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Roger Holt

Hack a Day modder builds a custom controller for disabled gamers - 0 views

  • Sure, when tinkerer Caleb Kraft found out that pressure switches marketed at the disabled were massively overpriced, he got mad like anybody else. But then he decided to get even the best way he knew how: by building his own, and posting the plans for all to follow on Hack a Day for free. The project came about via a kid with muscular dystrophy named Thomas, who enjoyed Minecraft but may eventually lose the ability to hold a controller or use a mouse and keyboard. Caleb's idea was to build low-pressure switches using a 3D printer and simply map them to the Minecraft keyboard and mouse commands using a $20 Teensy board. He posted his plans online, but since he feels they could be improved on, also created a site called the Controller Project (see the More Coverage link). From there, those in need of a custom device can make a request, other modders can post their own plans and builders can use them to make controllers for donation. Since more is always merrier for such things, if you have those skills or know someone who needs them, hit the source for more info.
Terry Booth

Hand Controls for Agricultural Users - Webinar - Feb. 22, 2010 - 1 views

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    A frequent equipment adaptation provided to assist agricultural workers with lower-limb disabilities is the modification of foot operated controls to be controllable by hand. Given the wide range of user needs and equipment types, there are many different designs for such modifications. While a valuable tool, hand controls also have potential health risks, not only for the primary user, potentially increasing the extent of their impairment, but also for causing injuries to secondary users of modified equipment.
Sierra Boehm

Basic Electronic Aids to Daily Living - increasing independence, developing skills and ... - 0 views

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    Click here to register for this webinar (Registration ends on 7/12/2013)

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    Electronic Aids to Daily Living provide alternative control of devices within the environment. Basic EADLs can be used with children to develop cognitive skills, provide independent play, socialization and participation and prepare kids for future, more sophisticated assistive technology use. This webinar will present product options, modes of control and application ideas. When:
    Monday, July 15, 2013
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Mountain Cost:
    $28 for RESNA Members, $40 for Non-Members (0.1 RESNA CEUs)
Roger Holt

MT OPI: Legislative Audit Report on the Security of Montana's Student Information System - 0 views

  • The Montana Legislative Audit Division has completed its information systems audit of OPI’s statewide student information system, AIM – Achievement in Montana.  The purpose of the audit was to 1) Verify controls are in place to ensure the availability of real time data in AIM;  2) Ensure controls are in place to prevent unauthorized access to student data in AIM;  3) Verify processing controls are in place to ensure AIM data completeness; and 4) Ensure AIM is generating accurate reports.  Click here to review the audit report Achievement in Montana: Security of Student Information for the Office of Public Instruction.
Roger Holt

E-speaking - voice computer control and dictation - 0 views

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    E-Speaking is a free or shareware program ($15) that enables a user to command and control the computer, dictate emails and letters, and have the program read documents back. For individuals with motor impairments that make it difficult or impossible to use a mouse and keyboard, this might be a viable and affordable alternative.
Meliah Bell

Free Online Autism Training for Parents from the Montana Office of Public Instruction - 0 views

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    Click here to register for Autism Training Solutions What:
    The Montana Autism Education Project is providing a limited number of FREE parent subscriptions for the Autism Training Solutions online autism training program. The subscriptions will begin in mid-December and will last for three months. For each individual subscription, the parent watches short online videos and then answers quizzes. Parents will have 24/7 access to 13 hours of online video lessons teaching: Antecedent Interventions
          Consequence Interventions       Teaching New Behavior       Principles of Behavior: Behavior Reduction       Principles of Behavior: Reinforcement       Introduction to Austim Spectrum Disorders       Teaching to Request/Mand       Instructional Control  
    Participants will also be asked to complete a training survey at the conclusion
Meliah Bell

Help! Our Students All Have iPads: Now What? - Webinar - Dec. 13, 2012 - 0 views

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    Click here to register for this webinar What:
    Have you done a school or district iPad implementation? Now that all the logistics are somewhat under control, are your teachers struggling with how to effectively utilize iPads in the classroom? Join this webinar to learn how to set your teachers up for success by providing them resources on:
    - 21st Century Student Assessment using Filmmaking
    - 21st Century Student Assessment using Animation
    - 21st Century Student Assessment using Podcasting workshop
    - Authentic Assessment using iPads When:
    Thursday, December 13, 2012
    12:00pm Mountain Standard Time Contact:
    Click here to submit any questions or concerns
Meliah Bell

