HIMS is also offering a Braile Sense U2 Trade-In Promotion that provides for an excellent opportunity to upgrade your current model to the most powerful notetaker on the market!  This Trade-In Promotion is in effect until June 30th, 2012.  Please see ATR’s Current Promotions for details.

Only $295.00! See ATR’s Pebble-mini flyer for additional details or order online now.

The BESSIE Awards target innovative and content-rich programs and websites that provide parents and teachers with the technology to foster educational excellence. Winners are chosen from titles submitted by publishers worldwide. Kurzweil 3000-firefly won in the “Teacher Tools: Literacy Skills Website” category.

For more than 18 years, The ComputED Gazette has been an online educational resource for educators. Based in the San Diego area, the online publication’s directors are former classroom teachers who have expertise in providing the finest computer education to children and adults.

Kurzweil 3000-firefly technology provides reading, writing and test-taking supports that represent the core principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Students who have the cognitive ability but not the literacy skills to learn and perform at grade-level, including students with learning disabilities and second language learners, can thrive in content-area classes with the use of Kurzweil 3000-firefly.

“We are honored The ComputED Gazette chose Kurzweil 3000-firefly as a 2012 BESSIE Award winner,” said Alex Saltonstall, general manager of Cambium Learning^® Technologies. “Every day, in classrooms across America, this program changes the lives of the students we serve. The recognition of our industry peers is rewarding, in large part because we believe it reflects the difference that we make for students.”

Adaptive Technology Resources, ATR, is a Wisconsin-based reseller of Kurzweil Educational Software including Kurzweil 3000-firefly.  ATR has had years of personal and professional experience working with students and school districts providing training and products that change people’s lives. Together with our team of AT consultants, ATR offers solutions to both individuals and school districts.

The featured speakers will include James Hunt, a Parkside graduate student who is blind and uses technology in education as well as in his daily life.  Tami Jandrowski who is a staff person and social work student will provide insight in to life with a vision service dog and talk about navigation and the tools that are available.   Gabe DeLeon from Adaptive Technology Resources will join us on May 10th at 10am to show the latest and greatest in products for technology users of all degrees of vision loss.  We will also have Arneetrice and Doug from Office for the Blind and Visually Impaired here to talk about services they offer as well as technology (including cell phones)  for people with loss of vision.  Please join us for two informative and  packed days.

Society’s Assets is located at 5200 Washington Avenue, Suite 225, Racine, WI 53406.  The event is from 10am – 12pm on May 10th and 17th. RSVP to Linda Vogelman 262-637-9128 x3608. See Society’s Assets Event Flyer for more details.

On May 23rd, 2012 Adaptive Technology Resources, ATR, will be exhibiting our line of Low Vision Solutions including the Enhanced Vision line of electronic magnifiers at the Prohealth Care Regency Senior Community Senior Health & Fitness Day.   The event is open to the public and goes from  11:30 am – 3:30 pm.  The Regency Senior Communities is located at 777 N. Brookfield Road, Brookfield, WI 53045.  Call the Regency to register 262-780-0321. For more information contact Randi Johnson at 800-770-8474, Ext. 113.