Assistive Technology Center

Assistive Technology Coordinators:
James Carreon (510) 794-3800 x312
jcarreon@csb-cde.ca.gov
Jerry Kuns (510) 794-3800 x226
jkuns@csb-cde.ca.gov
Adrian Amandi (510) 794-3800 x237
aamandi@csb-cde.ca.gov

The Technology Program at CSB provides an outreach program to schools throughout California at no charge to the local agency.
We can provide

Technology Assessments
Technical Support
Equipment Recommendations
In-service Training to students, parents, teachers and paraprofessionals.

To request an appointment or a copy of our free technology curriculum guide, training files and practice exercises, please contact the technology coordinators.

At CSB the technology team works together with teachers and other staff to teach and reinforce student technology skills. We strive to give students the skills necessary for them to independently accomplish academic and/or daily living needs. Students receive regular direct teaching in technology in addition to reinforcement in the classroom and after school by being expected to use technology for school assignments in addition to personal interests.

What's New In Technology?

E-mail

CSB is currently accessing gmail free e-mail accounts successfully with screen readers. A task analysis explaining access to gmail using a screen reader is provided here in MS Word format.

Electronic Books

Electronic Book Access - CTEVH 2007 Hand-out

Google Search

Google search engines provide a great sequential way for a beginning JAWS user to learn to conduct a search. Check out the following three url's, they are in order of complexity, the simplest being first.