The year 2015 is a particularly important one for Americans with disabilities. It marks the 70th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) as well as the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Teresa Goddard — a senior consultant at the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) — has a family history of disability […]
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Monday Tech Tip: ErgoGenesis Bodybilt Chair
Mark Stewart, Senior Assistive Technology Specialist, shows us an ergonomic chair called ErgoGenesis Bodybilt Chair. Check it out here:
Mother from Indianapolis develops Lectio, an app for dyslexia
“Have you ever heard the expression, ‘Necessity is the mother of all invention?’ Well, it’s true,” says Kris Parmelee. Parmelee is an Indianapolis mother of a son with dyslexia, a learning disorder affecting at least 10-15% of the nation’s population. After several years of watching her son struggle with reading, Parmelee founded and developed Lectio, an app […]
New Podcast Launched!!: ATFAQ We have answers to all of your AT questions!
We are very excited to announce that we have launched a new podcast. Assistive Technology Frequently-Asked Questions (ATFAQ) aired it’s very first episode on March 9, 2015. This podcast is hosted by, Brian Norton, Manager of Clinical Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads. Brian has worked with Easter Seals Crossroads since 1997. He began working in employment […]
Co:Writer Universal
In its simplest form, writing is recording and it comes from the human desire to communicate. Furthermore, the best writing goes deeper and transforms an idea from the writer’s mind into words. However, for some individuals, there is a wall between the idea and conveying it into words; this barrier is often built by grammar and spelling difficulties and as […]
Facilitating Play for Children/Adaptive Toys handouts and powerpoint slides.
If you are joining us today for our FREE full day training on Facilitating Play for Children of All Abilities & Adaptive Toys below are the powerpoints and handouts that will be used in today’s training. We are thrilled to have Hayley Anderson, CTRS/Manager of Family Services & Partnerships and Ahren Hoffman, CTRS/Manager of Industry […]