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Category Archives: Assistive Technology
FCC Kicks Off Speaker Series Featuring Innovation in Accessible Technology-July 16
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) kicks off its new “Accessibility & Innovation Initiative Speaker Series” tomorrow, July 16, 2013 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. in Washington, DC. This series will examine innovation in accessible communications technologies that will benefit … Continue reading
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Safety Net by LoJack
Earlier this month at the AT Expo and conference sponsored by Easter Seals I met Ralph Poland who was exhibiting a device called SafetyNet by LoJack. It is a tracking device worn by a person who has a cognitive limitation … Continue reading
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Mobile Devices for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
by Jonathan O’Dell, Assistive Technology Manager and Training Specialist at the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Before mobile devices and associated mobile information streams came along, there was the telephone. And while the telephone, especially the … Continue reading
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Security Screening and Traveling with Assistive Technology
Security Screening and Traveling with Assistive Technology Webinar on April 25 The RESNA Catalyst Project is honored to sponsor this free webinar presented by Jeremy Buzzell, formerly the Program Specialist responsible for AT Act Programs at Rehabilitation Services Administration, U.S. … Continue reading
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Nao, the Humanoid Robot Comes to a School Near You
If you attended the AT and Universal Design Expo and Conference in 2011 at the Hynes Convention Center you must have seen the Nao humanoid robot. He danced and sang for Governor Patrick. Well Nao is currently being tested in … Continue reading
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Call In to Support H.R. 942 – a Bill to Establish a Seperate Benefit Category for Complex Rehab Technology under Medicare – April 10, 2013
Do you want to make a difference? Join with thousands of other concerned citizens to help ensure access for people with disabilities to the Complex Rehab Technology they require. Mark the date – call your Members of Congress on … Continue reading
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The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program and Services
Published by Debra Lobsitz on February 6, 2013 in Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Featured Agency The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is the principal agency in the Commonwealth for enabling Deaf, late-deafened, DeafBlind and hard … Continue reading
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Charge It!
If you are a power wheelchair or scooter user and are fortunate enough to have a back up chair make sure you regularly charge the batteries in the back-up chair. Almost nothing is worse than needing the back-up wheelchair and … Continue reading
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A Personal Journey to Cochlear Implantation
A Personal Journey To Cochlear Implantation My name is Jonathan O’Dell, and I’m the Assistive Technology and Training Specialist at the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. I became ill with meningitis when I was pretty young, … Continue reading
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