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Discover What’s Possible When Information and Technology are Accessible
For six months; at no cost, we are sharing a tool designed to make information and technology more accessible. The tool, an Emergency Response Desktop Suite is available to 500 Colorado adults with developmental disabilities.
The ERDS:
- Provides accessible information about the coronavirus and how to stay well
- Empowers people with new ways to stay in touch with others
- Encourages people to connect with the community
The ERDS makes information more accessible and computers easier to use by:
- Simplifying navigation of a computer
- Providing pictures or videos to inform, teach tasks, and support independence
- Making email accessible with a text reader and audio recording feature
- Including video conferencing through Skype
- Sharing ways to relax and to have fun from home
The ERDS is available to Colorado adults with developmental disabilities who:
- Participate in advocacy with Speaking For Ourselves of Colorado, or who
- Do not live with family, or who
- Are living with family temporarily because of the coronavirus, and
- Have an email address and an internet connection, and also
- Have a desktop, laptop, or tablet computer with Windows 10, or an Apple computer with a Windows compatibility layer
To get the Emergency Response Desktop Suite visit https://www.colemaninstitute.org/covid-19/and complete the engagement form. If you have questions please contact Joelle Brouner at joelle.brouner@state.co.us or Shea Tanis at Shea.Tanis@cu.edu.
