Michigan's Assistive Technology Program
Assistive
Technology Connections
Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2007
In This Issue:
- Calendar
- Resources on Assitive Technology and Work
- Used Assistive Technology Web Site
- Resources Available for Community Groups
- Subscription Information
Calendar:
- Anytime: On-line course on Universal Web Design $150 - open for 60 days from registration. This course is divided into eleven modules and a final examination. Georgia Institute for Technology CEUs= 0.66.
- June 2007: Join the Family Center on Technology & Disability for an online discussion June of "Best Practices in the Implementation of Universal Design for Learning".
- June 12, 2007. Workplace Accommodations: A Small Investment Yields Large Return. Job Accommodation Network Web Training 2 pm - 3pm EST. Registration for this event will close on Friday, June 8th. $30 per computer.
- June 15-19, 2007 Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, AZ RESNA 2007 Annual Conference.
- August 7th, 8th, and 9th Assistive
Technology of Alaska (ATLA) will host the Midnight Sun Assistive
Technology Conference in Anchorage. Prior to the conference, on August
5 - 6, the California State University Northridge (CSUN) Center on
Disabilities will make available their Assistive Technology Applications
Certificate Program (ATACP). Call for papers deadline extended - April
27th.
- October 18-20, 2007 Closing the Gap 25th Annual Conference & Preconference Workshops - October 16-17, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Resources for Assistive Technology at Work:
- For people with learning disabilities, from Learning Disabilities Online: This article covers assistive technology on the job by outlining employers' and employees' responsibilities related to AT, identifying appropriate AT, exploring various types of solutions in the workplace, and providing a list of further resources.
- National Center on Workforce and Disability/Adult: Funding Assistive Technology and Accommodations.
- This AT for Work page includes a variety of resources, everything from a Guide to Small business to a career in AT.
- How Assistive Technology Boosts Employment: A Case Study.
- From Microsoft Accessibility: Individuals with a wide range of functional disabilities, impairments, and difficulties use accessible technology solutions every day in highly successful mainstream and home-based businesses. Learn how in these text and video case studies, news reports, and feature stories spanning numerous industries and professions.
Used Assistive Technology: AT Xchange
http://www.atxchange.org is a new Michigan-based website where people can buy, sell or give away assistive technology (AT). Do you have a used AT item in storage that could really help someone who has a disability? It could be anything from a wheelchair, stair lift, Braille reader, or reacher! If so, just post a classified ad AT Xchange.org. Include a digital photo. ATxchange is open to vendors who have used equipment for sale also. And don't worry about cost, ATXchange is a free service! Maybe you or someone you know is looking for AT? If you can't find what you are looking for, you can post it as an item wanted and receive an email message telling you if and when someone posts the item you are looking for. You may find the AT you are seeking for a bargain price - even for free!
Resources Available for Community Groups
Michigan's Assistive Technology Program has copies of the DVD "Freedom
Machines" available to community groups to show to the public in
order to
increase awareness of assistive technology. This documentary is a
public television program and national outreach campaign, looks at our
beliefs about disability through the lens of assistive technology. The
program
explores how human experience and technological innovations are outpacing
social policies-and the perceptions that have guided them. The DVD includes:
captioning, descriptive video, Spanish, lesson plans and community group
presentation advice, other resources.
More information about "Freedom Machines" is available at http://www.freedommachines.com/. For information about how to obtain a copy Freedom Machines DVD for your community group, please contact Kathryn Wyeth at kdwyeth@prosynergy.org or (517)333-2477 ext 335.
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