CONNECTIONS

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Connections is LINC's newsletter that contains information on new hardware and software, upcoming events at LINC, and news on LINC's specially funded projects. "Connections" is published three times a year and is mailed to members.

Connections - Fall 2002

• LINC Calendar
• LINC Showcases AAC devices
• LINC Takes It On the Road with Home Care Services
• June Kasecamp & Dorothy: LINC's Newest Volunteers
• Joystick as Mouse
• Resources Online
• LINC to Host Showcase of Technology for the Visually Impaired
• Upcoming Spring Workshops for Parents
• TechCreate: Creative Learning Fun for Teens
• Writing Tools that Work

Articles from Connections Archives

LINC's Projects

• TechWorks
• Techworks Update
• MBNA Joins LINC's Employment Efforts through TechWorks
• Tech for Tots
• Summer Arts Camps Full by Early Spring
• Aquarium Hires LINC to Make Web Site Accessible
• Aber D. Unger Helps Link LINC to Baltimore's Business Community
• LINC to Serve Home-bound Individuals Thanks to Maryland Home & Community Care Foundation
• LINC Takes First Steps With Baltimore City Infants & Toddlers Program
• TeamWork Leads to Solutions
• Baltimore City Classrooms Equipped with the Right Tools
• LINC Reaches Out!
• Moving from Point A to Point B
• Schools Out for the Summer

LINC Workshops

• Descriptions of Fall Workshops Scheduled at LINC
• Intellipics Workshop
• Marian Vessels Presention on the Work Incentives Improvement Act
• LINC Hosts Aataxia Support Group Meeting

Assistive Technology Articles

• Why Does Your Child Need a Computer?
• What Is Assistive Technology?
• Funding Assistive Technology
• Computer Resources for Persons with Disabilities
• Tips for Choosing Augmentative Communication Devices
• Assistive Technology and the IEP
• Assistive Technology in the Classroom

Adaptive Equipment Reviews

• Connect Outloud
• AlphaSmart 3000
• Prentke-Romich products: Headmaster Plus, Unity/AT, MIKE for Unity, Liberator II and EZ Phone
• Dynamyte
• Madenta's Tracker.
• The Twiddler
• Assistive telephone technology products for people with disabilities assembled for our AbleComm Project in 1995-1997.
• NexTalk-VM and Quick Glance
• Adaptive Toys
• words+ IST Switch
• WriTalk and Palm Talk Communication Tools
• Just the Right Touch
• The Intellikeys® Keyboard
• Display your Mac Desktop on a TV
• Making a Switch-Adapted Toy

Software Reviews

• Learn Those Spelling Words
• Books on Tape Help Children with Learning Disabilities
• Talking Typer for Windows
• Virtual Serengeti Software Review
• Choosing Voice Recognition Software
• New Software at LINC - SkillsBank 4, Unifix Math and More
• New Art Software at LINC
• Software Review - Inspiration
• Intellitools Activity Exchange / LINC Staff Attends Intellitools Conference
• Words Around Me - Vocabulary Software from Edmark
• Dragon Dictate
• JAWS for Windows
• LINC Selected to Test Microsoft Encarta
• The Animals
• CornerStone by SkillsBank
• Edmark's Mighty Math Number Heroes and Mighty Math Carnival Countdown
• Alien Tales
• Broderbund Software Accessibility
• Great Creations with KidPix Deluxe 3
• What's New at LINC
• New Additions to Loan Library - Early Learning and Literacy Tools
• TimeLiner 5.0

Profiles of LINC Members

• School's Out and It's Tech Time for Mark
• Bobbie Sease - Open Lab
• Peter Taylor - Infants and Toddlers
• Michael Allen - Augmentative Communication
• Greg Janis - Learning Motivation
• James Wood - CyberSeniors
• Raquel Eisenstein - Switch Access to Computers
• Rand Feinstein - A TechWorks Success Story
• Ronny Dishon - Tech Talking her way to Independence
• Raven Anderson
• Myron Has Energy to Spare

Other Articles of Interest & Links

• One-Stop Career Centers
• Web Site Suggestions Winter 2000
• e-books! Where Do I Begin?
• People First Language
• Accessibility is a Civil Right
• 508 Compliance
• New LINC Board of Directors
• Did you know?
• Books.......
• Online.......
• Books Online.......
• Staying Connected.......

Giving to LINC

• Bridges from the Heart -- A Huge Success!!
• LINC Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Wynton Marsalis Benefit Concert
• New Corporate Members Join LINC in 2000
• J.C. Stewart Memorial Trust Awards LINC $25,000 for Projects
• Corporate Contributions Fund New Projects at LINC
• Thanks to Recent Supporters Winter 2000
• Stocks Are a Welcome Gift
• Give to LINC Through the United Way
• Purchase Macintosh Products From the User Group Store and Help LINC
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Local Companies Donate Computers
• Corporations Give Generously to LINC

If you would like to donate used adaptive equipment, computer hardware or software, please e-mail a brief description of the item(s) you would like to donate to info@linc.org, and we will contact you to let you know if we can use it. At this time, computers should be Power Macintosh or Pentium machines.