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November is Assistive Technology Awareness Month in Pennsylvania
Read the Governor's Proclamation.
Institute Hosts International Theatre Company
Unique theatre company holds workshop after successful performance at the Philadelphia Live Arts/Fringe Festival.
AT Focus, the Assistive Technology Newsletter, July 2009
Published by Pennsylvania's Assistive Technology Lending Library at the Institute on Disabilities.
Important Communication Aids for Emergency Responders and Shelters
During an emergency, communication is vital.
For that reason, the Institute on Disabilities has developed, and offers for download, a series "communication aids" for use in emergency situations.
Download the communication aids : http://disabilities.temple.edu/aacvocabulary/e4all.shtml
Institute Staff Member Honored by Philadelphia Mayor
George Heake, Accessible Information Technology Coordinator and Emergency Management Coordinator at the Institute on Disabilities received the Philadelphia Mayor's Commission on People with Disabilities Access Achievement Award. Full story
Guam Welcomes Professor Emerita Bryen
In October 2008, Diane N. Bryen, PhD, the Institute's retired Executive Director and current Professor Emerita at Temple, traveled to the Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service at the University of Guam in Mangilao. Full story.
Institute on Disabilities @ Temple University
The Institute's online newsletter - get the latest news and other helpful information.
Publication, "So They're Telling You to Get a Feeding Tube" (PDF 1.16MB)
A personal perspective from Colin Portnuff, the 2006 ACES Free Speech Now award winner.
Executive Director Receives Award
Executive Director Dr. Diane Bryen accepted the 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) during the annual meeting in Washington DC.
Read the story on the AUCD website: www.aucd.org/template/news.cfm?news_id=1846&id=17
Philadelphia Police Department Computer Assisted Dispatch (CAD) Information Form is available for download. (MS Word 38KB)
"This form is to assist the City of Philadelphia in more effectively responding to an emergency situation that a member of your household with a disability may experience...
"If you choose to respond, the information will be submitted into the Philadelphia Police Department's CAD system for use by Philadelphia's 911 dispatchers. The purpose is to ensure that 911 dispatchers and emergency response personnel are aware, in advance, of any information you feel they would need to know about people with disabilities in your household in the event of an emergency."
