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Notice: Please contact our Training Coordinator BJ Bolender by email or by using our web contact form on this site to discuss sessions you may like to have or for more information. Hands-on training in your Resource Room is available for staff that work directly with clients using assistive technology.
May 2013 Training Sessions
Event: Hands-On Training, Staff only
Location: Maricopa/Phoenix 7th Street North One-Stop Center
Date: May 7, Tuesday 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Contact: Graciela Guzman GracielaGUzman.gov 602 861-0208 x1035
Event: You Had Me at Hello Session
Location: Tlaquepaque VR
Date: May 8, Wednesday 8 am to 9 am
Contact: Dick L. Metz RMetz@azdes.gov 602 654-1812 x139
Event: Hands-On Training, Staff only
Location: Maricopa/Phoenix 7th Street North One-Stop Center
Date: May 16, Thursday 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Contact: Graciela Guzman GracielaGUzman.gov 602 861-0208 x1035
Event: Hands-On Training, Staff only
Location: Maricopa/Phoenix 7th Street North One-Stop Center
Date: May 20, Monday 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Contact: Graciela Guzman GracielaGUzman.gov 602 861-0208 x1035
June 2013 Training Sessions
Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013 – 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Event: General Disability Awareness presentation and Hands-on Training
Location: Santa Cruz/Nogales One-Stop Center
Contact: Mauricio Chavez or Belinda St. John e-mail:
phone: (520) 375-7670
Date: Friday, June 14, 2013 – 8:00 – 12:00 p.m.
Event: You Had Me at Hello and Hands-on Training
Location: Santa Cruz/Nogales One-Stop Center
Contact: Mauricio Chavez or Belinda St. John e-mail:
phone: (520) 375-7670
Notice: This is training about AT in the workplace for staff that work with clients who are job-seekers. All staff of One-Stop Centers, VR staff and interested professionals, and community members are invited to attend local sessions as space permits. The contact person will provide more information.
Partners, City Programs, Federal and State government and private entities whose specialty service as it relates to employment, life support and economic self sufficiency.
Event: Hearing Health Fair – free hearing test, Audiologist and Otolaryngologist available and Hard of Hearing Specialist
Date: May 21, Tuesday 10 am to 2 pm
ACDHH
Where: 100 N. 15th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ
Contact: Michele Michaels M.Michaels@acdhh.az.gov http://www.acdhh.org 602 364-0007 V/TTY
Event: Eschenbach's Next Webinar: Stand Magnifiers
Everything you need to know about them!
Date: Thursday, May 23, 3013 at 4:00PM Eastern; 1:00PM Pacific
Description: This webinar will focus on what stand magnifiers are, how they work, how to use them, what types are available, and what tasks they are best suited for.
Contact / Register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/124028384
Arizona Technology Access Program (AzTAP)
Description: Join us at the
15th Annual Assistive Technology Summer Institute
Assistive Technology: Catch the Wave
Date: Monday, July 8, 2013 and Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Where: Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
8000 S Arizona Grand Parkway
Phoenix, Arizona 85044
Details: http://www.aztap.org/
Vision Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Expo / VRATE
Description: VRATE 2013
Date: Friday, December 13, 2013
Location: Phoenix Convention Center
Contact Info: http://www.vrate.org
Details: VRATE is the only exposition in the Southwest dedicated to presenting information related to vision loss and it is free to the public.
This will be the 17th consecutive year that VRATE will be presenting the latest information and technology demonstrations available related to Blindness, Low Vision, and Deaf-Blind issues.
ACBVI: ATAZ Training Program
Target
Audience: Workplace
Description: Designed to orient
staff to disability etiquette and target issues such as basic accommodations
and access to resources in local One-Stop Service Centers. The ATAZ
Trainers at ACBVI work closely with Navigators in scheduling and
coordinating trainings in the Centers. Participants in such trainings
include: VR staff, vocational and job trainers, job coaches, job
developers and local center staff. Trainings encourage participation
and community outreach to the schools, interested Partner agencies
to the One-Stop Centers, and individuals in the community.
Location: Statewide
Contact Info: BJ Bolender
VCD: Valley Center for the Deaf Training Program
Event: AzNM
ADARA/PEPNet Conference & Roundtable
Target Audience: Professionals in the field of deafness
Description: ADARA National Update - NM & AZ State Updates
- Using remote services in the classroom and for trainings and more. More information
will be posted as the event nears.
