Services at Advancing Opportunities “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Mandela Fred Tchang, Director of AT Services It seems impossible to many people that a person who is blind can use an iPhone, that a person with a significant physical disability can drive himself to work,…
by Shannon Coe, CFILC Program Coordinator Are you ready for the Winter PARALYMPICS 2014?! For the first time ever, the Paralympics (Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016) will receive an unprecedented 116 hours of coverage in the U.S. Starting on March 7th, 2014 with the Opening Ceremony, NBC and NBCSN will provide coverage on all of…
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…
by Kirk Aranada, YO! Disabled and Proud Youth Advocate Cross country skiing Greetings folks! It’s time for another installment of accessible sports. With the cold hitting us early this year -and to gear up for the Paralympics- we will be highlighting three competitive sports of the Paralympics: cross country skiing, sled hockey and biathlon. All…
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…
by Rachel Anderson Happy Disability History Week! To celebrate this week, we will be highlighting the history of a few different AT devices. Many of you may be familiar with Ray Kurzweil’s reading and writing software, but do you know how and when it was first developed? Ray Kurzweil & the Revolutionary Reading Machine…
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…
by Kihiroshi Luke Hsieh, AT Advocate, Community Access Center As a disabled technophile, my relationship with Amazon (and to a lesser extent, Apple) can only be described as a love-and-hate affair. That does not mean I love Apple more than Amazon. Quite the contrary, as I find that I use Amazon far more than Apple. …