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Jamie Caron, was one of the two grand prize winners of the \u201cA.T. Let\u2019s Me\u201d Photo Contest with her picture using 3 different assistive technology (AT) devices at work.<\/p><\/div>\n

The California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) and its programs are partnering with California disability communities to celebrate October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The purpose of NDEAM is to educate the community about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. This year’s theme is “America\u2019s Workforce: Empowering All.” Learn more about NDEAM.<\/a><\/p>\n

Spotlight on Jamie Caron<\/h3>\n

Twenty-six-year-old Filipino-American Bay Area resident living with a disability, Jamie Caron, was one of the two grand prize winners of the \u201cA.T. Let\u2019s Me\u201d Photo Contest<\/a>. Her picture using assistive technology (AT) was captured while at her desk at Community Resources for Independent Living (CRIL)<\/a> in the East Bay Area, where she iworks as a Community Organizer.<\/p>\n

Jamie was introduced to disability community organizing after participating in the California Youth Leadership Forum<\/a> in 2010 and later became a volunteer for Youth Organizing (YO!) Disabled and Proud<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I like most about working at CRIL is working with youth,\u201d said Jamie. Some activities she\u2019s most proud of include teaching youth about disability history<\/a>, speaking as a youth on panels and discussions and having organized CRIL\u2019s Disability Action Network for Youth (DANY) Conference to train other Independent Living centers on how to start youth programs.<\/p>\n

Jamie\u2019s AT<\/h3>\n

\"\"Livescribe Smartpen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI use the pen for meetings. I will write one word down, and the keys on the notebook can record,\u201d said Jamie. \u201cIt helps me take notes; I don\u2019t write fast enough in a meeting. Sometimes people talk very fast\u2026 especially during webinars.\u201d
\nFind a smartpen in the AT Exchange<\/a><\/p>\n

Prescription eyeglasses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jamie\u2019s glasses are functional and fashionable!
\nFind magnification glasses in the AT Exchange<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Headset<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The headset helps Jamie keep hands free to take notes.
\nFind wireless and wired headsets in the AT Exchange<\/a><\/p>\n

Want to Work? Jamie’s Advice:<\/h3>\n

\u201cExplore all of your options regarding assistive technology and accommodations,\u201d said Jamie. \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid or shy to talk to your boss or supervisor regarding those things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Californians with disabilities can find FREE resources for devices that may provide assistance at work. Learn more: http:\/\/abilitytools.org\/resources\/docs\/tip-sheets\/TipSheet-AT-in-the-Workplace-optimized.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Colorful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) and its programs are partnering with California disability communities to celebrate October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The purpose of NDEAM is to educate the community about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. This year’s theme…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,29],"tags":[97,101,98,100,99],"class_list":["post-3339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at-advocacy","category-technology","tag-employment","tag-headset","tag-ndeam","tag-smartpen","tag-youth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3339"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5636,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3339\/revisions\/5636"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}