Ability Anyware Digital Quarterly Spring 2016
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Ability Anyware Spring 2016 ©2016 In This Issue: Assistive Technology (AT) Apps A Dedicated Mother A11YNYC Promotes Accessible Video Games for Youth with Disabilities Noteworthy Books & Performances Deaf Expo 2016! Ability Anyware's Shout Out to Disability Friendly Business! Prince's (R.I.P.)Outreach to the Disability Community Cherry Blossom Sunset greeting cards by Sharon, Deaf artist, are available for purchase just in time for Mother's Day, May 8, 2016. Click here to purchase (available in set of 10, printed on recycled paper & wrapped in satin ribbon). In Loving Memory of My Mother
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Ability Anyware’s mission is to disseminate assistive technology (AT) news that facilitates the accessibility,inclusion, safety, high quality health care and housing, employment, self-determination, recreation, creativity, and dignified recognition of persons with disabilities.
Transcript of Ability Anyware Digital Quarterly Spring 2016
Ability Anyware Spring 2016
©2016
In This Issue:
Assistive Technology (AT) Apps
A Dedicated Mother
A11YNYC Promotes Accessible Video Games for Youth with Disabilities
Noteworthy Books & Performances
Deaf Expo 2016!
Ability Anyware's Shout Out to Disability Friendly Business!
Prince's (R.I.P.)Outreach to the Disability Community
Cherry Blossom Sunset greeting cards by Sharon, Deaf artist, are available for purchase just in time for Mother's Day, May 8, 2016. Click here to purchase (available in set of 10, printed on recycled paper & wrapped in satin ribbon).
In Loving Memory of My Mother
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From the Editor
Ability Anyware Workshops
Editor's Pick of AT Apps
A11Y NYC Promotes Video Games
& Apps for Children with Disabilities
AT World: Putting AT on the Map
AT & Daily Living
Global Impact: A Dedicated Mother
Prince's Outreach to the Deaf
Community
Deaf Expo July 5-8, 2016!
Disability Friendly Business
Noteworthy Books & Performances
Ability Anyware Events
Artists, submit your art to [email protected] (jpeg or png file) for
consideration to be featured in one of our publications!
By Sharon, Deaf Artist
Sharon is a Deaf artist. She paints in watercolor and oil, sketches in colored pencils and charcoal, and dabbles in
electronic art.
Cover Art
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Ability Anyware:Mission POSSIBLE
October 17, 2016
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Please participate in the Ability Anyware Assistive Technology (AT) Survey! You can complete it
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"Cherry Blossom Sunset"
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Speaking Calc (for Windows mobile devices): Basic talking calculator that reads out your calculations, includ- ing the results. By default, keys pressed are highlight- ed in large font for better accessibility.
Hands Free - pay hands free with Google (avail-able on iTunes): Hands Free is a new, convenient way to pay in stores without ever reaching for your phone or wallet. •No digging around forcash, credit cards, or loosechange•Just say “I’ll pay withGoogle” at checkout•Your identity isconfirmed and the chargeis processed securely•Purchase details are sentright to your phone
At Ability Anyware, we work diligently to find and distribute assistive technology (AT) news. This includes technology and personal products, as well as disability-related services and training for persons with disabilities across gender, ethnicity, cultural background, and age. We consider disability diversity (hearing, visual, cognitive, ambulatory, self-care, independent living). Not all information shared by Ability Anyware reflects the opinion of individuals involved with or featured in our publication.
Tanya Maxwell Editor-in-Chief
Ability Anyware’s Free Workshops:
1. My Safety Matters: Technology for Safety
2. Accessibility in Windows & Microsoft Office
3. Accessibility in iOS (Mac) & Pages4. Accessibility in Adobe5. Accessibility on YouTube
To register for workshops, contact us at [email protected]
Editor’s Pick: AT Apps
More than 37 million individualswith disabilities are reported
living in the U.S. (2012 estimate by DisabilityStatistics.org).
