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Digital Solutions Office & Game Center

I’M NOT DISABLED I’M ABLE…

Digital Solutions is requesting $490,000 in funds from sponsors to assist with the establishment of an Office & Game Center. These funds will pay for four half-time Digital Solutions Assistive Technology Computer Instructor (DSATCI) and several Assistive Technology (AT) devices to enhance computer usage.

PURPOSE:

The short-term goal of this project is to develop an Office & Game Center with adaptive software and Assistive Technology. Software for adaptive devices and software that is and will be used by individuals with disabilities can be tested at this Office & Game Center. We’ll provide a unique forum for communications, gaming, eating and entertainment, through a medium of the Internet, videogame consoles and Smarthome Design. There will be a Copy & Print Center on site as well.

Eventually, the project will develop into a mobile computer center which is wheelchair accessible and can travel to remote locations and conduct educational programs and computer repair. During the first two years of the Digital Solutions individuals with disabilities will be able to test and compare software applications. Individuals with multiple disabilities will be able to test several applications together to determine how well they interact.

Access to the methods of communication and volumes of information now available on the Internet. There will be computers, applications and equipment that will introduce the public to enhanced technology. All types of PC and video games and DVD’s will be on hand for sale and trade. Games and office equipment, office supplies that can be sold or independently used in the store, by the public, will be provided to the public. Each computer will have several software applications and programs, which will allow individuals with disabilities to test and learn the usage(s). There will be a computer instructor who will work with individuals to learn to operate the computer system, network, and Internet components. The software will be primarily designed to assist individuals with mobility impairments (quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, amputee, etc.), blind and low vision, deaf and hard-of-hearing, cognitive, and learning disabilities.

All access at a cost they can afford and in a way that they aren’t socially, and economically, or political isolated. Digital Solution’s goal is to provide the community with a social, educational, entertaining high-tech atmosphere. Form a worldwide audience of gamers and communicators. Digital solutions support team will provide the public enhanced technology, on site technical support or at the home. Digital Solutions Office & Game Center will provide Riverside County’s and the surrounding cities low income families, a unique forum in which those families will fill safe and enriched with all of Digital solutions services. The equipment for the center will include adjustable computer desk, modifiable computer chairs, large screen monitor, and a brailed display. Software applications will include four screen reading programs, four screen magnification programs, two screen gazing programs, three voice recognition applications, and three low literacy computer tutorials. The center will also have alternative input devices such as alternative keyboards, pointing or typing aides, and scanners. Some alternatives for the traditional mouse are trackballs, joysticks, touch screens, and touch pads. The Center will also test telephones, alternative communication devices, lighting fixtures/devices, and personal digital assistant (PDA).

There will be a computer instructor who will work with individuals to learn and operate the computer system, network, and Internet components. The instructor will be available to hold afternoon classes. In addition to afternoon classes, a maximum of eight weekend classes covering topics such as screen reader, screen gazing for environmental control, alternative internet applications, voice recognition software, computers as alternative communication devices, low literacy applications, and ergonomics and mobility solutions. Access to Assistive Technology and Smarthome Technology specifically for the disabled and seniors. All in an environment that will be created for that market. One of Digital Solutions Office & Game Center main focuses will be access to new technology and independence for the disabled, seniors and low income

The DSATCI will work with manufacturers to provide Assistive Technology and adaptive software for testing and use at the Digital Solutions Office Game Center. The DSATCI will also work with the AT Publications Coordinator to write and publish reviews on the different Assistive Technology and adaptive software. This information will be available on a web site with a minimum of fifty national links.

SPONSORS INTEREST:

There are several ways in which this project matches the interest of sponsors. The first is it addresses the mission of advancing society through technology and enabling individuals with disabilities to enrich their lives and realize their full potential. Second, it will have a National impact by testing equipment and software and publishing the results. When the Center is mobilized it will travel and provide education to other States * throughout the United States.

STATEMENT OF NEED:

It’s stated that sponsors need an outlet to poor there worthy energy and donations to, “Technology is an equalizer. It enables people to improve their abilities and to assert and fully develop their potential.” The digital divide between individuals with disabilities and the rest of society is continually growing. Through the use of technology individuals with disabilities have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. Unfortunately, less than 50% of individuals with disabilities who use computers utilize the internet. This is 65% less than the rate for non-disabled youth and adults. The primary reason cited is that there are few opportunities to learn the technology in conjunction with appropriate adaptations and/or Assistive Technology. In addition, because these software/technologies are developed by different companies’ individuals with dual disabilities are limited regarding the software compatibility.

POPULATION(S) SERVED:

The center targets Youth, college students, and executives. Seniors and individuals with disabilities will be greatly targeted. These disabilities include multiple, deaf, blind, mobility impaired, and/or developmentally disabled. Classes will be provided in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language. An emphasis will be placed on recruiting persons who are Latino, African American, American Indian, and Asian American.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES:

Provide communities with the ability to access the Internet, and have a beverage or two.

