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Cardiac Care Unit at The Mount Sinai Hospital Awarded for its Excellence
The Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) awarded The Beacon Award for Excellence from The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
Mount Sinai Heart at The Mount Sinai Hospital is pleased to announce its Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) has joined the prestigious ranks of a select number of critical care units in New York State to be awarded The Beacon Award for Excellence from The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the leading society of acute and critical care nurses with more than 100,000 members.
The Beacon Award designation, which is awarded at the gold, silver, or bronze level, was developed by the AACN in 2003. AACN created the Beacon Award to provide critical care units with vital tools to assist their upward path to continuous overall excellence. Awardees, like Mount Sinai's CCU, are recognized for their dedication to improving patient care.
"Our Cardiac Care Unit's recognition with the Beacon Award for Excellence is another reminder for patients, their families, and referring physicians just how stellar the clinical care and patient outcomes are here at Mount Sinai Heart and The Mount Sinai Hospital,"says Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart and Physician-in-Chief at The Mount Sinai Hospital. "Congratulations to the CCU team at Mount Sinai Heart for their hard work and never tiring commitment to excellence."
Mount Sinai's CCU was awarded its three-year Silver level designation of The Beacon Award for Excellence on January 2, 2014 for its success in following key indicators:
- Leadership structures and systems
- Appropriate staffing and staff engagement
- Effective communication, knowledge management, learning and development, and best practices
- Evidence-based practice and processes
- Outcome measurement
"We are so proud to offer our nurses and nurse practitioners a positive and supportive work environment with a true sense of team here at Mount Sinai,"says Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, Vice President Clinical Operations at Mount Sinai Heart. "Working closely together each and every day, we aim to offer nothing but the best clinical care possible to patients in the CCU and across every patient unit in Mount Sinai Heart and Mount Sinai Hospital."


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Images: Revised Boston Olympics plan
Images: Revised Boston Olympics plan
This image shows Widett Circle as it stands today.
An image released as part of a revised Olympics bid shows the envisioned site for a stadium at Widett Circle.
After the 2024 Summer Games, the stadium would be replaced by a park and surrounding development.
This image shows the concept for the athlete's village during the 2024 Games.
This image shows how Columbia Point might look after the Games.
Another drawing shows a view looking down Fort Point Channel at Olympic facilities including the stadium.
Franklin Park would host equestrian events, including jumping and dressage.
A rendering of what Franklin Park would look like following the Olympic Games.
During the Games, Harambee Park would be home to tennis events.
Boston 2024's plans for the park following the Games include restorations and additions, including a playground area and community gardens.
Northeastern University's Matthews Arena would house weightlifting and powerlifting events.
Squantum Park would host beach volleyball events during the Games.
A rendering of what Squantum Park would look like following the Games.
Even without the Olympics, Boston 2024 said the Columbia Point area has "unprecedented placemaking potential."
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Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game raises the question: Are umpires necessary?
To hear Josh Levin, Stefan Fatsis, and Mike Pesca discuss baseball's recent spate of perfect games on Slate's sports podcast, "Hang Up and Listen," click the arrow on the audio player below and fast-forward to the 25:35 mark:
A perfect game, it turns out, doesn't merely require perfection from the pitcher and the fielders behind him. On Wednesday night, umpire Jim Joyce mistakenly called the Cleveland Indians' Jason Donald safe at first base, depriving Detroit's Armando Galarraga of the 21st perfect game in baseball history (and the third perfecto in the last month). Joyce admitted his mistake after the game, cursing himself out and lamenting that he "took away a perfect game from that kid." Galarraga gave the umpire a consoling hug, reporting to ESPN's Baseball Tonight that he told Joyce, "Nobody's perfect." To his credit, the pitcher didn't add: Yep, that's right—I'm not perfect either, all thanks to you. Great job, jerk!
The baseball commentariat, it seems, feels more aggrieved by Joyce's horrible call than the pitcher who was wronged by it. Keith Olbermann and FoxSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi have called for Commissioner Bud Selig to decree that Jason Donald was in fact out—the sports-world equivalent of turning back time to undo a grave injustice. Other baseball writers, believing in the ancient precept of "no backsies," have called on the major leagues to prevent future crises by expanding the use of instant replay. (As of now, umpires can consult video replays only in the case of a potential home run.)
