Senior Focus on Fitness Day 2017

 

Senior Focus on Fitness Day 2017

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Regency Senior Communities Brookfield

777 N. Brookfield Rd

Brookfield

262-780- 0321

Wednesday, June 14 th 9:00am to 1:00pm

Community Welcome!

9:00 Gathering and Preparation for walk

9:30 Walk (Optional) around the scenic grounds of Regency Brookfield

10:00 Guest Speaker: ”Nutrition Made Easy-Small Changes that Make

a Huge Impact” with Dr Nicholas Wilson of Pure Chiropractic in Brookfield.

 

10:30–12:00 Health Vendor Fair

12:00 – Healthy Salad Bar Luncheon at South Campus

ATR’s own Gabe DeLeon will be at the event exhibiting our line of Low Vision and Blindness Products, including the OrCam and NuEyes wearable products.

To learn more about the devices or services we can provide to patients with low vision or blindness, contact Gabe DeLeon at 800-770-8474 ext. 108 or email Gabe@adaptivetr.com with questions.

ATR is a Southeastern Wisconsin based company that has been providing low vision rehabilitation services and devices to individuals with low vision since 1995.

Senior Health and Wellness Fair

Come visit ATR’s own Gabe DeLeon at the Senior Health and Wellness Fair on Tuesday, May 16th from 9am to 12pm at The Chopin at Wilson Commons (1400 W Sonata Drive, Milwaukee).  This event is free to attend and provides for a great opportunity to meet and talk with local health and wellness professionals.  A healthy lunch will be available to purchase for just $5.  The first 25 attendees will also receive a goodie bag and complimentary glass of fruit infused water.

ATR’s own Gabe DeLeon will be at the event exhibiting our line of Low Vision and Blindness Products, including the OrCam and NuEyes wearable products.

To learn more about the devices or services we can provide to patients with low vision or blindness, contact Gabe DeLeon at 800-770-8474 ext. 108 or email Gabe@adaptivetr.com with questions.

ATR is a Southeastern Wisconsin based company that has been providing low vision rehabilitation services and devices to individuals with low vision since 1995.

Attention All Vision Professionals in Wisconsin!

The Wisconsin Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired along with Vision Professionals of Wisconsin will be hosting the 2nd Annual Collaborative Vision Conference in Stevens Point, WI on April 24th and 25th.

ATR’s own Gabe DeLeon will be there exhibiting our line of Low Vision and Blindness Products, including the OrCam and NuEyes wearable products.

To learn more or buy tickets for this event, click here.

To learn more about the devices or services we can provide to patients with low vision or blindness, contact Gabe DeLeon at 800-770-8474 ext. 108 or email Gabe@adaptivetr.com with questions.

ATR is a Southeastern Wisconsin based company that has been providing low vision rehabilitation services and devices to individuals with low vision since 1995.

Sense Notetaker v8.2 Just Released! Packed with Features YOU’VE Asked For!

Braille Sense Notetakers made history by being the first to include Nemeth code support, native access to Excel and PowerPoint files, proprietary YouTube, Dropbox, Quick Browser and social media apps and HIMS is about to make history again. Sense v8.2 was officially released today and includes several trail blazing new features that we know customers will appreciate.

Awesome New Features in v8.2 Include:

Facebook Client – For the first time ever, people who are Blind have optimized access to the most popular social network in the world directly from their Braille Notetaker. Post on time lines, accept friend requests, comment on posts and more right on your Braille Sense U2 product.

Macro Manager – Save time by automating your own commonly-used or complex key sequences into just a couple of key strokes to make your own handy shortcuts.

Record in DAISY – Take better notes in class or at work by recording right into a DAISY format where you can easily insert headings, marks, phrases and pages. Finding and using recorded information becomes infinitely easier when stored and organized in this format.

Edit Two Documents at Once – You can now have a second instance of the word processor open and switch between two documents without stopping to save or close the first.

Password Protected Start-Up – Secure your notetaker just like you do you phone or other devices. Set your notetaker to require a password on start-up or when waking from sleep mode.

CSV Support – Now you can import and export CSV files directly from your Braille Sense Notetaker. This new feature combined with our excel viewer makes Braille Sense the most capable notetaker for spreadsheets and databases.