Medical Home Update - WEBINARS - Multiple Dates - 0 views

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    Webinar: From Research to Real Life-Increasing Visibility and Use of Family-to-Family Centers December 3, 2012-1pm (Mountain)
    Call-in: 866/214-9397, Pin: 5058724774
    Webinar Link: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/familyvoices/join?id=24R5TP&role=attend
    The Family Voices National Center for Family and Professional Partnerships is hosting this webinar presented by Suzanne M. Bronheim, PhD of Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development. Suzanne will share findings from a 2010 research partnership with three Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) to better understand how Hispanic/Latino families' and African American families' utilization of F2F HICs might be increased. This research project is based on a social marketing theory that suggests that people try new things if that "innovation" fits with their values and experience, seems to have an advantage over other approaches, is easy to use, can be tried and dropped if they don't like it and if others they know and trust are also aware of it and have used it. The project has used this framework to study how Hispanic/Latino and African American families prefer to receive information and how they view the F2F HICs as a resource. In addition, this project has studied similar issues for the social networks of families to learn how they view and access F2F HICs. Suzanne will be joined by staff of the F2F HICs that partnered in this project to share lessons learned and suggestions of how other F2F HICs can use this framework.  
Roger Holt

Education Week: Crush of Education Laws Await Renewal in Congress - 0 views

  • The new, still-divided Congress that took office this month faces a lengthy list of education policy legislation that is either overdue for renewal or will be soon, in a political landscape that remains consumed with fiscal issues. But it's tough to say whether there will be much action on all that outdated legislation—including the No Child Left Behind Act, which has awaited reauthorization since 2007. The cast of characters in Washington is virtually unchanged since before the 2012 elections—which left President Barack Obama in the White House, Democrats in control of the Senate, and Republicans in control of the House of Representatives.
Sierra Boehm

Accessible Technology: iAccessibility - Webinar - Jan. 24, 2013 - 0 views

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    Click here to register for this webinar What: Learn how you can implement accessibility features specific to iOS in your web and native apps. Discover the accessibility features of the Mobile Safari web browser and how to improve navigation of your site for VoiceOver users. The latest iOS devices made by Apple come with no-cost, built-in accessibility features such as the VoiceOver screen reader; system wide Zoom; White on Black reverse contrast; Large Text in Mail, Notes, Contacts, and Messages; custom vibration patterns for incoming calls; LED flash alerts; Voice Control; FaceTime video calls; and Assistive Touch for physical disabilities. When: Thursday, January 24th, 2013  12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Mountain Cost: Free. A certificate of attendance is available upon request once actual attendance/participation is documented.
Sierra Boehm

Utilizing Eye-Gaze Systems - Bozeman - May 15, 2013 - 0 views

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    To register you must RSVP by May 1, 2013. Contact Julie Doerner at (406) 243-5751
    or email montech@ruralinstitute.umt.edu

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    Eye-Gaze systems allow users to control a computer solely using their eyes - providing access to the internet, emails, and voice generation programs without the use of the upper extremities. In this all day educational conference attendees will learn to utilize eye-gaze systems. Please bring a laptop or a Tobii ATI ACC device. Lunch is not included.

    When:
    Wednesday, May 15, 2013
    9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain

    Where:
    LaQuinta Inn
    620 Nikles Dr.
    Bozeman, MT 59715

    Cost:
    Free of charge, free parking
Sierra Boehm

Birth Defects Info for Parents & Providers Twitter Chat - Twitter Event - Jan. 23, 2013 - 0 views

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    Click here to join the chat if you are already on Twitter Click here to create a free Twitter account What: National Family Voices (@FamilyVoices) will partner with @DrBoyleCDC and @DrPeacockCDC of CDC (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the American Academy of Pediatrics (@AmerAcadPeds), and additional partners including state departments of health for a Twitter chat about birth defects. During the chat you will learn about birth defects statistics, how families of children with birth defects can support their children in collaboration with their health care providers (with an emphasis on family-centered care and medical home), and prevention of birth defects. When: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 12:00 pm Mountain Where: Tweets about "#1in33chat"
Meliah Bell

Wired Wednesdays!!! - Billings, MT - Many Dates - 0 views

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    Creating A Google Website
    October 24th, 2012
    5:30pm-8:00pm
    MSUB College of Education Building, Room 122 In this series of classes Ronda McManus will explore how to create and maintain a workable website using Google Tools. Websites can be created for a personal digital portfolio, a classroom, or a business. Participants will learn how to use many Google tools such as calendar, documents, presentation, and forms and how to incorporate them into a workable website. Ronda will cover each Google tool and give participants an opportunity to develop content that will be utilized to develop a website at the end of the series. Click here to register for Google Docs
    Google Docs
    November 7, 2012
    5:30pm-8:00pm
    MSUB College of Education Building, Room 122 Google Docs is a suite of products that lets you create different kinds of online documents, work on them in real time with other people, and store your documents and your other files -- all online, and all for free. Learn how to create various documents, presentations, drawings, spreadsheets, and forms. In addition, learn how to use Google Docs professionally in teaching and in collaboration with colleagues, from making Digital Kits to using forms to survey parent and student interests.   Click here to register for Assistive Technology
    Assistive Technology
    December 5, 2012   5:30pm-8:00pm
    MSUB College of Education Building, Room 122  Participants will have an opportunity to learn and use a variety of
Terry Booth

Learn the Signs. Act Early. The Importance of Developmental Screening - Webinar - April... - 0 views

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    Click here to register for this webinar

