There are still a few more shopping days left and there are some good sales going on right now - so it is a great time to purchase some useful AT devices. Here are some last minute gift ideas for everyone on your list. For more details on the item and to find out how to order, click on the links below. Happy Shopping!
Zebreda Dunham and Martin
Sweeney recently presented at the AT Network's Southern
California Quarterly Regional Meeting on November 20, 2012 at the
California Endowment in Los Angeles, CA.To the delight of all of the individuals interested in AT at this meeting, they explored the low-tech, low-cost, down-and-dirty DIY world of assistive
technology.
Born in Maryland and now a
resident of Pasadena, Dunham is a young woman constantly adapting and modifying
the world around her. From a gate opener to smartphone remote, from an umbrella
holder to a power soccer guard, from adapted scissors to a joystick
helper, Zebreda shared her philosophy about accessibility as well as demonstrated
some of the products she has created, adapted and/or modified.
Zebreda Makes It Work! is a series
of videos and experiences that highlights a frame of mind about assistive
technology and how to imagine, create, adapt and troubleshoot your world and
overcome whatever obstacles you might encounter.Below are some of the innovative videos Zebreda shared:
Door Stopper
Door Alarm
Key Turner
Gate Opener
As Dunham notes, “We need
each other to survive in this world. I feel that just because you might be
labeled as having a disability, you don’t have to disable yourself. Many times
those doing the labeling are unaware of the true intelligence and abilities of
the individual and more than likely they are the ignorant ones. You are as
disabled as you make yourself. I don’t consider myself as being disabled—I
consider myself as differently-abled.”
Sweeney was director of the
AT Network (2006-09), founding director of the Assistive Technology Project at
the Lanterman Regional Center (1998-2006), training consultant for the Center
for Accessible Technology (2010-11) and is now a development adviser for
the India America Assistive Technology Exchange in Mumbai and Bangalore.
Does Assistive Technology (AT) play a role
in your life?
Have
you created, adapted, and modified a product to make your life easier?
Want
to show off the AT you use or the AT you have created? Check
out the AT Network's video contest
on how to enter and you could win$400!
by Kirk Aranda, Youth Organizing! Disabled and Proud Youth Advocate
Are you deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision? Have you ever gone to the movies and requested
accommodations and been told by the employees at the theatre that they did not have any options or had very limited options?
Well, Regal Entertainment Group has taken notice and is making great strides in making movie-going accessible
for all with the Sony Entertainment Access System. This system includes revolutionary
glasses that assists moviegoers who are deaf, hard of hearing, have low vision
or are blind.
These lightweight glasses will allow moviegoers to experience the
movies without any inconvenience to those around them. They are designed for the viewer to privately
view closed captioned text directly in their line of vision -that is not visible
or audible to other moviegoers- for both 2D and 3D movies.The glasses also have headphones or neck
loops which are both connected to a wireless receiver. This is for those who have low vision or are blind to hear descriptive audio tracks directly through their headphones.
This cutting edge technology is available in 200 theaters nationwide currently and should be available at the guest services counter at all digital Regal Theaters by April 2013. Check to see if they are available at the theatre nearest you! Also, if you have tried these glasses or the headphones, let us know what you think of them! Enter a comment in the section below.
