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Assistive Technology for the Future: An Update from the NCIL Assistive...

Every day, we hear about new assistive technology (AT) that can help us do almost magical things – from being able to hear or see when we couldn’t before, communicate with our friends when we couldn’t...

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2019 Assistive Technology Makers’ Fair AT Invention Contest

Makers Making Dreams Come True Attention all tinkerers, inventors, and creators of contraptions, gizmos, and gadgets! Come share your ideas and show off your prototypes! Makers are changing the world...

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TRPIL to Host Second Annual Assistive Technology Makers’ Fair September 24-25...

By John Flaherty, Assistive Technology Specialist, Transitional Paths to Independent Living (TRPIL) This coming September 24-25, Transitional Paths to Independent Living (TRPIL) is hosting the second...

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Call for Presentations: Second Annual Assistive Technology Makers’ Fair

The call for presenters at the second national Assistive Technology (AT) Makers’ Fair Conference and Expo is now open. To find out more about this event and to submit your presentation, please visit...

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Register Today: Making AT for All Conference and Expo

September 24 to 25, 2019 Monroeville Convention Center; Monroeville, PA Register online at ATMakersFair.com Keynote Presentation: “Making AT Around the Country” By Brady Fulton, AT Nomad Nationally...

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FCC Seeks Outreach Partners for Emergency Broadband Benefit

As a result of the COVID-19 relief package passed in December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is developing a program to provide relief to households struggling to pay for internet service...

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FCC Announces Emergency Broadband Benefit Start Date

Yesterday the FCC announced that eligible households can begin applying for the Emergency Broadband Benefit on May 12, 2021. Read the announcement (PDF).  The Emergency Broadband Program will provide a...

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The Emergency Broadband Benefit: Additional Information and Expanded Eligibility

The Emergency Broadband Benefit is a program that helps low-income households afford internet services and devices during the COVID-19 pandemic. See also: What qualifies as a household? Households that...

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Using Technology to Advance Intersectionality: A Fireside Chat with the...

Verizon and the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) invite you to join a fireside chat looking at the new opportunities virtual platforms and social media that have created for historically...

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Information Alert: Affordable Access to Broadband

On June 13, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights will host an educational webinar called “Internet for All: The Affordable Connectivity Program and the Need for Digital Connectivity.”...

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