Unique Features Already Included in
Braille Sense U2 Notetakers:

It’s easy to see why the Braille Sense U2 line of notetakers have quickly become a favorite go-to product for student and professionals. Reliable hardware combined with common-sense design and mainstream-compatible features have made HIMS Braille Notetakers. The unique features below are just a small sampling of the capabilities that have been standard to Braille Sense U2 Notetakers since the release of Sense v8.0 and v8.1.

Best-In-Class Nemeth Support for performing advanced calculations and showing your work using standard mathematical symbols and not abbreviations or code like the competition uses.

PowerPoint Viewer that lets you open PPT and PPTX files directly on your notetaker with no modification.

YouTube™ streaming for accessing educational videos and finding homework help.

Dropbox™ access for sharing files with peers, parents, teachers and students.

Bookshare™ Direct Download for fast, easy access to classic and contemporary literature. Excel™ Viewer for math and career training.

Exclusive HIMS Quick Browser for faster surfing and almost instantaneous Google™ Search and RSS results — Up to ten times faster than our previous browser!

Full Screen View on VGA Monitors so teachers and parents can interact to help check grammar and syntax.

RSS Reader for fast access to content school website content, news feeds and podcasts.

Google Talk with Voice Chat for peer-to-peer collaboration.

Learn more about all of the new features and fixes included in this update in HIMS’s resource center.

Call ATR today at 800-770-8474 or visit www.AdaptiveTR.com to learn more about Braille Sense U2 Notetakers and to find out if this could be the right device for you, your clients or your students! 


Adaptive Technology Resources, ATR, of Southeastern Wisconsin provides adaptive products and services for clients with special needs, and also conducts professional evaluations by ATP* certified Occupational Therapists.  ATR specializes in educational solutions, including Kurzweil 3000, firefly, Audio Notetaker, and Dragon Naturally Speaking and offers individual and group professional development for a variety of software and hardware solutions.

 

iPads and E-bot portable video magnifiers with OCR!

Join HIMS and ATR Adaptive Technology Resources for an exciting and informative webinar! 

iPads and E-bot portable video magnifiers with OCR are changing the way students and teachers use AT in the classroom!

Learn how the new E-bot portable reading, writing and distance magnifiers with OCR text-to-speech are changing the way students view assistive technology and making it easier than ever for teachers to prepare more flexible lesson plans.

When: May 29, 2014 at 8:00 AM Central Daylight Time

We will host a 30-minute presentation followed by a Q & A period when we will stay on the line to answer any related questions you may have.  We will cover:

  • How pairing a video magnifier with an iPad motivates even initially reluctant students to embrace assistive technology in their classroom
  • Ways to quickly and easily accommodate low vision students for upcoming Common Core standardized tests – without the help of an aid or special testing materials!
  • Ways teachers can create more flexible lesson plans and reduce the amount of time spent creating accessible materials for low vision students
  • How familiar touch-screen gesture controls make learning and using the advanced features of E-bot as easy as handing an iPad to a toddler
  • When and why you should choose a joystick-interface with motorized camera for your students
  • How appropriate use of OCR text-to speech can make study sessions easier and more comfortable for visually impaired students.

Register right away!

>> Click Here to Register Now!

If you are unable to make this date/time, please use the link above to register and we’ll be sure to send you the audio recording after the session.


Adaptive Technology Resources, ATR, of Southeastern Wisconsin provides adaptive products and services for clients with special needs, and also conducts professional evaluations by ATP* certified Occupational Therapists.  ATR specializes in educational solutions, including Kurzweil 3000, firefly, Audio Notetaker, and Dragon Naturally Speaking and offers individual and group professional development for a variety of software and hardware solutions.

Low Vision Solutions for Macular Degeneration at Seniorfest, June 12th in Milwaukee, WI

Find out what’s new in low vision technology solutions!

Come see our table at the 30th Annual Seniorfest – on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at American Serb Memorial Hall from 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

Gabe DeLeon of Adaptive Technology Resources, ATR, will be presenting some of the latest technology available for low vision including the Candy 5 HD, and these products will be available for hands-on demonstrations.

For more information on the events of the day see the Seniorfest website.

