UMass Amherst Assistive Technology Center

04/26/2023

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.

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.

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

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.

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]

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...