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Webinars
Intro to Web Accessibility
Date: 4/13/26
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Join the webinar on Web Accessibility! A practical, real-world session focused on how to build and test digital experiences that work for everyone. We’ll walk through the most common WCAG barriers (headings/structure, labels, keyboard navigation, focus order, contrast, and forms), what they look like in audits, and how to turn findings into clear, team-ready fixes. You’ll leave with quick wins you can apply immediately and a simple approach for integrating accessibility into design, development, and QA workflows.
Presenter: Laura Cantagallo
Register for Intro to Web Accessibility webinar on April 13th
ASPYIR: Independent Living and AT
Date: 4/21/26
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
ASPYIR (Accessing Strategies to Prepare Youth for Independence and Responsibility) is a planning tool for transition-aged students to plan for high school and beyond. The planning tool is free and focuses on education, employment, and independent living. During this webinar, we will focus on how ASPYIR can assist people who are working towards independent living and the ways in which assistive technology can be an integral part of that process.
Register for ASPYIR: Independent Living and AT on April 21st
Utilizing AT to Promote an Inclusive Transition Process to Support Employment
Date: 5/12/26
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
This session will focus on how to incorporate Assistive Technology into the Transition process to support employment. Using the Principles of Universal Design, explore how to promote an inclusive employment environment for student success. These accommodation solutions will be no-tech, low tech and high tech and across all areas of disability.
ASPYIR: Employment and AT
Date: 5/19/26
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
ASPYIR (Accessing Strategies to Prepare Youth for Independence and Responsibility) is a planning tool for transition-aged students to plan for high school and beyond. The planning tool is free and focuses on education, employment, and independent living. During this webinar, we will focus on how ASPYIR can assist people who are working towards employment and the ways in which assistive technology can be an integral part of that process.
Register for ASPYIR: Employment and AT webinar on May 19th
Tech Spotlight
Inclusion in this series does not necessarily constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by ATAC or Disability Rights New Jersey.
ATAC is producing this Tech Spotlight series in order to raise awareness about possible AT solutions. Remember to match device features to the individual’s needs to identify appropriate AT solutions.
All Tech Spotlight are 30 minutes at 12PM(EST)
NULU Session 1: Upper Body & Upper Extremity Considerations
Date: 3/17/26
Time: 12:00pm – 12:30pm
This session explores how upper body mechanics directly impact cutting performance, fatigue, and safety. We’ll examine how traditional knife geometry can overload the wrist and grip, especially for individuals with arthritis, MS, injury, or reduced strength, and demonstrate how circular cutting geometry restores force transfer through the core and shoulder. Participants will learn practical techniques to reduce strain, improve control, and maintain independence in the kitchen.
Register for NULU Session 1: Upper Body & Upper Extremity Considerations webinar on March 17th
NULU Session 2: Vision Impairment & Lower Extremity Considerations
Date: 3/24/26
Time: 12:00pm – 12:30pm
This session focuses on stability, orientation, and safe force application for individuals who are vision impaired or cutting from a seated position. We’ll discuss how blade geometry and motion direction influence safety and control, particularly when forward reach or visual feedback is limited. Attendees will gain practical strategies to improve tactile feedback, reduce destabilizing movements, and create a safer, more confident cutting experience.
Doorbotics
Date: 5/5/26
Time: 12:00pm – 12:30pm
Join us for a demonstration of Theodoor by Doorbotics, an automatic door opener designed to increase independence for individuals using mobility devices. Theodoor is an affordable retrofit solution that installs in 20 minutes without permanent modifications.
Register for the Doorbotics webinar on May 5th
Accessibyte – Modern Tools for Accessible Learning and Productivity
Date: 6/23/26
Time: 12:00pm – 12:30pm
Join us for a Tech Spotlight on Accessibyte, assistive technology created by an AT instructor to meet real-world needs. We’ll explore the online Accessibyte Learning platform, including Typio and Typio Pro, and preview Accessibyte Studio, a modern Windows suite featuring email, YouTube, documents, scanning, and more. See how these streamlined tools work with easy built-in accessibility, screen readers, switch controls, and other AT to support students, educators, agencies, and individuals of all ages.
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