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NCD Releases its Technology Progress Report, 10/3/16

Oct 3rd, 2016 by

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016

NCD HOSTS Release of Technology Annual Progress Report

Subject: The National Council on Disability will host a policy briefing and report release of technology-focused annual progress report.

Speakers: Phil Gilbert, IBM Design General Manager; Dean Halstead, Director, Federal Cloud, Collaboration and Accessibility, Microsoft; Finn Gardener, Boston Community Coordinator, Autistic Self Advocacy Network; Paul Schroeder, Vice President of Programs and Policies, American Foundation for the Blind; David Capozzi, Executive Director, U.S. Access Board.

Time and Location: 11:00 – 12:30 pm EST; 217 Congressional Meeting Room South, Capitol Visitors Center (CVC).

Contact: www.ncd.gov .

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AT News Wrap Up, 9/30/2016

Sep 30th, 2016 by

The lines between assistive technology, medical technology and mainstream technology are delightfully blurred as the world moves toward a streamlined system of technology for all. Smart glasses, artificial body parts, self driving cars, brain-sensing technology, and more. AT in the news for the week of 9/26-9/30.

A new sensor could help doctors insert needles for epidurals and other procedures 

FDA Approves The First Automated Insulin System For Type 1 Diabetes

‘Artificial pancreas’ could seriously improve life for diabetics

Driverless vehicle tested at Perkins

3D printing brings vision for a customized future 

“There’s an urgent need for assessing polio survivors to prevent deformities from developing with adaptable tech”

Microsoft Garage Hearing AI helps a deaf person listen to the radio-this is why we do it

Specialized Smart Glasses

In glaucoma patients, reading difficulties may inspire e-reader apps

These design choices improve the accessibility of your Sway presentations 

Intelligent trousers designed to assist people with limited mobility

Disabled man gets license, shows driverless tech’s potential

Developing leaders in assistive technology

A solution for treating wounds in conflict areas that suffer from a shortage of medical supplies?

Sight Sign app: Make your own eye signing device with an off-the-shelf robotic arm and Windows 10

Why New Brain-Sensing Technology Has Monkeys Type Shakespeare With Their Minds

Harkin stresses ADA must keep up with technology for disabled

Web Accessibility: Why It Matters and What Governments Can Do About It

How a ‘Smart’ Public Transit System Can Better Serve Riders With Disabilities

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Disability Employment Initiative funding, 9/29/16

Sep 29th, 2016 by

Six States Receive Nearly $15M in Grants to Expand Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities

On September 14, the Department of Labor announced grants totaling $14.9 million to six states as part of the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) that is intended to improve employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities.  This is the seventh round of DEI funding.  Since 2010, the department has awarded grants of more than $123 million through the initiative to 49 projects in 28 states to improve education, training, and employment outcomes of youth and adults with disabilities.  Grantees of this year’s awards will use the funds to:

  • Improve employment outcomes and increase the number of individuals with disabilities who earn credentials.
  • Provide more and diversified job-driven training opportunities.
  • Facilitate academic and employment transition among youth.
  • Incorporate flexible approaches to designing and providing training and supportive services, including customized employment strategies to help jobseekers with significant disabilities.
  • Build effective community partnerships and collaborations across multiple service delivery systems and the effective blending and braiding of resources.
  • Promote more active engagement with the business sector.

For more information, visit: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/odep/odep20160914.

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Disability Employment Tracker, 9/28/16

Sep 28th, 2016 by

The 2017 Disability Employment Tracker™ opens on October 1, 2016. Sign up today to gain immediate access to the Tracker.

In the race for talent, the Disability Employment Tracker™ gives your company an immediate edge. Using the National Organization on Disability’s proprietary approach, this free and confidential online assessment provides essential analysis you won’t find elsewhere.

Receive a complimentary Scorecard benchmarking where your company ranks in relation to other participants in each of the six key aspects examined:

  • Climate and Culture
  • Talent Sourcing
  • People Practices
  • Workplace & Technology
  • Strategy & Metrics
  • Veterans Employment (optional)

Even more, companies receive information on leading practices and high-level trends and demographic data drawn from all participating companies.

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2016 Presidential Election Voter Forums, 9/27/16

Sep 27th, 2016 by

2016 Presidential Election Voter Forums

EASTERN SHORE FORUM – Salisbury, MD

Wednesday September 28, 2016

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Dove Pointe

1225 Mt. Hermon Road Salisbury, MD 21801

 

FREDERICK COUNTY FORUM – Frederick, MD

Tuesday October 4, 2016

12:00 pm- 2:00 pm

The Arc Frederick County

555 South Market Street

Frederick, MD 21701

 

BALTIMORE CITY FORUM – Baltimore, MD

Thursday October 6, 2016

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

The League for People with Disabilities

1111 E. Cold Spring Lane

Baltimore, MD 21239

 

ASL interpreters will be available. Refreshments will be served. For additional information, visit Disability Rights Maryland for more information.

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National Resource Center for Self-Advocacy, 9/26/16

Sep 26th, 2016 by

The Administration for Community Living announces the launch of the first-ever ACL grant to establish a National Resource Center for Self-Advocacy to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for enhancing their voice on issues important to their well-being and daily life.  Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) will lead the effort in partnership with several organizations as part of a $2 million, five-year cooperative agreement funded by ACL under the Administration on Disabilities as an AIDD Project of National Significance.  Also announced at the event was the release of the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research’s new report on rehabilitation that focuses on six key topics:  1) Across the lifespan; 2) Community and Family; 3) Technology; 4) Research design and methodology; 5) Translational science; and, 6) Building research infrastructure and capacity.

For more information visit: http://www.acl.gov/NewsRoom/NewsInfo/2016/2016_09_15.aspx.

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