Location: Phoenix & Albuquerque (via Web Conference)
AzTAP: Arizona Technology Access Program
Target Audience: General Public & AT
Users
Description: Assistive Technology (AT) and how it
is used by persons with disabilities and strategies regarding self
advocacy for AT in the IEP.
Location: 5025 E. Washington, Nina Pulliam Conference
Center, Phoenix
Event: Charting A Course for Consumers:
Empowerment Training for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injuries
Description: Come join us for a twelve-week course designed to empower those with spinal cord injuries, their family members, caregivers, and the professionals who work with them. This course was designed by consumers and family members for those who share their experience.
Location: Classes will be held at the Disability Empowerment Center (DEC), 5025 E Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034
Registration: Please call the Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association (AZSCIA) to RSVP at 602-507-4209 or 888-889-2185.
http://azspinal.org/eventdesc.aspx?id=556
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Free Webinar Schedule at Freedom Scientific:Open to beginning and intermediate level. |
You're Invited to this Webinar!
Communication Access: Serving Customers Who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
Strategies that the American Job Center (AJC) network (formerly known as One-Stop Career Centers) can use to expand communication access
Webinar from Tuesday, October 16, 2012
2:00pm Eastern (1:00pm/Central, 12:00pm/Mountain, 11:00am/Pacific)
Note: You must register with Workforce 3 One to attend
https://www.workforce3one.org/register.aspx
Webinar registration and more information
https://www.workforce3one.org/view/5001223733596817910/info
NOTE: Even though this event has past, there are the following related resources about this event from the info link above:
- Recorded Version
- Presentation Slides
- Transcript Communication
The types of auxiliary aids or services required for effective communication will depend on the length, complexity of the communication, and format. Basic aids or services may be appropriate for brief or simple face-to-face exchanges, while more advanced aids and services may be needed for situations such as meetings, interviews, training, or employment counseling. In many situations, questions often arise: Who chooses the auxiliary aid or service? How do we find "qualified" sign language interpreters? Who must pay for the auxiliary aid or service if the customer is working with multiple agencies?
AT Works Series: Accessible Technology's Impact on the Employment of People with Cognitive and Developmental Disabilities
Webinar from Thursday, August 2, 2012 information:
Accessible Technology's Impact on the Employment of People with Cognitive and Developmental Disabilities. The current state of accessible technology for those with cognitive and developmental disabilities, as well as discussion of the current and future use of these technologies in the workplace.
Archive now available on the ODEP web site at:
http://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/Technology.htm
where the following are now available:
- Listen to the Audio (mp3)
JAN's Annual Webcast Series
Register here for any of the upcoming JAN Webcasts.
JAN Webcasts are available at no cost. JAN provides free, confidential technical assistance about job accommodations and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Gather your employees together in a room for live, in-service training. Educate yourself, management, and other employees on disability etiquette, assistive technologies, management techniques, and the latest on accommodations and the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). All Webcasts begin at 2 pm eastern and are 1 hour. You must register to attend. One registration is equivalent to one login.
How JAN Webcasts Work
Registrations are for a single computer, not a person. Any number of people may participate at that computer through the single Web link provided by the registration. However, one registration allows you one login, which includes the e-mail with which you register and a password given three to five business days prior to the scheduled event. Read more about viewing a JAN Webcast.
JAN Webcast Archive / Rewind
If you missed a JAN Webcast, there are many listed in the JAN Archive / Rewind section from 2011, 2012, and 2013 with about 1 Webcast from each month.
sComm Freedom Through Communication
http://www.scomm.com/
Manufacturer and Direct Seller of the UbiDuo empowers the deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people to communicate with each other more effectively. Check their web site for selected webinars.
Upcoming Free Webinars Presented by Ai Squared
A full list of Webinars Presented by Ai Squared is found in their Training and Consulting section.
Check out our training page for a complete list of all upcoming educational opportunities.
An introduction of using Human Guide to assist a person who is Blind to navigate. Formerly called "sighted guide", this tutorial demonstrates tips for being helpful with those who would like such guidance. NOTE: This Human Guide video is found on the visionaware.org web site and is not part of the atarizona.com web site.
