Assistive Technology (AT) awareness, training, and access to support learning via the Assistive Technology Center at UMass Amherst!
https://umass.scalefunder.com/gday/giving-day/70673/department/70730
Join us in supporting this amazing scholarship today from 3-4!
04/03/2023
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Here's a fun thing: There is now a Chrome extension that provides ASL Interpreting for movies on DisneyPlus and Netflix. It's called "SignUp Captions" and it's free. The interpreters are Deaf actors/entertainers. They are constantly expanding their library and you can even request a movie that isn't there yet. There are about 60 movies available so far, including Coco, The Incredibles, Black Panther, Frozen, Up, Zootopia, and more.
Here's a link to their page on the chrome web store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/signup-sign-language-for/gbllbjbhbafgdcolenjhdoabdjjbjoom
Enjoy!
03/02/2023
It's time to apply for part one of Teach Access Virtual Study Away 2023! We're excited to welcome grad and undergrad students to the program to introduce them to basic concepts of accessibility and disability. The program is FREE(!) and more information can be found at: https://teachaccess.org/study-away/ Please share broadly with your students.
Study Away Program Overview – Teach Access Since 2018, the Teach Access Study Away Program has brought together students, faculty, and industry partners to explore the field of accessibility.
02/27/2023
Updates to Kurzweil. Kurzweil released a 20 minute video about the new updates.
February: What Was New in '22 Review of new Kurzweil 3000 new features and updates introduced in 2022.
02/23/2023
Love our willingness to grow!
01/24/2023
POSITIVITY and RELAXATION TRAINING
1-Credit Course SPRING 2023
Develop a self-care routine to help manage stress,
improve your outlook and enhance your quality of life.
Developed at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, the PART program teaches participants a variety of mind body practices and self-care interventions.
9-Session Courses Begin Week of 2/22/23
Course sections available Monday - Friday with varying start times.
Register in SPIRE: UNIV 197P
Sections: 66133 - 66136, 66143 - 66149, 69091 - 69099
Contact: Mike Pease, MS, MPPA, CPT Certified Health Coach
10/14/2022
Event tonight 6pm!
Community, food, film!
Furcolo Hall Auditorium and Cafe.
Link in bio!
09/30/2022
The ATC will be closed Wednesday, October 5, from 8:30 until noon as we update our computers and let Hei Hei take a nap.
08/26/2022
Body doubling for ADHD: Definition, how it works, and more ADHD body doubling involves a person with ADHD working on and completing potentially frustrating tasks alongside a 'body double,' who acts as a support. Learn more.
07/28/2022
You may recognize some ATC faces in this Service Dog Etiquete video.
Service Dog Etiquette Training This video was created to educate people on appropriate ways to interact with people with service dogs. Here is a link to a version with audio description: h...
07/21/2022
We have a wonderful Employee Resource Group for employees with chronic illness, disabilities and allies at UMass. If you want more information message the ATC or email [email protected]
Make It Safe for Employees to Disclose Their Disabilities An Accenture survey found that the vast majority of employees with disabilities don’t feel their workplace culture is fully committed to helping them thrive and succeed. This article offers five steps that organizations can take to make such disabilities feel so safe and included that they will be...