3 scholarship opportunities for students with Learning Disabilities

The college acceptance process can be strenuous and difficult. Applying to college, getting accepted, and then figuring out how to pay for it. For students who have been diagnosed with learning disabilities (LD) or cognitive impairments, that process can become even more stressful. Learning-related issues such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often create […]

Office of Disability Employment Policy- Workplace Flexibility Toolkit

The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) is offering a workplace flexibility kit that features 172 resources in the toolkit. You can use the link to narrow the number of resources that are relevant or applicable to you. In this toolkit, the terms Workplace Flexibility, Flexible Work Arrangements, Work-Life Balance, and Flexible Workplace Options are used […]

Assistive Technology Device Warranties

Note:  This information is regarding the Indiana Assistive Technology “Lemon Law” and only applies in the state of Indiana.  Other states have lemon laws as well.  Please check with your local assistive technology act project to determine if something similar exists in your state. This post will discuss warranties regarding assistive technology devices. However, these […]

Monday Technology Tip: RXmindMe

Belva Smith, an Assistive Technology Training Coordinator at Easter Seals Crossroads, explains and demonstrates the uses of the RXmindMe app created by Apple. Having trouble viewing the video? Click here! Click here to visit our archived videos.

ATU076 – iPad High School – One Year Later (Follow up to our popular iPad High School special episode)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Links: iPad High School – One Year Later Danville’s Digital Initiative Site | http://di.danville.k12.in.us/ Original episodes: iPad High School Part 1 | iPad High School Part 2 If you have an AT question, leave us a voice mail at: 317-721-7124 or email tech@eastersealscrossroads.org Check out our blog: http://blog.eastersealstech.com […]

Netflix Captioning all shows by 2014

In exciting news Netfilx, an online streaming heavy weight, has agreed to caption all of its shows by 2014. Although the company already captions 82% of its videos, according to the census decree that was established in court on October 10 2012, it will caption 90% by 2013 and complete this initiative with 100% by […]