A Chance to Reach for the Stars

Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing It’s a week-long camp giving visually-impaired students an experience that’s truly “out of this world.” Since it began in 1989, Space Camp for Interested Visually-Impaired Students (SCIVIS) has offered kids with special visual needs the chance to do everything Space Camp® has to offer — from learning how the space […]

She’s a Crucial Part of the Creative Solution

Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing Communications More than 25 years providing and managing assistive technology services. Presentations in 42 states and six foreign countries. Author of 22 publications. Inventor of more than 1,000 different assistive technology solutions for people with disabilities. No wonder Dr. Therese Willkomm, Ph.D., ATP, is called “The MacGyver of Assistive Technology.” […]

INDATA Project to Host Demo Day on Autism

What: A “Demo Day” featuring devices that assist people with autism. When: Thursday, August 5, 2010 Where: Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center, 3701 Bellemeade Ave., in Evansville, Indiana. Why: The “Demo Day” gives individuals who make an appointment the opportunity to experience an abbreviated one-on-one device demonstration, during which they learn how assistive technology can increase independence […]

INDATA Project to Host Demo Day on Autism

What: A “Demo Day” featuring devices that assist people with autism. When: Friday, July 16, 2010 Where: Easter Seals ARC, 4919 Coldwater Road Fort Wayne, Indiana Why: The “Demo Day” gives individuals who make an appointment the opportunity to experience an abbreviated one-on-one device demonstration, during which they learn how assistive technology can increase independence […]

Microsoft Accessibility Training April 23

Easter Seals Crossroads is one of 26 Microsoft Accessibility Resource Centers (MARC) in the United States, and the only one in Indiana.  This center provides quarterly trainings on how to use the accessibility features built into Microsoft.  These features were designed with consideration towards disabilities such as low vision, wrist injury, and hearing loss. The next training […]