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    This broadcast will incorporate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Learn the Signs. Act Early. (LTSAE) messages as well as NYS specific resources to increase awareness about LTSAE and importance of understanding developmental milestones and making appropriate and timely referrals when there is a concern. The broadcast will also highlight resources in New York State. Parents and professionals tend to frame healthy development of children in terms of height, weight, and language acquisition. Despite the fact that the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended universal screening for development and for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) since 2006, the majority of children are not being screened by standardized screening tools. In addition to screening, when a concern is raised, parents and professionals are not aware of the importance of early intervention or the availability of resources. The broadcast will highlight information about ASD and general developmental screening, including many free resources available for parents to better understand their child's development through the age of five years old, as well as materials to help parents talk with their child's health care provider about any concerns. For professionals, the broadcast will highlight the importance of routine developmental screening and resources for them and parents with whom they work. Learning Objectives
    After viewing this program viewers will be able to: List important developmental milestones in early childhood (before the age of three). Explain the importance of using standardized developmental screening tests at routine well-child visits at 9, 18, and 24 months of age.</l
Roger Holt

InBrief: Executive Function: Skills for Life and Learning - 0 views

  • Being able to focus, hold, and work with information in mind, filter distractions, and switch gears is like having an air traffic control system at a busy airport to manage the arrivals and departures of dozens of planes on multiple runways. In the brain, this air traffic control mechanism is called executive functioning, a group of skills that helps us to focus on multiple streams of information at the same time, and revise plans as necessary.
Terry Booth

Options for Computer Access for People with Physical Impairments - Webinar - Sept. 6, 2012 - 0 views

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    Click here to register for this webinar What:
    Computer access is necessary for many aspects of our lives including education, vocation, recreation and socialization.  Computer access essentially involves a method to navigate (typically a mouse,) a method for data entry (typically a keyboard,) and a method for sensory input (typically a monitor).  The person's posture, active movement, positioning, strength, range of motion, dexterity, ability to control movement and fatigue level all impact the user's ability to access a computer.  Several options of alternative computer access will be discussed with rationale and possible client situations explained. When:
    Thursday, September 6, 2012 
    1:30 - 2:30pm Mountain
Terry Booth

WebEase for Health Care and Social Services Providers - Webinar - Sept. 18, 2012 - 0 views

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    To register for this free event, RSVP with Yvan Bamps What:
    WebEase (Web Epilepsy, Awareness, Support and Education) is the first interactive, on-line self-management program for people with epilepsy shown to be effective in improving self-management skills. WebEase was developed by a team of researchers from Emory University with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and is now available to the general public through the Epilepsy Foundation at www.webease.org. The purpose of this presentation is to provide interested epilepsy health care and social services providers with a brief overview of WebEase. In addition to exploring the benefits of WebEase for people living with epilepsy, the Webinar will review the structure and components of the program, its theoretical principles and its evidence base. WebEase for Health care and Social Services Providers is part of the MEW Network Webinar Series on Epilepsy Self-Management. For more information about this series, please go to www.sph.emory.edu/ManagingEpilepsyWell/WEBINARS. When:
    Tuesday, September 18, 2012
    10:00-10:45am Mountain
Terry Booth

Introduction to Person-Centered Planning - Webinar - Aug. 15, 2012 - 0 views

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    Click here to register for this webinar What:
    Have you ever been frustrated with disability services planning for yourself, a loved one, or a friend? Did it seem like the process was focused more on the goals and needs of the planners than the person who was disabled? Person-Centered Planning is a new approach developed to help disabled persons accomplish their own goals and dreams, to give them more control over services and the direction of their lives. This webinar will introduce you to Person-Centered Planning, how it works, what you can do to help implement it for yourself or a loved one, as well as resources available to help you succeed. This one-hour webinar includes a 15-minute question-and-answer period after the presentation. When:
    Wednesday, August 15, 2012
    11:00am - 12:00pm Mountain
Roger Holt

OS X Mavericks video tip: Using Automator and Speakable Items to control your Mac by vo... - 0 views

  • In this example video, I show how to use Automator and Speakable Items to launch three apps simply by saying "Good morning" to my iMac. Sure, it's not exactly a super-useful example, but can you imagine how powerful this can be to someone who doesn't have good motor skills or has other accessibility issues? Use your imagination and Automator to see how you can use the power of your voice to control your Mac.
Sierra Boehm

Amazing New iPAD Accessories and Adaptations to Support Individuals with Disabilities -... - 0 views

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    Register for this webinar What:
    The iPad was released over three years ago and has had a profound influence on the lives of persons with disabilities. This webinar will discuss and demonstrate over 50 new iPAD accessories and adaptations for individuals who experience vision, hearing, communication and physical disabilities. Explore new switch interfaces options; wireless accessories versus Bluetooth accessories; creative adaptations for wearing and transporting the iPAD for individuals who experience physical disabilities. Learn about how to use the iPAD as a remote control solution for toys, lighting, and appliances. See what is new in accessories for remote monitoring of individuals as well as improving health and well being.

    When:
    Thursday, November 7, 2013
    1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Mountain

    Cost:
    $49.00 - Live Broadcast
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