We offer advertising opportunities for startups, nonprofit organizations, and exceptional individuals to be featured in our publication.
For more information, contact us [email protected]
From the Editor
Intellicam (for Windows Phone): Most innovative app of its kind, allowing you to take control of your phone's camera with only your voice, and using face recognition technology to focus on the people in your photo. So, no more blurry photos!
Model Me Going Places (for iPad): Great visual teaching tool for helping your child learn to navigate challenging locations in the community. Each location contains a photo slide show of children modeling appropriate behavior. Locations include: Hairdresser, Mall, Doctor, Playground, Grocery Store, Restaurant
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What is Assistive Technology (AT)?
AT is any form of technology (high or low) that aids individuals with disabilities in mobility, daily tasks, personal care and safety, communication, job duties, medical treatment, exercise, recreational activities, and creative expression. With possibilities afforded via AT, developers continue to create apps and devices with the disability community in mind.
Accessibility in the Google Universe
Google is the most widely used search engine. With Google, users can retrieve the information they seek quickly and easily. Google is well aware that individuals with disabilities need access to information too. They make information and technology accessible to individuals with disabilities through Google Accessibility features.
allynyc Hosts Meeting on Accessible Gaming
for Youth
a11ynyc, an AT focused Meetup in New York City, held a meeting Accessible Gaming for Teens and Young Adults with Disabilities on April 5, 2016 at Thoughtbot in New York City. Pleasecontact Allynyc for more details and/or transcript or video of the meeting.
The Assistive Technology (AT) Act of 2004 established a total of 56 AT centers across the nation under the RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America) Catalyst Project. The centers, funded via a Rehabilitation Services Administration and U.S. Department of Education grant, provide employment services, such as job traning. To find out more about these centers, please visit RESNA Project website: http:www.resnaprojects. org/allcontacts/statewidecontacts.html
Ability Anyware would like your input on which AT you use. We are also interested in stories about barriers encountered in your life (tasks, equip- ment, surroundings).
Ability Anyware Assistive Technology Survey will gather important data like this to share with developers in updating, creating, and releasing AT.
You can complete the survey here: Ability Anyware Assistive Technology SurveyIf you need assistance with completing the survey or require audio & alternative formats of the survey, please contact usat ability.anyware@ gmail.com.
Your Input = Output
YOUR BUSINESS
AD HERE
Physically Challenged Action Foundation (PCAF) in Ghana, as featured in The World's Worst Place to be Disabled?, needs your support! They provide a nurturing home to youth with disabilities, who were ostracized in their villages. PCAF teaches these youth skills necessary to lead independent, productive lives. Please click here to support: http://www.pcaf.com.gh
AT World: Putting AT on the Map
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AT & Daily Living
Digital Literacy
What is digital literacy? How can one get it? When do we need it? Digital literacy is the ability to understand/use digital devices and interpret digital content.
Digital literacy is required on a daily basis for tasks such as communication, work related activities, school assignments, shopping, travel, recreation. Digital literacy can fill a communication gap for individuals with difficulty speaking or articulating words.
Austim Expressed provides specialized training/lessons to help adolescents to develop their digital literacy/life skills. They have different modules for understanding the Internet, safety, daily activities, education, and professional development.
UCLA, a Pathway of Study for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
UCLA Extension offers a variety of courses for adults with diverse interests. This includes Pathway, a specialized curriculum for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. "Pathway at UCLA Extension is a two-year certificate program for students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, offering a blend of educational, social, and vocational experiences, taught and supervised by experienced
Nationwide reports of missing perons with disabilities calls for greater safety training. Programs like Project GET SAFE in hospitals, schools, day treament programs, and residential facilities helps reduce safety risks and protect the vulnerable segment of our population. This includes individuals with disabilities, children, and seniors. Please visit Project GET SAFE Training & Resources Center for access to web-based safety lessons.
