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This is an online event.2021-22 Wise Webinar Series:
Technology Today: A primer on accessibility today and in the near future
Join us for a fun webinar on today's technology! We'll cover a few basics on how to find accessibility settings in Apple, Amazon, and Android devices. You will learn about current consumer facing hardware options and a few applications that a wide variety of people with disabilities, providers, and families will find useful and helpful. We will also show you some glimpses of near future technology that will soon be available to help drive accessibility and inclusivity further than maybe even you imagined. Come join us!
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will know how to access accessibility settings on several popular consumer technology platforms
- Participants will learn about several cross platform (or similar) apps available on popular devices
- Participants will reflect on how near future technology will help increase accessibility
Tyler Schrenk
tyler@thetsf.org
206-660-6589
Since working as the Executive Director and President of The TSF starting in 2016, Tyler Schrenk has been dedicated to using assistive technology, not only in his own life, but using his experience to spread the word and set up technology that can enhance the lives of people living with disabilities. Tyler has completed projects as small as using technology to help a young lady with cerebral palsy communicate with her family, setting up a quadriplegic control the lights in her home to purchasing and transporting a power wheelchair, to a gentleman living in Romania whose independence previously was being pushed around in a manual chair.
206-660-6589
Since working as the Executive Director and President of The TSF starting in 2016, Tyler Schrenk has been dedicated to using assistive technology, not only in his own life, but using his experience to spread the word and set up technology that can enhance the lives of people living with disabilities. Tyler has completed projects as small as using technology to help a young lady with cerebral palsy communicate with her family, setting up a quadriplegic control the lights in her home to purchasing and transporting a power wheelchair, to a gentleman living in Romania whose independence previously was being pushed around in a manual chair.
Tyler Schrenk also lends his expertise on assistive technology to companies such as Microsoft. He routinely works with companies to ensure the products or software they put forth are accessible to those with disabilities. In the coming months, Tyler is set to receive two important certifications regarding assistive technology, the Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) certification and the Resna certification. These two distinctions will allow Tyler to provide even more help to those who need it.
To learn more please visit www.theTSF.org
Tyler also runs Assistive Technologies Consulting (ATC). They provide consulting services to make services and technology inclusive and accessible. ATC provides both formal and informal assistive technology assessments as well as assistive technology sales, installations, and training as a contractor with Washington State DSHS. To learn more, please visit www.assistivetechconsulting.com
Shaun Wood
shaun@gowise.org
206-388-6307
Shaun is all about jobs! He’s a community developer and has worked to support people with disabilities since 2002. He continues to work in schools, people’s homes, and job sites, helping to build inclusive communities. Shaun is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and a certified Employment Specialist. He served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Eastern Europe, and obtained both his M.Ed. (Applied Behavior Analysis) and B.A. (Political Science/Human Rights) from the University of Washington.
shaun@gowise.org
206-388-6307
Shaun is all about jobs! He’s a community developer and has worked to support people with disabilities since 2002. He continues to work in schools, people’s homes, and job sites, helping to build inclusive communities. Shaun is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and a certified Employment Specialist. He served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Eastern Europe, and obtained both his M.Ed. (Applied Behavior Analysis) and B.A. (Political Science/Human Rights) from the University of Washington.
Shaun uses applied behavior analysis, emerging technology, reflective processes, and mentorship to drive employment outcomes. In his current role, he’s available to work in local communities across Washington State and beyond! He has active projects from Alaska to the southwestern U.S. and eastern Canada. Shaun loves languages, and is fluent in Bulgarian with experience in French, Macedonian, Turkish, and Romani (he’s currently studying Spanish). When he isn’t working, he likes to garden, brew espresso, stare into his aquariums, and jog circles around his adopted hometown of Burien, Washington.