Keyboard Command to Start JAWS Screen Reader Software (file size 13MB, length 56 seconds). Audio file is only of sound of the JAWS screen reader voice as user controls navigation. There is no narration. The title card credits ACBVI and atarizona.com. This video title: Using a Screen reader, JAWS. A computer monitor is shows with JAWS reading a web page. JAWS can have a keyboard shortcut set to open the program. The two captions read: Ctrl + Alt + J starts JAWS, and using shortcut commands to navigate. Link follows, below:
• Video: Keyboard Command to Start JAWS Screen Reader Software
View a video of how JAWS is used to screen read a web page (file size 12MB, length 51 seconds). Audio file is only of sound of the JAWS screen reader voice as user controls navigation. There is no narration. The title card credits ACBVI and atarizona.com. This video title: Using a Screen reader, JAWS reading a web page. A computer monitor is shown with JAWS reading a web page. The three captions read: JAWS reads A T Arizona web page, keyboard shortcuts for navigation, and JAWS reads different parts of web page. Link follows, below:
• Video: Screen Reader Demonstration
View a video of a person using a Dual Use CCTV and Computer Display (file size 13MB, length 56 seconds). There is no audio file. The title card credits ACBVI and atarizona.com. This video title: Using a CCTV Combination CCTV and Computer Monitor. Use of a dual monitor is demonstrated. The three captions read: enlarged text with a CCTV, white text on a black background, and combination CCTV and computer display. Link follows, below:
• Video Dual Use CCTV and Computer Display This video opens in your computer's media player as an MP4.
Using a Refreshable Braille Display with Screen Reader Software (file size 40MB, length 2 minute 50 seconds). Audio file is only of sound of the JAWS screen reader voice as user controls navigation. There is no narration. The title card credits ACBVI and atarizona.com. This video title: Refreshable Braille Display. A man is shown using a Refreshable Braille Display with Screen Reader Software. Link follows, below:
• Video: Using a Refreshable Braille Display with Screen Reader Software
AssistiveWare is a company providing products for:
Access for physical impairments, Access for vision impairments, Language and communication, Speech synthesis, voices and text to speech, and For kiosks and graphic tablet users.
http://www.assistiveware.com/products.php
AssistiveWare provides online podcasts and videos about assistive technology. There are many current podcasts and videos downloadable as video podcasts which are profiles of adults who need speech and language assistance, have physical access issues or are blind and use assistive technology to communicate. The series is called Exploring the Frontiers of Assistive Technology. This is what the web site tells about the series:
"A video podcast showing how people use assistive technology to communicate, express their creativity, play games and make so much more out of life. These videos show that there is no reason why people with physical, vision, speech or language impairments cannot use the same creative and educational software as every other Mac OS X user. There are a few episodes per year, each starring a different person."
Information about upcoming JAN (Job Accommodation Network) Webinars of interest to employment councilors and job seekers: http://askjan.org/webcast/index.htm
To register for a session, please go to: http://prod.askjan.org/webcast/registration.cfm
Three videos presenting use of computers with those who have Learning Disabilities, Mobility Impairments, or Sensory Impairments! These are produced by the University of Washington and work through online streaming of video content in Windows Media Player and Real Player.
Working Together: Computers and People with Learning
Disabilities
- students and workers with learning disabilities demonstrate computer-based tools and strategies.
Working Together: Computers and People with Mobility Impairments
- people with mobility impairments demonstrate computer access technology.
Working Together: Computers and People with Sensory Impairments
- people with visual and hearing impairments demonstrate computer technology for school and work.
Working Together: People with Disabilities and Computer Technology, produced by the University of Washington. This series presents accessible documents and tutorial videos online. Online streaming of the video formats works through Windows Media Player and Real Player.
Use 7-1-1 for free national telephone relay service for people with speech disabilities. Operators are specially trained to provide Speech-to-Speech services for people who have trouble communicating with others on the telephone due to speech impairment such as stuttering, artificial speech AT or other speech disorders.
This movie trailer for Murderball, 2004 winner of many film awards, is shown in training sessions for Ergonomics and Physical Considerations. See the assistive technology and explanation of how adults with amputations and spinal cord injury live their lives to the fullest and compete in international athletic competitions.
City of Surprise: Disability Awareness Series. This series of videotapes is available on the City of Surprise web site for Channel 11, where you may watch each one hour segment online. It is also broadcast on regular television program schedule on a repeating basis. See the city web site for the TV program schedule. The first session is listed on the link below about Deaf and Hard of Hearing disability awareness. The week of October 6 the second session will be online for the topic of Blindness and Vision Impairments. The second session was presented by our ATAZ Staff Training Program on October 1.
(Content under development.)
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