Michigan's Assistive Technology Program
Assistive
Technology Connections
Volume 9, Issue 5, July 2008
In This Issue:
- Hearing Loss Association (HLA)
- New Resource for Veterans
- Assistive Technology Exchange Highlighted New Item!
- Calendar
- Subscription Information
Hearing Loss Association (HLA)
Michigan's AT Program has subcontracted with the HLA of Michigan to
provide training and demonstrations of hearing assistive technology.
This program builds on the Hearing Technology Resource Specialist
(HTRS) program which was started ten years ago with help from the
AT Program at MDRC.
Items available for demonstration include doorbells, smoke alarms, phones, neck loops, blue tooth devices and more! The group recently purchased new equipment for their kits: answering machines and alarm clocks. A training for HTRSs on these devices was conducted at Higgins Lake in June. At this session, member Janet Haines was presented with several national awards for her work with the association. Congratulations to Janet!
- For more information about training and demonstrations through The HLA
- For more information related to Hearing Assistive Technology.
New Web Information from SAIL!
The AT Program has subcontracted with the Superior Alliance for Independent Living (SAIL) to produce web resources for veteran's about Assistive Technology .
The AT Program provided an accessible template and taught staff Members at SAIL to update their Assistive Technology-related pages. More about AT Services at SAIL.
Highlighted Item on the AT Xchange! http://www.atxchange.org!
Hospital beds (pair to use as king)
"This matched pair of semi-electric hospital beds was bought by
my
parents to
use together as a king bed when they had different medical
needs, but wanted to maintain the closeness of sleeping together.
Each bed comes with box spring and mattress, and each has its
own hand control to adjust the head or foot of the bed up and down,
or to start a timed massage. These beds do not have a height control.
Headboard brackets and Owners Manual are also included. I will be
happy to answer any questions or e-mail additional pictures to any
interested buyer. Asking $750 OBO for the pair, or would consider
selling them individually for $400 each.
- Maxwell Products, Inc. - Model LVC11
- Condition: Very Good
- Price when new (MSRP): $5000
- Beds are available for pickup in Marquette, Michigan.
- Seller is willing to work with buyer to arrange commercial truck shipping if needed, which will be entirely at the buyer's expense."
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!
MDRC Governing Board Meetings
Come tell your story to the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition's Governing Board. All meetings are open to the public and we encourage people to attend.
Upcoming meetings:
- July 24, 2008 from 4-6 pm
- October 23, 2008 from 4-6pm
All meetings are at 3498 E. Lake Lansing Rd., Ste 100, East Lansing, MI 48823
Back to In this Issue.Calendar:
- 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.
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