To Prospective NASA Student Interns with Disabilities
By: Kenneth A. Silberman, Esq. NASA is looking to increase the number of students with disabilities pursuing science, technology, engineering,...
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An AT Version of Read It From Top to Bottom & Bottom to Top Poem by Wylanta Jones.
Wylanta Jones, is an SLP/AT Specialist in Arizona. She wrote a wonderful AT version of that “read it from the top...
College Resources for Students with Disabilities; Affordable Colleges, Grants & Scholarships.
With more adaptive technologies and progressive legislature, prospective college students with disabilities have many resources available to make the transition...
Wheelchair Access & Evacuation Devices
Now that school is in session many administrators are dealing with new and returning students in wheelchairs as well as...
$500,000 Investment to Launch the Assistive Technology Challenge to Improve Communication for People with ALS
WASHINGTON, PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The ALS Association, in partnership with Prize4Life, is pleased to announce The ALS Assistive Technology Challenge to revolutionize communication...
Free Online Course: The Swipe Generation: Best Practices with Mobile Technology for Young Children
The course will be moderated by Beth Poss from October 20, 2015 – November 6, 2015. This three week course will...
AbleNet Inc. Announces the Release of Its First Online Course – eLearning: The Facilitated IEP
AbleNet’s first online professional development course eLearning: The Facilitated IEP is a self-paced 3-month online course; is a cost-effective professional...
RESNA – AT in Schools job analysis study
RESNA is conducting a job analysis study of the work typically performed by assistive technology professionals in schools. AT practitioners...
All New browsealoud from Texthelp – Improving Digital Access for All
Leading digital inclusion software browsealoud, from assistive technology experts Texthelp, today unveils a smart new, more user-friendly look with enhanced...
3D printing of prosthetics
Check out this cool video of 3D printing of prosthetics! The company is Open Bionics and is based in the...
DOJ Puts Pressure on Schools and Ed Techs to Provide Accessible Educational Technology
Press Release: 8/27/2015; by Nancy Anderson, Micheal Goldstein & Paul Thompson (Cooley, LLP). In our last alert on the growing...
ATIA Announces the Full Session Directory for ATIA 2016
Stay on top of the latest trends; discover tools and best practices in assistive technology and network with your peers...
New Medicare Speech Generating Device Policy – SGD Capped Rental to end 10/1/15
Medicare has issued a new National Coverage Decision for SGDs and the President signed the Steve Gleason Act. These developments...
Tech Companies Launch Teaching Accessibility
Several large technology companies have launched a new initiative targeted to create future products that are accessible for people with...
FSU Launches New Graduate Certificate in Assistive Technology
The advent of mobile applications and other technologies have created thousands of new opportunities to assist people with disabilities. This...
