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Feb 222010
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Feb 182010
Attendee at Prentke Romich Exhibit
WHAT: Statewide Assistive Technology Conference hosted by the INDATA Project at Easter Seals Crossroads
WHEN: July 29 and 30, 2010
WHERE: Indiana Convention Center, 100 S Captiol Ave, Indianapolis IN
Who should attend: Professionals in technology, students, parents, k-12 teachers and college professors, case managers, family advocates, Vocational Rehabilitation counselors, physicians, nurses, and others who want to learn about how assistive technology can increase independence among those you work with or yourself.
Over 50 exhibitors of assistive technology products and disability resources will be available to you – last year’s exhibitors included:
AAC: Dynavox Mayer-Johnson, SpecTech, Tobii ATI, Prentke Romich Company, A2C Solutions Group
Jeremy Warriner, Keynote
Blind/Low Vision: Humanware, GW Micro, Eye Can See, BOSMA Enterprises, Lab Computers
Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Relay Indiana/INTRAC, Outreach Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Deaf and Blind: Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults
Environmental Control Units: SAJE Technology
Durable Medical Equipment: Home Health Depot, Sure Hands Lift and Care Systems
Autism or Sensory Processing Disorder: Sensory Critters
Aging: CICOA, Rest Assured, Seniors Guide, Senior Helpers, University of Indianapolis Center for Aging and Community, Indiana Resource Center on Independent Living
Mental Health: Indiana Works/Center for Mental Health, Meridian Services
Learning or Cognitive Disabilities: Families Reaching for Rainbows, Indiana Reading and Information Service
AT for K-12: PATINS Project
Physical Access/Mobility: Ace Mobility
AT for Farmers: Breaking New Ground Outreach Program/AgrAbility
Employment Services: Family Social Services Administration’s Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, Easter Seals Crossroads
Advocacy: The ARC of Indiana
Sports: Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana Sports Program
Research: Regenstrief Center for Assistive Technology
Support and Information Services: Best Buddies Indiana, Indiana Canine Assistant Network, Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs (IN*SOURCE), Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, National Multiple Sclerosis Society – Indiana State Chapter, The Generations Project
In addition to the exhibitors, we had 20 educational sessions on assistive technology and employment, aging, independent living, and education. This year we will have 36 hours or presentations on AT. If you are interested in presenting, exhibiting, or sponsoring the INDATA Conference, please contact Sara Croft, Conference Coordinator, at scroft@eastersealscrossroads.org or 888-466-1314.
Feb 152010
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Jan 272010
Her story is one that begins with a love of art and ends with a return to independence.
Justine Horlander is an Indianapolis native diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa Inversa. It is a disease that she was already familiar with. Her mother, grandmother and eight-year-old son, Nathan, all have some form of Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), an optical disease caused by damage to the retina with symptoms including loss of peripheral vision. But Justine has the inversed form of RP that causes, instead, central vision loss. A 1989 graduate of Herron School of Art with an emphasis in graphic design and illustration, Justine’s artistic abilities were challenged and creativity halted with the onset of RP. Her eye doctor encouraged Justine to work with Easter Seals Crossroads, thus beginning her journey into the world of assistive technology.
Easter Seals Crossroads introduced Justine to her first piece of assistive technology — the CCTV. It uses a video camera to magnify an image, which is then seen on a monitor. Finally in 1994, Justine was able to continue her work in photography with the CCTV. She not only can look at her photos, but also can read mail, recipes and phone lists.
In 2009 when she started working with Belva Smith, Training Coordinator in the Assistive Technology Department at Easter Seals Crossroads, Justine was introduced to ZoomText — software that is used to
magnify what is seen on a computer screen. With ZoomText, Justine can now send e-mails, plan for her family’s vacation to Croatia and organize her thousands of photos.
Before assistive technology, Justine had to put her work on hold whenever someone wasn’t around to help. Now, she can use her CCTV and ZoomText on her computer to help her son with homework, produce her
art and do many other things that people without RP can do.
Justine is extremely grateful for her assistive technology and to Easter Seals Crossroads — this combination gave her back her work, her passion and her life.
This story was first premiered in the INDATA Winter 2009 Newsletter, which you can read as a tagged PDF. Interested in a demonstration of low vision products? Send an email to Carol Girt, device demo pro, at cgirt@eastersealscrossroads.org or call 888-466-1314.
