It’s not often that a topic relates to both of my blogging topics, assistive technology and teaching online.  Today, however, a news item could fit either here or on the Online Instructors’ Lounge.  That blog needed a post today so I linked to a cool story about sign language captioning on an online course there.  Check it out!

Greetings blog readers—Welcome to the Tech-Can-Do blog!

The purpose of this blog will be to share information about technology for people with disabilities. My name is Denise Lance, and I have cerebral palsy. I got my first computer at age 20, and it changed my life! Technology made such a difference that I have focused my career on helping other people with disabilities find technology that opens doors to new independence in learning, working, having fun, and simply living their lives as they want.

In 1999, I earned a Ph.D. in special education with an emphasis in assistive technology from the University of Kansas. I have worked as an assistive technology consultant and frequently publish in academic journals and consumer publications.

If you have been in the field of AT awhile, you may have visited the Virtual Assistive Technology Center site, which offered links to free and cheap software for people with disabilities. Tech-Can-Do is a rebirth and extension of that, but will offer reviews of commercial software, gadgets, other sites, web accessibility tips, and more.

Please leave suggestions for information you would like to read here and questions about assistive technology below.

Thanks!!

Denise