Archive for October, 2011
Lives Worth Living Oct 27
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011LIVES WORTH LIVING premieres on the PBS series INDEPENDENT LENS Thursday, October 27 at 10 PM during National Disability Employment Awareness Month. From: Tari Hartman Squire, CEO, EIN SOF Communications, Inc. Rarely in the history of media has a documentary captured the authentic voices of disability leaders as they reframe the debate on the disability […]
2011 ATAP Conference
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011The 2011 ATAP Assistive Technology Conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick on November 30, 2011. Presentations at the conference include Universal Design for Learning, technology integration in the classroom, white board technology, e Readers, iPads, technology for the Hard of Hearing at home and at work, and visual learning software for students with ASD. Registration is […]
Banned Books Week Titles
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011According to the Banned Books Week website, libraries and bookstores around the country drew attention to the problem of censorship the week of Sept. 24 to October 1st. Banned Books Week is a national celebration of the freedom to read. More than 11,000 books have been challenged since 1982. According to the American Library Association, 348 challenges […]
Blind Babies Website
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011WonderBaby parents provide much of the website’s content. They are not just passive observers or consumers of information; many site users comment on articles, answer questions in the Q&A forum, and share hyperlinks to net resources. Some submit original articles. It’s in this sharing that WonderBaby earns much of its authenticity. (excerpted from Perkins School […]