Create an executive office typed environment for computer user and a comfortable lounge typed environment for gamers at game play on any given game day. People of all ages, people with disabilities and all background will come to enjoy the unique, upscale, educational, an innovative hi-tech environment that Digital Solutions provides.

A center where Assistive Technology for computer use can be utilized, tested, and evaluated with an emphasis on multiple systems.

Produce a manual and Internet site where product assessment will be published.

Influence web accessibility.

Secure sponsorship for an accessible motor home which can be used to demonstrate this technology.

MILESTONES AND TARGET DATES:

By February 2009 – Create Digital Solutions AT Advisory Committee and elect officers. By April 2009 – Apply and secure funding from sponsors. By May 2009 - the DSATCI will be hired. This individual will be certified in A+ Computer Hardware and N+ Networking. This employee will have experience with Internet instruction, screen readers, vocalized program, and ergonomic cursor indicator software. The employee will work full time. By June 2009 - the facility will be rented and all equipment with software will be purchased and networked to provide Digital Solutions. By July 2009 - The employee will assist individuals with disabilities to obtain their Digital/AT need. By September 2009 - Log-ins with different disability profiles will be developed to make it easier to customize the computer. By November 2009 - Digital Solutions will be serving the need of the community and striving to reach other communities in other cities.

EVERY DOLLAR HELPS:

This Center can be established with caring individuals like you. Please help Digital Solutions tickle the hearts and stimulate the minds of the so many people that are like you and I but do not have the means. If we all work together, the budget below will balance and a Digital Solutions Office & Game Center will be near you soon.

PEASE SPONSOR NOW! ITEMIZED BUDGET: Personnel: $167,616 to include Rehabilitation Assessment Specialist, Benefits Counselor, Assistive Technology Computer Instructor, Support Staff, and Student Interns. Equipment: $104,200 to include Monitors, Game Consoles and Adaptive Computer Stations. A variety of adaptive software applications, adaptive devices, and desks and chairs for the additional staff members. Indirect Program Costs: Personnel $10,150 to include portions of compensation for the Executive Director, who will be providing evaluation of the program, and the Special Program Manager, who will be providing administrative support to the program. Equipment: $122,800 to provide four adaptive computer stations for consumer use Two Mobility Vans for the mobile services/programs. Operations: $85,234 to include Rent/Utilities; Supplies, Printing, Postage, and Phones; Training, Memberships, Certification, and Fees; Contractors, Auditors, and Accounting; and Travel.

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April 23, 2008 Why can’t Barack Obama close the deal? Posted: 02:02 PM ET

FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty:

Barack Obama missed another chance last night to knock Hillary Clinton out of the race. He beat her in Iowa, she came back and won New Hampshire. He reeled off eleven wins in a row, she came back and won Ohio and Texas. He had another clear shot at her last night and missed. It raises a question that gets more serious with each passing primary.

Why can’t he put her away? Despite outspending Clinton more than 2-to-1 in Pennsylvania and waging a more aggressive campaign in the final days, Obama came up short again with many of the voters who form the traditional base of the Democratic Party. Clinton crushed him among white, blue-collar voters by 69 to 30 percent. She also won older voters, women and whites.

The last 6 weeks have tested Obama in a way he hadn’t been before. There were the comments from his Pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright which he had to address, his own “bitter” remarks, and a debate performance that wasn’t his finest and raised other questions like his ties to William Ayers, the former Weather Underground member.

Obama will get another chance in two weeks to perhaps end this race if he can win in North Carolina and Indiana. And it’s worth noting that he continues to lead where it matters – in delegates, states won, popular vote, and he’s narrowing the superdelegate gap with Clinton.

But she has succeeded in dragging him onto her playground. Obama got more aggressive and more negative in the closing days in Pennsylvania. And that might have been a mistake. He got where he is on a message of hope and the promise for a new kind of politics.

Here’s my question to you: Why can’t Barack Obama close the deal?

Tune in to the Situation Room at 4pm to see if Jack reads your answer on air.

And, we love to know where you’re writing from, so please include your city and state with your comment.
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Plan to Empower Americans with Disabilities

“We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination .... policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and buildings and organizations must be designed to ensure that everyone has a chance to get the education they need and live independently as full citizens in their communities.”

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Barack Obama's Plan

Obamas comprehensive agenda to empower individuals with disabilities fits in with the campaign's overarching message of equalizing opportunities for all Americans.
In addition to reclaiming America's global leadership on this issue by becoming a signatory to -- and having the Senate ratify -- the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the plan has four parts, designed to provide lifelong supports and resources to Americans with disabilities. They are as follows:
First, provide Americans with disabilities with the educational opportunities they need to succeed.
Second, end discrimination and promote equal opportunity.
Third, increase the employment rate of workers with disabilities.
And fourth, support independent, community-based living for Americans with disabilities.

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