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2011 PATINS TECH EXPO April 13 (No Cost & PGP’s) REGISTER NOW ONLINE: click here SHIFT: It seems like I’ve been meeting quite a lot lately with school district teams interested in creating plans for systemic change within, so when I came across this SHIFT model from Don Johnston a couple weeks ago at ATIA, [...]

NEW FREE Equipment! …to borrow! The  PATINS Lending Libraries have some brand new equipment you might want to know about: Dynavox Xpress AAC Device Next Generation Perkins Braille Icon Mobile Manager Go Talk Express 32 AAC Device In addition to the above, there are MANY other new devices available to borrow from the PATINS Lending [...]

ICE 2010 Conference: Having had the opportunity to attend the ICE Conference this year, I have several free apps worth sharing.  Check some of these out, by: 1.  Go to the iTunes Store and click on Power Search on the left side under Quick Links: 2.  Then, select APPS from the drop-down on the left: [...]

Learning Connections! Don’t forget to join the Learning Connections Communities: “Accessible Instructional Materials,” “ICAM,” and “AT & UDL.” https://learningconnection.doe.in.gov Tell PATINS What You Need: If you haven’t done so already, please consider taking 2-3 minutes to fill out this survey for PATINS.  We’re trying to prepare trainings that will benefit you most during this school [...]

~ONLINE TEACHING & LEARNING~ (Download a larger version of the PATINS ISLAND map above by clicking on it) As you know, you may request a training, workshop, or presentation from PATINS Staff at any time.  However, as a state, we are moving rapidly away from face-to-face trainings and beginning to utilize more online tools. PATINS [...]

Free Audio Books! www.techsupportalert.com/free-books-audio?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmosbest+%28Gizmo%27s+Best-ever+Freeware%29 I’ve had some questions recently about using the popular touch-screen types of devices as a blind or visually impaired user and I’ve come across some videos on the subject.  Check these out: Using Nokia Touch Screen Phone: Using iPhone 4G with Braille Display: the video quality here is lacking a bit, [...]

Hopefully, you made it to the PATINS Tech Expo last Tuesday.  Either way, keep your eyes, ears and QR Code Readers ready for information on next year’s events! Here’s a few photos from the Tech Expo: PATINS Tech Expo Last Tuesday; A few photos:  http://video214.co/play/zLNXG0LE00LojLNfCoHmrQ/s/dark Accessibility Changes Lives: I’m pretty sure I’ve blogged about this [...]