Webinar: The Future Needs Everyone: Promoting Workplace Success for Millennials with Disabilities January 19, 2017 2:00pm to 3:00pm This webinar will present the methods and results of an intergenerational dialogue series that brought 104 people together to create powerful joint expectations around workplace diversity, technology and other challenges faced and mastered by top-rated employers. Participants […]
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WEBINAR: A Deeper Look at Four New ABLE Programs Tuesday, January 31, 2017 – 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET With the recent launch of more ABLE plans to choose from, the ABLE National Resource Center (ANRC) would like to invite potential ABLE participants, their families, and all other ABLE stakeholders, to attend a free webinar […]
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Tecla Shield Contributed by Erin Swann, MSE, Assistive Technology Specialist, MDTAP Back in the day, most phone-based communication happened over landline phones while the user was at home. But more recently, with the popularity of smartphones, most phone-based communication happens via cell phone call, text, email, Facebook, and a variety of other smartphone apps while […]
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It’s Friday the 13th, and these news articles are scary incredible! Bionic eyes, computers that understand us, and much, much more…AT in the news for the week of 1/9/17 – 1/13/17. Computers have got much better at translation, voice recognition and speech synthesis, says Lane Greene. But they still don’t understand the meaning of language Introducing […]
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The RISE Act Introduced in the Senate On December 9, the Respond, Innovate, Support, and Empower Students with Disabilities (RISE) Act was introduced in the Senate by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Orin Hatch (R-UT), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA). The RISE Act amends the Higher Education Act to clarify the documentation an institution of higher education […]
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EnvisionIT: Enhancing Transition through Technology Margo Vreeburg Izzo, PhD, Program Director of the Transitions Services Department at The Ohio State University (OSU) Nisonger Center Wednesday, January 25th, 2017 – 4:00pm to 5:00pm EST In this webinar, Dr. Margo Vreeburg Izzo will present a 21st century online curriculum aligned with standards and designed for grades 8-12. The curriculum teaches English and language arts, information technology […]
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