Common shortage of manpower in hospitals, residential facilities, and day treatment programs can lead to insufficient monitoring during moments that are critical to personal safety. Furthermore, individuals with disabilities have challenges reporting abuse, neglect, or danger. Assistive technology is a safeguard and can be ubiquitous when humans are not.
instructors sensitive to the individual needs of our students.
On campus, Pathway students attend classes and participate with UCLA students in the many social, recreational, and cultural activities of a major university."
For more information or request a tour, please contact UCLA Pathway at (310) 794-1235 or [email protected] .
Global Impact
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Prince's Global Impact and Outreach to the Deaf Community
Prince contributed the gift of his soulful and captivating music to the hearing community, but also made it a point to share his music with the Deaf. The artist gave 2,500 Deaf individuals a free, surprise concert at Gallaudet University with American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation of his songs.
Prince also disclosed his childhood bout with epilepsy in one of his rare interviews. He described teasing that ensued and his determination to overcome the condition. A humanitarian/philanthropist, he donated to various charities, particularly those that assist- ed individuals residing in resource deprived communities, and persons with disabilities. Look to the Stars notes the artist's significant monetary gifts (millions of dollars) to charit- ies including (but not limited to) City of Hope, Elton John's Aids Foundation, Elevate Hope Foundation. He also funded #YesWeCode.
Prince had an undeniably positive impact on the world. May he rest in peace knowing that he touched the lives of millions with hisprofound talent and generosity.
Mothers with a Global Impact:Vanessa Fontaine, Avonte's Mother
Vanessa Fontaine is the deeply caring, hard-working mother of Avonte Oquendo, a teen with Autism who brought international attention to the serious need for improved safety measures and tracking technology for children with autism and other disabilities. Her son went missing after being unsupervised and running out the front door of his school. There was evidently negligence and/or lack of school staff monitoring students with special needs, despite installation and use of video surveillance systems at the facility.
Avonte's case was tragic and heart-breaking. Ms. Fontaine searched wholeheartedly to find her son and raise the level of safety precautions for youth with cognitive and speech disabilities nationally.
Thanks to Vanessa Fontaine's unwavering sense of commitment to protect her son and other vulnerable children, Avonte's Law was authored in 2015. The legislation assists families with securing affordable technology to track the location of their children with disabilities when they are not at home or in the event that they wander.
BEST DAYFOUNDATION
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Best Day Foundation is a volunteer organization that helps children with special needs build confidence and self-esteem through safe, fun, adventure activities like surfing, bodyboarding, kayaking, snow sports, and more. Please join us in creating special days for children with Autism, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, blindness, cancer, spinal cord injuries, and other physical and developmental challenges. Learn more about Best Day Foundation at www.bestdayfoundation.org.
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Noteworthy Books & Performances
Books
In a Different Key: The Story of Autism by
Caren Zucker and John Donvan
Live Theatre
Spring Awakening on Broadway! by Deaf
West Theatre
Film
Rain Man Directed by Barry Levinson
The Theory of Everything Directed by
James Marsh
Music Videos
Tightrope by Janelle Monae
Stephen Torrence's ASL interpretation of
Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus
Upcoming Ability Anyware Events
WHAT'S YOUR ABILITY?
RECRUITING DISABILITY ADVOCACY
DELEGATES FOR MISSION POSSIBLE
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Ability Anyware Seeks Disability Advocacy Delegates for Virtual Conference
What's your ability? Ability Anyware is seeking delegates with disabilities to participate in our Mission Possible Conference on October 17, 2016. The conference will be launched online to make it more accessible for individuals with physical disabilities. The last day to apply is August 1, 2016.
Please contact [email protected] to apply or get more information about this event. More details about the virtual conference will also be posted on our Twitter page @abilityanyware.
A special education teacher partnered with an experienced brewer to train and hire
unemployed adults with developmental disabilities to
brew beer.
BEER = CAREERS
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