Assistive Tech Resources
Aberdeen Assistive Tech Toolkit and Guides
Apps for Students with Visual Impairments
Colorado State University’s Assistive Technology Quick Start Guide assistive technology instructions in both pdf and Word.
Cal Poly’s Getting Good Grades with Gadgets great resource for both mainstream and assistive gadgets.
Educational Apps for Students--University of New Hampshire nice list of educational apps available to students.
AppleVis a resource for blind and low-vision users of Apple products.
AccessWorld News Technology News for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired.
Easter Seals Crossroads Assistive Technology Services
Palo Alto Patch assistive technology tutorials.
Palo Alto Assistive Technology
Augsburg College Assistive Technology
National Braille Press Bookstore
Mathematics for VI Students
Nemeth VS UEB and Nemeth vs UEB Youtube
Astronomy For VI Students
A Lunar Book for the Visually Impaired: https://sservi.nasa.gov/tactile/
Tactile Charts from Nasa: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/a-feel-for-astronomy.html
Astronomers without Borders: https://astronomerswithoutborders.org/gam2013/programs/1319-people-with-disabilities-astronomy-resources.html
Youtube Video : https://www.ted.com/talks/wanda_diaz_merced_how_a_blind_astronomer_found_a_way_to_hear_the_stars?language=en
TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/SHQFznkM
Tactile Astronomy: https://arturopelayo.com/?p=1320
Books / Guides for Tactile Astronomy: https://blindscience.org/materials-and-equipment#BAstronomy
Technology Funding and Loan
CA Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) - Contact Maria Flores-Jimenez (Maria.Flores-Jimenez@dor.ca.gov), our campus liaison for DOR, to setup an appointment to determine eligibility for assistance.
Ability Tools Ability Tools operates a Device Lending and Demonstration Center (formerly Device Lending Library) program throughout California.
Orion Fund - Awards grants (up to $3,000) to California college students under the age of 30 who have a serious illness or injury affecting their ability to stay in school.
Grover Beach Exploration Station Computers for Youth Program Collects, repairs, and distributes older technology desktop computers to school-age children, families and others in need of a computer with limited means to purchase a new one.
Resources for Staff and Faculty
NCDAE Accessibility Cheat Sheets
Alt tag and title tag optimization
Creating Accessible Microsoft Documents for Teachers
Disability Access Webinars and Videos
Sensus Access SensusAccess is a self-service, alternate media solution for educational institutions. SensusAccess allows students, faculty, staff and alumni to automatically convert documents into a range of alternate media including audio books (MP3 and DAISY), e-books (EPUB, EPUB3 and Mobi) and digital Braille. The service can also be used to convert inaccessible documents such as image-only PDF files, JPG pictures and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations into more accessible and less tricky formats.
Podcasts and Blogs
Web Accessibility Roundup of Podcasts
Forbes list of Disability Podcasts