For and from State and Territory Assistive Technology Programs
Our hearts go out to the people of Puerto Rico today, as they withstand the impact of Hurricane Maria. Yesterday, AT3 News and Tips received this wonderful story from Maria Miranda, Coordinator of the Puerto Rico Assistive Technology Program (PRATP)
Thanks to Christina Mills of Ability Tools for sharing her experience creating an accessible crib and with what happened when she first posted this article five years ago!
This is where disability networks shine. While the needs are daunting, this collaboration–years in the making–is launching online portals for matching assistive technology and durable medical equipment (DME) needs with the inventories of DME “reuse” programs.
Free AT webinars from around the web, compiled by the Accessible Technology Coalition. Usually a quiet month, this August has 11 free webinars!
NextFab members and others assembled devices called LipSyncs: innovative, open-source, sip-and-puff joysticks developed by the Neil Squire Society and funded by the Google Foundation.
Thanks to John Brandt at MaineCITE for this post on Microsoft’s Seeing AI app for persons with visual impairments. The app is free and part of an ongoing research effort.
Thanks to Oklahoma ABLE Tech for this AT Tip for Employment! AT Tips are posted as an adaptable resource for state programs and may be localized and shared.
The Assistive Technology (AT) Maker Movement has arrived! How might we use it? …
John Schimmel, co-founder of DIYability, shows how the future of Maker culture includes makers with disabilities designing for themselves…
Free AT webinars from around the web, compiled by the Accessible Technology Coalition. This month features ten webinars with a focus on adults and all ages, while teachers get a break.
