Assistive
Technology Fair
RCL/Roseville
This fair was sponsored by
RCL, Roseville Community Health Awareness Team, Roseville Area Senior Program Roseville Area Schools,
RSVL
A/D (Roseville Alzheimer’s and Dementia Community Action Team) , City of
Roseville.
There were several tables around the room:
- One
with handouts from the library on Using Windows magnifier, Free/Low-Cost
Assistive Technology options for windows, Mac and mobile devices,
Accessible Reading Services, Disability Awareness Resources from the MELSA
AT Task Force, Free Technology Training Resources, Accessible IOS Apps,
accessibility features of meeting rooms at White Bear Lake and Shoreview
libraries (they have an induction loop system) and also have handheld
amplifiers (I believe like our Wilson system). They also had a list of the
exhibitors with their contact information and a list of the AT on display,
and handouts from the partner organizations of community events, some of
which were being held at the library.
- Other
tables included: Star Program, Allina Health Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute,
Vitals
Aware Service, MN Brain Injury, Strauss (Adapted Cycles), RCL, Therapy Dogs and a Service Dog with
information on the difference, Low Vision Store, Learning Lab,
and handouts for MN
State Services for the Blind, MN’s Telephone Equipment Distribution (TED) program,
Twin
Cities Adaptive Cycling nonprofit,
PACER-Simon
Technology Lending Library, Autism Society of MN
- RCL
had a table with info on the library and also their Makerspace and a
brochure on 3d Printing and Design with information on how to make a UBO
(Universal Bottle Opener).
I also walked through the library a bit and I
noticed that RCL has a Caregiver Collection for Care Partners of those with
Alzheimer’s, Dementia, or Memory Loss (the collection was purchased by a grant
received by the Roseville Alzheimer’s & Dementia Community Action Team) and
Memory Minders: a Kit for Caregivers of those with
Alzheimer’s, Dementia, or Memory Loss (the materials in the kits are
specifically selected to spark memories, create conversation and provide
positive and engaging interactions between people with these conditions and
their care partners. The kits contain and interactive activity like bingo,
puzzle, games, conversation cards, a book with colorful illustrations designed
for people with memory loss, cd with music to soothe and spark memory, the book
“A Caregiver’s guide to Dementia, which provides activities and techniques,
book lists, tip sheets. The kits have activity levels for early stage, middle
stage and late stage of these conditions.
Erin Zolotukhin-Ridgway, GLC
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