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A tax credit for persons with disabilities and those who are disabled - a way to save money on taxes! Thanks to the blog post at eSight Community News - http://www.tabinc.org/blog/archives/2008/12/dont_overlook_t.html , I learned about a tax credit for Read More...
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Thanks to the We Are Living in the Future blog post at http://tinyurl.com/4s4f66 , I learned about the New York Times article titled, Software That Opens Worlds to the Disabled . You can read the article at http://tinyurl.com/3elpr5 . Taken from the New Read More...
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Are you looking for a Christmas or holiday gift for someone who is blind or living with a disability? Need some fun gift ideas? Then check this out! Taken from the Accessible World New Wire email: Tek Talk Presents Stocking Stuffers 2008 Part Two Monday, Read More...
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Did you know World First Aid Day was September 13? In light of this, I recently learned that the Red Cross in the United Kingdom has a first aid program for people with disabilities. It's called "inclusive first aid." You can read more on their website Read More...
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Have you seen the Resource Guide - Services, Products and Technology for the Visually Impaired? It's provided by the Washtenaw County Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled . It's a great comprehensive list of resources for those with disabilities. Read More...
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Taken from the website at http://www.ala.org/ala/ascla/asclaprotools/accessibilitytipsheets/ "The ASCLA “Library Accessibility –What You Need to Know” toolkit series of fifteen tipsheets was developed to help librarians in all types of libraries understand Read More...
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Several months ago, I learned about a program called AgrAbility, that helps people with disabilities who work in agriculture. You can see the Kansas AgrAbility website at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/agrability/ The website states, "Kansas AgrAbility is a Read More...
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I received the following information about the upcoming July 26 National Forum on Disability Issues from Kim Dority of Disaboom: The live webcast for the July 26 National Forum on Disability Issues in Columbus Ohio will be hosted by Disaboom, and then Read More...
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Thanks to the eSight Community News Blog at http://www.tabinc.org/blog/ , I learned about a cool contest for young artists living with disabilities, ages 16 - 25. The grand prize is $20,000! How cool is that? You can find the entry instructions at http://tinyurl.com/3pn4dg Read More...
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At the eSight Community News blog (see http://www.tabinc.org/blog/archives/2008/06/assistance_need.html ), I learned there is a survey being conducted about "how individuals with disabilities make decisions before they purchase assistive technology." Read More...
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"The first ever video podcast in American Sign Language is being launched today on the Disability Law Low down website at ASL.DisabilityLawLowdown.com. The Disability Law Lowdown ASL podcasts will bring a new level of service to the Deaf community by Read More...
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EASI is offering a free webinar series about mass production of e-text for students with disabilities. Be sure to sign up if you're interested! Taken from the website at http://easi.cc/forms/e-text2.htm : May 1 and 15 - 2 PM Eastern "CSU Fullerton has Read More...
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Have you heard of the Blind Planet? It's at http://www.blind-planet.com/ The site states its mission as following: "Our mission is to provide the world with a one-stop resource for blindness-related information, podcasts, tutorials, mailing lists, web Read More...
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The Blind News Mailing List brought an article to my attention titled Dogs providing therapy to soldiers . You can read the article text at http://geoffandwen.com/blind/newsarticle.asp?u_id=22112 . The article talks about how therapy dogs are being used Read More...
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Toys R Us has an online toy guide for differently abled kids . Check it out at http://www.toysrus.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=2257808 . You can view the guide online or download PDF's of the guide, with FAQ's and a 10 tips for buying toys. The online Read More...
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