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USDA's TARGET Discovery Series

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) TARGET Discovery Series offers free informative and engaging online educational programs on a variety of topics including built-in assistive technology and accessibility features in popular operating systems; Section 508 compliant eLearning; supporting the employment of people with disabilities; and creating accessible PDFs. For information about other trainings visit the Discovery Series Archives.

Individualized Education Program (IEP) Checklist iPhone Application for Parents & Teachers

The Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC) has announced the development of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) Checklist iPhone application. The new IEP application helps parents of students with disabilities become better informed about by making IEP information easier to access. This tool is for parents and teachers to consider as they develop an IEP. Watch a captioned video on how the IEP Checklist works. Not every item on the checklist is required by special education regulations. For more information about the IDEA and IEPs visit the Department of Education's IDEA Web site.

FEMA & FCC Adopt Standards for Wireless Carriers to Receive and Deliver Emergency Alerts Via Mobile Devices
The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have announced the adoption of the design specifications for the development of a gateway interface that will enable wireless carriers to provide customers with timely and accurate emergency alerts and warnings via their cell phones and other mobile devices. To ensure that persons with disabilities who subscribe to wireless services receive these emergency alerts, the FCC adopted rules in 2008 that will require participating wireless carriers to transmit messages with both vibration cadence and audio attention signals.
FCC Extends Waivers on TRS & Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing & Speech Disabilities

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced the extension of the waivers of certain telecommunications relay services (TRS) mandatory minimum standards for Video Relay Service (VRS) and Internet Protocol (IP) Relay Service that were to expire on January 1, 2010. The Commission, in various orders, has waived several TRS mandatory minimum standards for VRS and IP Relay either because, as Internet-based services, it is not technologically feasible to meet the requirement or, in the case of VRS, because VRS is a video-based service and the communication is via sign language and not text. This link opens a PDF document and is also accessible as a Word document.

2010 Accessible Technology On-line Seminar Series

This series of webinars, hosted by the DBTAC Great Lakes ADA Center, helps to increase understanding of technology accessibility for people with disabilities. Upcoming webinars include "The Power of Social Networking Sites for People with Disabilities" and "Best Practices in Developing and Disseminating Documents Electronically".

CSUN's Assistive Technology Training Programs

The California State University at Northridge is offering assistive technology (AT) training programs to help participants understand all kinds of AT and their potential areas of application. FastTrax Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Programs (ATACPs) are scheduled as follows: December 2-3, 2009 - Fresno, CA, January 18-19, 2010 - Washington, DC and March 22-23, 2010 - San Diego, CA.

2010 CSUN Conference

The 25th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (2010 CSUN Conference) will take place March 22-27, 2010 in San Diego, CA. This conference will focus on assistive technology and its positive impact on persons with disabilities. The conference's Call for Papers closes on October 16, 2009.

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