Did you know the Indiana School for the Deaf was the first state school in the nation to provide tuition-free — and bilingual — education for deaf students? And that its founder, William Willard, was the first deaf person in America to establish a school for the deaf? Did you know that former Indiana Fever […]
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iCanConnect: Empowering the Deaf-Blind Community
Nearly 40 years ago in the summer of 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the last week of June as Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week, in honor of the famous deaf-blind advocate’s birthday on June 27, 1880. This blog rings in the annual celebration by highlighting iCanConnect, a program that would make Keller proud. Ensuring Widespread […]
Monday Tech Tip: iCanConnect
Belva Smith, Assistive Technology Specialist, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us iCanConnect, which is a national program that provides free equipment such as tablets, smart phones, computers and braille equipment for people who have both vision and hearing impairments and meet the federal disability and income guidelines. Check it out here: Click here for additional information […]