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CANDY 5 HD

CANDY 5 HD can be used as a handheld or stand magnifier for viewing items close up such as a magazine or a text book, or for viewing items at a near distance, such as a bulletin board or overhead fast food menu. CANDY 5 HD has an intuitive user-inteface with high-contrast, easy-to-locate buttons and its compact size makes it easy to take along on the go. The 3-position handle makes CANDY 5 HD a great ergonomic choice for either left or right handed users

Adaptive Technology Resources, Inc., ATR, is a Southeastern Wisconsin based company that has been providing low vision rehabilitation services and devices to individuals with low vision since 1995.

To learn more on the devices or services we can provide to patients with glaucoma or low vision, contact Gabe DeLeon at 800-770-8474 ext. 108 or email Gabe@adaptivetr.com with questions!

NEW! Eye-Pal Ace Plus Low Vision Device

New Eye-Pal Ace Plus features All Eye-Pal Ace functions PLUS the ability to communicate via email and download books. With this unique device, at the comfort of your home, via Wi-Fi connection, you may easily scan and send any documents or attach a voice mail to your email and send it with our one-click button function to your friends and relatives. You may browse the Bookshare online library and download book available with your subscription. The device is capable of reading these downloaded books same way it does with scanned documents. Eye-Pal Ace Plus weight only 3.5 pounds and easy to care around. It’s rechargeable battery allow you to stay longer connected and not necessary plugged into the outlet.

Eye-Pal Ace PlusEye-Pal Ace Plus Features:

  • Wi-Fi Connectivity
  • 100% SPAM Free Email with ability to
  • Attach Voice Messages and Documents
  • Ability to download Books from Bookshare

We’ll be happy to arrange a demonstration for you and we look forward to talking with you. Contact Adaptive Technology Resources in Wisconsin at 800-770-8474 or find us online at http://www.adaptivetr.com/eye-pal-ace.

 WHO WE ARE:

ATR (Adaptive Technology Resources, Inc.) is a Wisconsin based company that has been providing adaptive solutions to individuals with disabilities since 1995. We specialize in hardware, software, training, and evaluation services for Blindness, Low Vision, Learning Disabilities, Mobility Impairments and Environmental Control. ATR has provided consistent, dependable service for almost 20 years.  Quality products and services from a family-owned and operated business.  Friendly staff provide service, loyalty and satisfaction to all customers.

 

ATR exhibits at Wisconsin Optometric Conference – April 16-17, 2014

Find out what’s new in low vision technology solutions!

Come see our booth at the Wisconsin Optometric Association Convention in Oconomowoc, WI on Wednesday, April 16th and Thursday, April 17th.  ATR will be presenting the latest technology available for low vision, including the latest products from Hims, Inc, ABISee and more.  These products will be available for hands-on demonstrations.

For more information on the events of the day see the WOA Website.

To learn more on the devices or services we can provide to patients with glaucoma or low vision, contact Gabe DeLeon at 800-770-8474 ext. 108 or email Gabe@adaptivetr.com with questions!

Adaptive Technology Resources, Inc., ATR, is a Southeastern Wisconsin based company that has been providing low vision rehabilitation services and devices to individuals with low vision since 1995.

Wisconsin’s Association for Education & Rehabilitation of the Blind & Visually Impaired Conference

The Wisconsin Chapter of  the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind & Visually Impaired (WAER) will be holding its annual conference at the Radisson Milwaukee West hotel in Wauwatosa, WI October 24-25, 2013.  Scott Hegle, of Adaptive Technology Resources, Inc., will be exhibiting the latest technology and products for the Blind and Visually Impaired including Braille Displays, Book Readers, Screen Readers, Portable Devices and more.  Visit ATR’s booth on Friday, October 25th between 8am and 3pm.  Conference details, registration and schedule can be found at http://waer.aerbvi.org/conference.htm.  The Radison Milwaukee West is located at 2303 N Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa, WI.

Adaptive Technology Resources, Inc., ATR, is a Southeastern Wisconsin based company that has been providing low vision and blindness rehabilitation services and devices to individuals with low vision since 1995.

To learn more on the devices or services we can provide to patients with glaucoma or low vision, contact Scott Hegle at 800-770-8474 ext. 402 or email Scott@adaptivetr.com with questions!