July 2011 Newsletter

July 2011 COMPASS News

Creating Accessible Documents

Would you like to learn more about creating accessible documents? The Iowa Center for Assistive Technology Education and Research (ICATER) has created a DVD to help you. ICATER is part of the University of Iowa College of Education and has made the DVD available for loan. You can find the DVD at the Disability Resource Library at CDD. Call them at 800-272-7713 or 319-356-1345. You can email them at disability-library@uiowa.edu.

Guardianship and Conservatorship in Iowa

Iowa Legal Aid recently finished the 2011 update to the DD Council's publication Guardianship and Conversatorship in Iowa: Issues in Substitute Decision Making. This 79 page document is very complete yet easy to understand. The booklet is posted on their website. Just click on the link above.

Graduation Special Offer

NEW Read & Write (V9) GOLD is a fully comprehensive application toolbar. It provides outstanding literacy support synonymous within textHELP! products in almost any windows application. It is a simple to use toolbar that "floats" on top of any open application. You can get easy help as you work.

Now textHELP is offering a special offer for those who qualify. Buy a copy of Read&Write GOLD (DVD or MOBILE) for only $99!

High School graduates going on to a 2 or 4 year college/university in September 2011 can buy one single copy of Read&Write GOLD (WIN or Mac, DVD or MOBILE) for only $99US (list price $645).

Note: High School must have a Read&Write GOLD site license. Student must provide name of High School and verification from college they will be attending.

Community College graduates going on to a 4 year college/university in September 2011 can buy one single copy of Read&Write GOLD (WIN or Mac, DVD or MOBILE) for only $99US (list price $645).

Note: Community College must have a Read&Write GOLD site license. Student must provide name of Community College and verification from college they will be attending.

* Promotion available until August 30, 2011. This promotion may not be combined with any other offer or special pricing. Click here to get the order form for this special offer.

NEW: Adaptive RAGBRAI Team!

The Iowa Sports Foundation has formed the Adaptive Sports Iowa RAGBRAI team. According to The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) officials, they’ve never had an organized adaptive team participate in RAGBRAI. Though many handcyclists have taken part in the event over its 39 years, there has not been an organized team focusing specifically on the needs of the physically disabled community. The team is comprised of 21 people (8 handcyclists, 1 visually impaired cyclist, 2 pilots for the tandem cycle, 3 support drivers, 6 volunteers, and the team leader). The majority of the team will be riding the whole week. You can follow the team’s progress through training and the ride at www.adaptivesportsiowa.org. If RAGRAI is going through your town or close by, you might want to go see them to cheer them on. Support for the Adaptive Sports Iowa RAGBRAI team has been provided by the Spinal Cord Injury Association of Iowa, Advanced Rehab Technologies, Iowa Health Systems, Live Healthy America, and the Iowa Food and Family Project.

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