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If I Need Help labels, 9/3/15

Sep 3rd, 2015 by

If I Need Help labels are QR code labels that can be applied to clothing or personal items which then contain personal information that allows someone who cannot communicate traditionally to provide necessary information to others. QR-code-id-shoe-sml

How It Works:

  • Become a free member
  • Create a profile. This can be changed in real time when needed
  • Have special person wear or carry the ID patch, pins, clips, ID cards, shoe tags, or other ID products
  • When lost, the code can be scanned by a smartphone/tablet or the number associated with the code can be entered manually into the home page of If I Need Help to access the contact information
  • In a situation the profile can emailed to you and forwarded to searchers
  • Password protected secure site can be used to keep important personal information

Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Communication Aids, Emergency Preparedness, Information Technology, Things to Know Thursday | No Comments »

Digital Accessibility Legal Update, 9/2/15

Sep 2nd, 2015 by

Summer is coming to a close, and the summer 2015 legal overview is now out. Including synopses of recent legal settlements and federal judgements, the Digital Accessibility Legal Update provides a great overview of the legal landscape as it pertains to website accessibility. Don’t miss this great review!

Posted in Assistive Technology, AT and the Law, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday | No Comments »

DME Donation & Pick Up Day, 9/1/15

Sep 1st, 2015 by

The Lollipop Kids Foundation is hosting a DME DONATION & PICK-UP DAY!

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

Do you have durable medical equipment (DME) that your child has outgrown or is no longer using?

If so, donate it to our durable medical equipment closet on Saturday, September 19!

LKF will be picking up items in Maryland, DC and Virginia.

*All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.

EQUIPMENT CLOSET:

Lollipop Kids Foundation’s equipment closet functions to collect outgrown/no longer needed DME, refurbish it, and match it to a child in need. A licensed Physical Therapist fits each piece of DME to the child before it is donated and trains the parent on the proper way to use the equipment. Lollipop Kids Foundation understands the importance of DME and believes that each child, regardless of ability to pay, should have access to this medically necessary equipment.

Items Accepted:

Standers

Gait Trainers

Wheelchairs

Adapted Strollers

Adapted Seating

Car Seats

Bath Seats

Adapted Bicycles

Adapted Recreation Equipment

Hospital Beds

To schedule a pick-up, contact: Debbie Sahlin @ (202) 640-2035 OR debbie@lollipopkidsfoundation.org OR volunteer@lollipopkidsfoundation.org

Are you in need of DME for your child?

Visit LKF website (lollipopkidsfoundation.org) and submit an online request

Or email your child’s needs to equipment@lollipopkidsfoundation.org.

Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, Equipment Loan, Equipment Re-use, Maryland, Tech Tip Tuesday | No Comments »

Accessible Meetings Guide, 8/31/15

Aug 31st, 2015 by

There is now an updated, digital version of the 1993 original “Accessible Meetings Guide.” Sponsored by the Mid Atlantic ADA Center and Transcen, Inc., the guide includes regulatory updates and practical guidance. It can be downloaded online at http://www.adahospitality.org/accessible-meetings-events-conferences-guide/book.

Posted in Assistive Technology, AT and the Law, Education, Information Technology, Mystery Monday | No Comments »

AT News Wrap Up, 8/28/15

Aug 28th, 2015 by

Whew! Hope you have your reading glasses on because there’s a lot of good stuff in here this week. DIY captioning for the deaf, baby carriers for paraplegic moms, incredible clothing designs for kids with autism…Seriously, you don’t want to miss this. AT in the news for the week of 8/24 thru 8/28

Accessibility technology in a hearing-centric world: The Verge’s Top Shelf visits the Motion Light lab at Gallaudet

Many mobile health apps neglect needs of blind users

A Vision for the Future: Baxter Shines in Research to Guide the Blind

These 13 Incredible Apps Can See, Hear, And Speak For You!

AT for Housekeeping

U of D Jesuit senior develops baby carrier for paraplegic mothers

DYK: 91% of college students w disabilities say AT is important. QIAT-PS survey (PDF)

Smartphones, Apps Are Liberating the Blind and Visually Impaired

Funding plea for automated home technology for disabled people

Central High grad, Auburn senior developing apps for Google Glass to enable disabled

Watch a child use Guided Access on her iPad to play with a Mother Goose app

Trends on Tuesday: Web Standards Advocate Advises Adaptive Web Design for Government Sites

Tools/Tips for DIY Video Transcription/Captioning

4 Online Accessibility Trends in Higher Ed [VIDEO]

Advocates want websites accessible to those with impaired, no eyesight

Superhero-inpsired robotic hand wins UK Dyson award

Here are four ways to ensure equal access for your child in school

Orée Stylograph pen takes notes while you take notes

FCC’s Remarks on Supporting Accessible Communications for People With Disabilities

Actionable Ways To Improve Website Usability

One stand to rule them all! iPad, iPod, iPhone

Clothing designs may look odd to you, for kids w/autism it looks awesome

Smartphones, Apps Are Liberating the Blind and Visually Impaired

Can technology make a hearing-centric world more accessible?

 

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Bullying & Students with Disabilities, 8/27/15

Aug 27th, 2015 by

Bullying of Students with Disabilities

Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Management and Equipment Reuse, MDTAP

Families all across Maryland are in the midst of preparing for the start of the 2015 school year.  Schools will open their doors to new and returning students the week of August 24th.  As your student(s) prepare to start the new school year, be sure to prepare them for the possibility of bullying.

Many students with disabilities are already addressing challenges in the academic environment. When they are bullied, it can directly impact their education. Bullying is not a harmless rite of childhood that everyone experiences. Research shows that bullying can negatively impact a child’s access to education and lead to school avoidance and higher rates of absenteeism, decrease in grades, inability to concentrate, loss of interest in academic achievement, and increase in dropout rates.

The National Bullying Prevention Center offers resources for parents, students and educators, including “Bullying and Harassment of Students with Disabilities”, which is a fact sheet that is also available as a downloadable PDF.  StopBullying.gov is another resource that offers valuable information, including Maryland Anti-Bullying Laws & Policies.

Posted in Education, Emergency Preparedness, Things to Know Thursday | No Comments »

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