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Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawaii                                                                

In This Issue
~ SAVE THE DATE ~ CAMP COOL FALL 2013
Atherton Family Foundation Grant Acknowledgement
Computers Donated to ATRC
TOPAZ Desktop Video Magnifier Available
~ Computer Recipient ~ COMPUTER REDISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
2013 Ho`opono Internship Accomplishments at ATRC
~ Mokoli`i Race T-shirts & Caps ~ Available for Purchase
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AUGUST 2013
~ SAVE THE DATE ~
CAMP COOL FALL 2013 
Ocean Adventure


Camp Cool Logo
Image #1: Shave ice with blue swirl
and ATRC Camp Cool text
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~ CAMP COOL FALL 2013 ~
Ocean Adventure
Ocean Creatures
Image #2: red crab, purple jellyfish,
yellow octopus and blue whale
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  • Date: Saturday, October 19 & 26, 2013
  • Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (both days)
  • Place:  TBD 

Join us for this interactive computer exploration experience.

 

For more information, please contact Jodi Asato at 532-7111 or email [email protected].

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~ Volunteers needed for Camp Cool ~ 

 

Please contact Jodi Asato at 532-7111 or email [email protected].  

 

Atherton Family Foundation
Grant Acknowledgement
Atherton Family Foundation Logo
Image #3: Atherton Family Foundation logo with green leaves in the background and burgundy
2 cent stamp in the foreground.
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ATRC staff and board of directors would like to express our sincerest appreciation to the Atherton Family Foundation for a grant awarded to ATRC.  The grant will be used exclusively to secure assistive technology devices and equipment for the benefit of persons with disabilities in Hawaii. 

We would like to thank the Atherton Family Foundation for its continued support of ATRC programs and mission! 

  

Computers Donated to ATRC

Flat top & Hard Drive
Image #4: Flat screen monitor with keyboard, mouse and hard drive.
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We would like to thank the following companies:

Jeffrey M. Taylor Law Offices
Hawaiian Islands Medical

for donating their computers and printers to ATRC, which will be refurbished and given to qualified persons with disabilities through ATRC's Computer Redistribution Program.
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If you would like to donate a laptop or desktop computers to ATRC or if you would like a computer, please contact our Outreach Specialist, Kawika Shook, at 808-532-7115 / Toll free number at 1-800-645-3007 or email to [email protected].

TOPAZ Desktop Video Magnifier
Available

Topaz
Image #5: Topaz desktop video magnifier
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Are you interested in receiving a desktop video magnifier?  ATRC has a TOPAZ desktop video magnifier available. The TOPAZ desktop video magnifier provides a clear, crisp image on a 17-inch monitor or widescreen 20-, 22-, and 24-inch monitors for more magnified text on the screen.  The large work surface is illuminated with long life LEDs, and the forward-mounted camera is 8.25 inches above the table, providing ample room for long sessions of reading, writing, or enjoying your favorite hobby.  Also, listed on our website under "AT Exchange."  Person posting is asking $2,000 for this new, hardly used piece of equipment.

Features:
  • 22-inch widescreen
  • 2.6x to 68x magnification
  • 3 video magnification functions: increase/decrease magnification, enhances color modes, adjust brightness
  • Freeze frame: save pictures and important information hands free
  • Find feature: save set magnification settings
  • Monitor raises and lowers and swivels 180 degrees side to side 
For more information on the TOPAZ desktop video magnifier, please visit Freedom Scientific link:   http://www.freedomscientific.com/products/lv/topaz2-product-page.asp

If you are interested, please contact our Outreach Specialist, Kawika Shook, at 808-532-7115 / Toll free number at 1-800-645-3007 or email to [email protected].

~ Computer Recipient ~
COMPUTER REDISTRIBUTION PROGRAM


Russell Jacobs
Image #6:  Refurbished computer monitor, keyboard and hard drive with
recipient Russell Jacobs.
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Russell Jacobs from Kapolei, Hawaii, is the 8th recipient in 2013 to receive a refurbished computer from ATRC's Computer Redistribution Program.  He will be using the computer for work related practice.  His goal is to refine his computer skills to find work now that he has a dependable source to the internet and Microsoft accessible programs.

If you're interested in receiving a computer through our Computer Redistribution Program, please contact our Outreach Specialist, Kawika Shook, at 808-532-7115 / Toll free number 1-800-645-3007, or email to [email protected].
 
2013 Ho`opono Internship Accomplishments at ATRC

Kaili
Image #7:  Kaili Kameoka holding
Certificate of Achievement.
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Ho`opono Services for the Blind, "Transition Summer Employment Experience Program" celebrated its completion on Friday, July 19, 2013.  At this ceremony, Mayson Cabo, Keao Wright and Kaili Kameoka, who successfully accomplished an internship at ATRC from June 17th through July 16th, 2013, shared with Ho`opono staff and Advisory Board members, VR Acting Administrator, and other colleagues their achievements through work experience at ATRC.  ATRC President and CEO, Barbara Fischlowitz-Leong,  and AT Trainer, Onkar Nerurkar, attended the ceremony and are very proud of their summer interns' achievements.

~ Mokoli`i Race T-shirts & Caps ~
Available for Purchase

Mokolii Race Tee Shirt
Image #8: Yellow Mokoli`i Race tee shirt
front and back view
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Mokolii Race Trucker Hat
Image #9: Brown Mokoli`i Race Trucker Hat with a colored picture of Koolau Mountains, ocean, Mokoli`i island and white Paddling for Possibilities logo.
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ATRC's Mokoli`i Race
tee shirts and trucker hats
are available for purchase.
  • Tee Shirts $10.00/each
  • Trucker Hats $5.00/each  
If you're interested in purchasing a tee shirt or trucker hat, please contact our Outreach Specialist, Kawika Shook, at 808-532-7115 / Toll free number 1-800-645-3007, or email to [email protected].