http://www.abilitiesonline.org/ Abilities! is a non-profit agency that is dedicated to empowering people with disabilities to be active, independent, and self sufficient participants in our society through education, training, research, leadership, and example. en-us Education No Abilities! is a non-profit agency that is dedicated to empowering people with disabilities to be active, independent, and self sufficient participants in our society through education, training, research, leadership, and example. Trainings and resources developed by Abilities!. Abilities! ℗ & © 2006 Abilities! Abilities! pkurtz@abilitiesonline.org disabled, disability, business, special education, assistive, technology, assistive technology, augmentative communication, abilities, nbdc http://www.abilitiesonline.org/podcasts/abilities/richardkeller.m4a Dr. Richard Keller of Teachers College, Columbia University gives his perspectives on education, disability, and adaptive technology. Abilities! Fri, 7 July 2006 20:00:00 ET Abilities! Dr. Richard Keller, Director of the Office of Access and Services for Individuals with Disabilities at Teachers College, Columbia University, gives his perspectives on education, disability, and adaptive technology. Dr. Richard Keller, Director of the Office of Access and Services for Individuals with Disabilities at Teachers College, Columbia University, speaks with Dr. Christine Pawelski of Abilities!, offering his unique perspectives on education, disability, and adaptive technology. Dr. Keller discusses his background as a disabled and non-disabled individual. He shares his experience deploying cutting-edge assistive technology throughout the University setting. For more information on Abilities! and its collaboration with Teachers College, visit www.abilitiesonline.org or contact Joseph Dixon at jdixon@abilitiesonline.org or Christine Pawelski at cpawelski@abilitiesonline.org. http://www.abilitiesonline.org/podcasts/abilities/richardkeller.m4a 40:48 disabled, disability, business, special education, assistive, technology, assistive technology, augmentative communication, abilities http://www.abilitiesonline.org/podcasts/abilities/uddiscussion.m4a Students from Columbia University's Fu School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in New York worked on problems involving children and adults with disabilities, attempting to solve them using universal design principals and appropriate adaptations. Abilities! Fri, 11 August 2006 20:00:00 ET Abilities! Students from Columbia University's Fu School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in New York worked on problems involving children and adults with disabilities, attempting to solve them using universal design principals and appropriate adaptations. June, 2006 This is a debriefing of team members from Abilities!, the Henry Viscardi School and Kornreich Technology Center who participated in semester long design projects of undergraduate students from the Columbia University Fu School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in New York. Students worked on problems involving children and adults with disabilities, attempting to solve them using universal design principals and appropriate adaptations. Recommendations are discussed for future design teams based on their experiences with engineering students over 3 semesters of work. Participants in this discussion are Christine Pawelski, Jeanette Glover, Susan Fridie, and David Willingham. For more information on this project, contact David Willingham at dwillingham@abilitiesonline.org." http://www.abilitiesonline.org/podcasts/abilities/udiscussion.m4a 23:05 disabled, disability, business, special education, universal design, assistive, technology, assistive technology, augmentative communication, abilities http://www.abilitiesonline.org/podcasts/abilities/AccessJazzPrgm08.m4a Fran Prezant, Director of Research & Evaluation at Abilities! introduces interview excerpts from the grant funded Jazz Sampler for Students with Physical Challenges program. Abilities! Fri, 23 May 2008 20:00:00 ET Abilities! Fran Prezant, Director of Research & Evaluation at Abilities! introduces interview excerpts from the grant funded Jazz Sampler for Students with Physical Challenges program. This podcast focuses on a grant funded project that engages children with severe physical disabilities in learning about creativity, improvisation and expression using jazz as a vehicle. Dr. Kim McCord, Associate Professor of Music Education at Illinois State University and Louise Rogers, N.Y. Jazz Performer and teaching artist discuss attitudes, professional, preparation, collaboration and adaptations they used over a two year period that facilitated the inclusion and active participation of students who are sometimes excluded from the creative process because of misconceptions or lack of information. For more information, visit www.abilitiesonline.org http://www.abilitiesonline.org/podcasts/abilities/AccessJazzPrgm08.m4a 32:29 disabled, disability, music, jazz, performing arts, special education, assistive, technology, assistive technology, augmentative communication, abilities