Maine CITE

Training is an integral part of the Maine CITE Coordinating Center's mission. Training activities range from face-to-face conference and smaller group presentations to on-line training webinars.

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Training Archives

The following training materials have been recently produced by Maine CITE Coordinating Center and are archived here for use by professional as well as the general public.

Webinars

Getting In the Driver’s Seat: Assisting People with Disabilities to Become Safe Drivers

Presented by Ketra Crosson, OTR/L, Driver Evaluator at Alpha One

Recorded: November 15, 2011, 2 to 3:30 pm

Participants learned about the importance of driving for a person with a disability, the adaptive driving evaluation process, adaptive/assistive technology options, and information on installation and funding.

Here is the link to the "Getting In the Driver’s Seat: Assisting People with Disabilities to Become Safe Drivers" webinar.

Assistive Technology for Transitioning to Post Secondary Education, Life and Work

Presenters: Kathy Adams OTR/L, ATP, Maine CITE Coordinating Center and Deb Dimmick, M.Ed., ATP, ALLTech

This on line webinar recorded on September 20, 2011 examined how students who use assistive technology (AT) can achieve greater independence, improve access to learning, living independently and working productively.

Topics include:

• Federal laws that impact the acquisition of AT used by students
• How students with disabilities can effectively use AT to meet the challenges of transitioning on to post secondary education, independent living or work.
• AT devices that facilitate learning, independence and productivity.
• Maine and national resources for AT services and funding.

Here is the link to the "Assistive Technology for Transitioning to Post Secondary Education, Life and Work" webinar

Meeting the Needs of Family Caregivers in Maine

Presenters: Ann O'Sullivan, OTR/L, LSW from Southern Maine Agency on Aging and Kathy Adams, OTR/L, ATP from Maine CITE.

Recording in June 2011, this two part webinar was offered in partnership with the Southern Maine Agency on Aging and featured information and resources in Maine to support the complex needs of family caregivers who assist seniors living at home.

Topics included:

• assessing caregiver needs
• dealing with the demands of care giving
• environmental adaptations
• Maine community resources

Here is the link to the Meeting the Needs of Family Caregivers in Maine webinar

Accessible Mainstream Technology Webinar (archive)

Presenter: Jim Tobias

Recorded June 2009, this webinar dealt with accessibility features of many mainstream products.

Description: Many mainstream products, although not designed or marketed as AT, have certain accessibility features that can benefit people with disabilities.  These products are often less expensive and more widely available.  This webinar will describe several such products and will go over how to identify the features you’re looking for and locate products that have those features.

The webinar objectives are:

• to familiarize attendees with mainstream accessibility and the range of accessible mainstream products
• to review products in the areas information and communication technology that can be used to enhance education, employment, community living and social participation
• to present sources where these products can be acquired as well as review product costs

we have posted the content from the webinar presented by Jim Tobias in several accessible formats.

Here is the link to the Jim Tobias webinar content

Media: Captioned Video

Introduction to Polycom and Tandberg Video Conferencing Systems

Presenters: Barbara Keefe, Shari Majeski, Stephen Angell,
Recorded in March 2010 as part of the PEPNet Think Tank-2 professional development event on accessible distance learning.

Streamed video with captions, ASL interpreters and slides (56 minutes) - Requires Silverlight plug-in

Accessible Learning Management Systems (LMS) - Moodle

Presenter: John E. Brandt
Recorded in March 2010 as part of the PEPNet Think Tank-2 professional development event on accessible distance learning.

Streamed video with captions, ALS interpreters and slides (42 minutes) - Requires Silverlight plug-in

Introduction to GoToMeeting - Accessibility

Presenters: Barbara Keefe, Stephen Angell, Shari Majeski
Recorded in March 2010 as part of the PEPNet Think Tank-2 professional development event on accessible distance learning.

Streamed video with captions, ALS interpreters and slides (21 minutes) - Requires Silverlight plug-in

Current Distance Learning Solutions: Captioning Educational Materials

Presenter: Kevin Erler, Automatic Sync Technologies (AST)
Recorded: September 2008

Streamed Video of Kevin Erler (with captions and slides) (52 minutes)

Streamed Video of Kevin Erler's presentation by ASL interpreter (with captions and slides) (52 Minutes)

This session explores techniques for captioning educational materials. AST has investigated a number of approaches to captioning and this session will outline the results of those investigations and highlight the pros and cons of each approach.

Current Distance Learning Solutions: Demonstrating "Serotek"

Presenter: Steve Sawczyn, Assistive Technology Services of Maine
Recorded: September 2008

Streamed Video of Steve Sawczyn (with captions and slides) (24 minutes)

Streamed Video of Steve Sawczyn's presentation by ASL interpreter (with captions and slides) (24 minutes)

This session includes a demonstration of technology solutions that give people with visual disabilities access to the internet, chat rooms, email, shopping and more.

Current Distance Learning Solutions: Liberating Speech Through Captioning

Presenters: Jacob Butcher, President, Docsoft, Inc.
Recorded: September 2008

Streamed Video of Jacob Butcher (with captions and slides) (35 minutes)

Video of Jacob Butcher's presentation by ASL interpreter (with captions and slides) (35 minutes)

This session focuses on technology solutions for making recorded lectures or training sessions readily available to students and faculty.

Workplace Accommodations Video

Workplace Accommodations (appx 9:00 min) - [QuickTime Video with captions] Opens in a new window - QuickTime Player/plug-in required

This video discusses issues related to accommodations and assistive technology needs in the workplace. Several persons with disabilities are interviewed. Recorded: 1999, edited and republished for the web 2006

Camp Communicate - 2007

Camp Communicate 2007(appx 8:00 min)- [Windows Media Video - background music and images only] Windows Media Player required

This video is a collage of images taken at Camp Communicate - a summer camping experience for children with communications disorders run by the Pine Tree Society. As there is no dialog in the video, there are no captions. Recorded: August 2007

Archives - Video/Audio

Here are some documents that, while published a number of years ago, still are noteworthy. Please be aware that some of the information in these documents may be dated.