Michigan's Assistive Technology Program
Assistive
Technology Connections
Volume 9, Issue 3, May 2008
In This Issue:
- Calendar
- Computer Adaptations
- AT and Long Term Care
- Assistive Technology Exchange Highlighted New Item!
- Subscription Information
Calendar:
- May 15-16, 2008: Building Comfortable Environments for
All”
Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture
Late registration (May 1 – May 16) - $135 USD Please contact Trin Intra
at CATEA for more information about registration. Please contact Trin Intra
at CATEA for more information about registration. tel: 404-894-0954
email: trin.intra@coa.gatech.edutel: 404-894-0954 - June 12-14: The
Collaborative Assistive Technology Conference of the Rockies will
be held at the Hyatt Denver Tech Center. Attendees will
learn about local and national perspectives on state-of-the-art assistive technology devices and services. - June 18-20: The 2008 Michigan's Integrated Technology Supports (MITS) Summer Institute will be held at the Hagerty Center on the campus of Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City.
- June 26 - 30: RESNA 2008 Annual Conference Arlington, VA. An interdisciplinary gathering of individuals and companies who share a common interest in rehabilitation engineering, assistive technology and disability issues in general.
- July 7 - July 11: International Conference on Low Vision (VISION 2008). Montreal, Canada. The theme of VISION 2008 is "Research-Rehabilitation Partnerships," conveying a multidisciplinary approach to low vision rehabilitation.
- October 14-15, 2008 Pre conference & Conference: October
16-18, 2008 26th Annual
Closing the Gap conference Minneapolis, MN
- November 11- 14, 2008: 11th Annual
Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible
Media, Web and Technology Conference, Boulder, Colorado.
for Education, for Businesses, for Web and Media Designers. Focus is on the implementation and benefits of Assistive Technology in the university and college setting for people with disabilities. Other topics include legal and policy issues, including ADA and 508 compliance, and making campus media and information resources - including Web pages and library resources - accessible. Now accepting speaker applications.
Computer Adaptations:
Watch a video online (requires Real player or Windows Media Player) called "Working Together: People with Disabilities and Computer Technology". Has open captions and descriptive video features. You may also want to check out the supporting publications! This resource Includes links to videos about computer adaptations for specific disabilities. From the University of Washington DO-IT Center.
AT and Long Term Care:
Michigan's Assistive Technology Program has provided training and a demonstration kit of devices to staff members of the Disability Resource Network in Kalamazoo, Community Connections in Benton Harbor and Superior Alliance for Independent Living in Marquette. The training and devices include items to help with daily living and mobility to assist people to live in homes of their choice. Training and demonstrations of the devices is now available through these organizations. Additional training and kits will be available in the Detroit area in the upcoming months. For more information, please contact Aimee at aimee@prosynergy.org.
Highlighted Item on the AT Xchange! http://www.atxchange.org!
Mercury Communication Device:
- Brand New only used five times
- Condition: Excellent
- Listing price; $4,000.00 or Best Offer
- Price when new (MSRP): $9,000
- Date listed: April 29, 2008.
- Item ID: 376.
- See pictures on the web!
The AT Xchange 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. The Atxchange is open
to vendors who have used equipment for sale also. And don't worry about
cost, ATXchange is a free service!
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