The NEW ConnSENSE Bulletin ( www.connsensebulletin.com ) is dedicated to becoming your essential resource for the latest assistive technology news and information.

• Advance your assistive technology knowledge & training.
• Enhance your curriculum and support your students & clients.
• Learn about, compare and find AT products.
• See AT product reviews.
• Find AT support services.
• Hear from the experts & see devices being used.
• Find local, national & international events and resources.

ConnSENSE is an acronym for Connecticut Special Education Network for Software Evaluation and was originally established by Chauncy Rucker, Ph.D., in 1984 as a printed newsletter dedicated to reviewing and evaluating software for students with disabilities. The Bulletin was established as a dedicated website in 1999. Through the years the ConnSENSE website has expanded its focus to include all types of assistive technology and has become an essential resource for professionals, individuals and families.

The new ConnSENSE Bulletin has undergone an extensive design update and is now a collaborative partnership brought to you by the University of Connecticut, Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, The Connecticut Tech Act Project and the New England Assistive Technology (NEAT) Center at Oak Hill. The NEW website is dedicated to bringing you practical resources on assistive technology that will assist professionals, individuals with disabilities and their families in learning about and accessing the assistive technology they need.

For more information or to subscribe to the Bulletin email Lee Learson, Editor at ll_creativepathways26@msn.com or go to http://www.connsensebulletin.com/contact-us/ .

Latest News –

Oak Hill is a recognized provider with the State of CT Birth to Three System, enrollment began September 1, 2007.  To learn more, call Aggie Pont, program director at (860) 286-3161; or email: ponta@ciboakhill.org

NEAT Center is a program of Oak Hill, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation

A Recognized AT Demonstration Site for New and Used AT Devices

The NEAT Center at Oak Hill is a recongized AT Demonstration Site in Connecticut by the CT Tech Act Project Program http://www.CTtechact.com

What is the CT Tech Act Project Program (CTTAP)?  It provides information and services to find new and used Assistive Technology devices for sale or for free; locate AT Demonstration sites in Connecticut; get updates and find links to other AT resources.  For more information call (860) 424-4881; (860) 424-4839, TTY; Toll free in CT (800) 537-2549

Summer Program for Youth with Low Vision or Blindness

LEEP (Low Vision/blind Education Employment Program) for students age 15-21 years of age who have low vision or blindness. The program is free to students, but space is limited. 

Dates:  July 18th through July 24th, 2010

Location:  University of Hartford

For more information or an application, please contact Karin Agritelly, Coordinator, Oak Hill Centers at (860) 286-3105; email: agritellyk@ciboakhill.org or Steve Famiglietti, Manager, Vocational Program for adults with visual impairments and blindness at (860) 286-3100; email: famigliettis@ciboakhill.org

CAP Evaluations and Recommendations

Certified Aging in Place Specialists (CAP) - highly trained staff provide CAP evaluations and recommendations which enable people who are elderly to improve everyday skills, build independence and provide them with the opportunity to safely remain in their homes.

For information, please call Jennifer Baker, Certified Aging in Place Specialist at (860) 286-3102; email: bakerj@ciboakhill.org or Karin Agritelly, Certified Aging in Place Specialist at (860) 286-3105; email: agritellyk@ciboakhill.org

The Only Microsoft Accessibility Resource Center in Connecticut

The NEAT Center at Oak Hill is the only Microsoft Accessibility Resource Center (MARC) in Connecticut,offering free instructional materials and classes to the public to learn about the accessibility options already built into personal computers.

To learn more, please call (860) 243-2869; Toll free in CT (866) 526-4492; (860) 286-3113, TTY or email: info@neatmarketplace.org

Services for U. S. Veterans

Services for Acquired Brain Injuries

Oak Hill's Newsletter - Branches Out

What's in our Spring 2008 newsletter:

• Events
• How Your Gifts Make a Difference
• Volunteers and Volunteer Recognition
• A Call to Action: Legislative Update
• Accolades
• Program Happenings
• Educators and Healthcare Professionals
• Community Survey

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