The Community Technology Education Center (CTEC) provides services in Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC), which is the use of personalized methods or devices to increase a person's ability to communicate. Most individuals who use AAC rely on a variety of methods, from "light tech" to "high tech". CTEC will showcase a wide range of AAC systems.

CTEC is a place to:

• See, touch, and try out AAC technology, from light tech to high tech
• Connect with others
• Get assistance with the assessment, trial, and funding process
• Learn how to use new technology

And a place for consumers, family members, and professionals to get the support they need to make appropriate technology decisions.

California Connect, also called the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program (DDTP), is funded by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and is a public purpose program that provides communications equipment and services to persons with disabilities. The program’s accessible products and services are fully subsidized, removing financial barriers.

Equipment is available for people who have difficulty:

• Hearing
• Seeing
• Moving
• Speaking
• Learning or remembering

California Relay Service can connect TTY users to non-TTY users.

There are free trainings on how to make a smartphone work better for people with disabilities.

To be eligible, you must be certified as having a permanent or temporary disability and you also must:

• Live in California
• Have access to telephone service
  • You must have access to either cell phone or land line service to participate in the program.

Web pages

• Home - https://caconnect.org/
• Apply - https://apply.caconnect.org/
• Find equipment - https://caconnect.org/e…

Ability Tools provides statewide assistive technology services for Californians of all ages with disabilities.

Resources offered include:

• Assistive technology device loans through Device Lending and Demo Centers
• Access to the NATADS Assistive Technology Portal
• Reuse of assistive devices through partner organizations
• Information and referrals for assistive technology resources

Web pages 

• Home - https://abilitytools.org/
• Device Lending and Demo Centers - https://abilitytools.org/services/device-lending-library.php
• NATADS Assistive Technology Portal (National Assistive Technology Act Data System) - testing.myatprogram.org/home/6

Society for the Blind provides programs and services for people who are blind or visually impaired.

Services include:

• Offers independent living skills classes and support services
• Provides programs for adults age 55+, including the Senior IMPACT Project
• Offers youth programs focused on education, confidence, and daily living skills
• Operates a low vision clinic offering evaluations

Web pages

• Home - https://societyfortheblind.org/
• Classes & Services - https://societyfortheblind.org/programs-services/classes-services/
• Programs for 55+ including the Senior IMPACT project - https://societyfortheblind.org/programs-services/programs-for-55/
• Youth Programs - https://societyfortheblind.org/programs-services/youth-programs/
• Low Vision Clinic - https://societyfortheblind.org/low-vision-clinic/about-our-clinic/

MedicAlert provides medical identification devices available as a bracelet, necklace, shoe tag, wallet card, or Smart Medical ID card. The front of a MedicAlert will feature MedicAlert’s world renown emblem. The back side is either customed engraved with your critical lifesaving medical information or features a QR code encrypted with that same vital medical information. The MedicAlert emblem is recognized by first responders around the world.

Also known as medical ID jewelry, an ID is often worn by those living with chronic medical conditions such as asthma, allergies, autism, diabetes, epilepsy, heart disease, hypertension, Parkinson, etc.; individuals who lead an active lifestyle, or with mobility challenges wear an ID for daily peace of mind and protection.

An emergency ID can be worn on your wrist, around your neck, on your shoe or in the form of a wallet card. If you experience a medical emergency or are in an accident, a medical ID will speak for you when you cannot.

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The Pacific ADA Center provides partnerships between the disability community and the general public by enhancing understanding of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through education and technical assistance.

The Pacific ADA Center is one of ten Regional Centers in the ADA National Network set up across the United States to provide information and referral, training, consultation, and technical assistance to the business, state and local government, and disability communities about their responsibilities and rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Center includes numerous consultants, a small staff, and subcontracts with more than 20 entities regionwide. The Center participates in nationwide training projects and the development of materials for broad based distribution. Pacific ADA Center receives direct and current information from the Departments of Justice, Transportation, Education, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Federal Communications …

The Lions Club International's Ear of the Lion Foundation of California & Nevada provides hearing aids to low-income people.

Services include:

• Offering donated and refurbished hearing aids to eligible individuals
• Helping those who cannot afford hearing aids (but are ineligible for this program) access needed support

Web pages

• Home - https://earofthelion.org/
• Services - https://earofthelion.org/services

• Home - https://www.afb.org/

People enrolled in Project Lifesaver wear a small transmitter on the wrist or ankle that emits an individualized frequency signal.

If an enrolled client goes missing, the caregiver notifies their local Project Lifesaver agency, and a trained emergency team responds to the wanderer’s area. The first responders will then use the client’s individualized frequency to locate the position of the individual.

Rocklin Police Department
Call or E-mail to learn more:
E-mail: Project.lifesaver@rcocklin.ca.us
Phone: 916 - 625 - 5283(Inquiry line - messages only)

Lincoln Police Department
Call or E-mail to learn more:
E-mail: projectlifesaver@lincolnca.gov
Phone: 916 - 434 - 3285
Website:https://www.lincolnca.gov/en/living-here/project-life-saver.aspx

Auburn Police Department
Call or visit the website to learn more:
Phone: 530 - 823 - 4237, ex.317
Website: https://www.auburn.ca.gov/600/Project-
Lifesaver-Program
(Inquiry line - message only)

Web pages

• Home - https://projectlifesaver.org/
• Locations - https://…