While there's almost no chance Selig will overturn the call—what would he do for his next trick, reverse the outcome of the 1985 World Series?—it's hard to imagine the more-replay crowd won't get its way. In the next few days, no doubt, Major League Baseball will announce that it's looking into the replay question. And perhaps in the next few months, terrible calls by first-base umpires could, like Mark McGwire's biceps, will become relics of the game's woebegone past.
There's not much of a rational argument against ridding baseball of blown calls. Still, the present debate over the nuances of a potential replay system—should baseball managers, like NFL coaches, get a certain number of challenges per game?—seems piddling and beside the point. So long as we're talking about the fallibility of umpires, let's raise the obvious question: Does it still make sense for men in blue to rule on who's out and who's safe?
There are two big-picture problems with 21st-century sports officiating. First, on account of HDTV and slow-motion replays, fans watching on television can umpire better than the actual umpires, who are unfairly handicapped by having to rule in real time with their own eyes. Second, there are now robo-umps that can arbitrate sports disputes with more precision than any human referee.
These new technological realities haven't led to any sort of universal standard about how our games should be refereed. As Slate's Farhad Manjoo pointed out two years ago, tennis has come the closest of any major sport to going full robot. If a player challenges a call made by a human linesman, a computer called Hawk-Eye is brought in to decide the dispute; it seems inevitable that, at some point, the lords of tennis will cut out the middle man and leave everything to the electronic eye. Meanwhile, soccer's world governing body, FIFA, has resisted every tech-y idea—replay monitors, a chip in the ball—that might potentially help the referee and the linesmen make more-accurate decisions. "[N]o matter which technology is applied, at the end of the day a decision will have to be taken by a human being," FIFA President Sepp Blatter explained in March. "It is part of the human nature of our sport."
At least before the Galarraga affair, Major League Baseball was closer to the soccer side of this continuum. "The commissioner is a very forward-looking person, but he has an ample respect for tradition," MLB exec Jimmie Lee Solomon said in November, explaining Bud Selig's thoughts on instant replay. "He doesn't take this lightly. He doesn't make a lot of changes in the game without giving it a complete vetting."
Baseball's aversion to change hasn't been dictated by a lack of technological solutions. If MLB wanted to diminish the role of umpires, it could do so today. The game already has its own Hawk-Eye—a pitch-tracking system called Zone Evaluation that evaluates umps' implementation of the strike zone. (Not surprisingly, umpires have long groused about Big Brother monitoring their ball and strike calls.) It wouldn't take much to convert Zone Evaluation to Zone Pronouncement. At that point, it's strike three for Enrico Pallazzo.
If baseball does come for the umpires, though, it probably won't be because Bud Selig is installing chest-protector-wearing robots behind home plate. The game's sentimental streak makes it an unlikely candidate to replace its Jim Joyces and Joe Wests with computer arrays. Baseball also requires all manner of subjective calls—balk rulings, baserunner interference—that only a human could make.
Calls on the bases live in a middle ground that will be trickier for baseball to navigate. Considering all the variables in play on every throw to first base—the ball, the base, the feet of the fielder and the runner—it's difficult to design a gizmo that could render the out-or-safe question moot. Nevertheless, Jim Joyce's bad call shows that it doesn't make sense to trust an umpire's instincts.
The ump's role as baseball's on-field dictator dates to the pre-television era, an age when the guy standing beside the first baseman had the best claim to knowing what just happened on the field. Today, with the benefit of HD freeze-framing, we can all see what happened in the ninth inning in Detroit. If it's objective truth we're after, why should the one guy who isn't watching in slo-mo have any say at all, much less the last word?
Rather than fact-check Jim Joyce with television screens, why can't Major League Baseball use screens as a first line of defense? Forget giving baseball managers challenge flags—take a couple of umps off the diamond and put them in a booth with a bunch of high-def monitors. On every close call, the upstairs umps could tell the downstairs umps whether the runner was out or safe. Sure, that system isn't perfect—replays, after all, aren't always conclusive—but it's preferable to any scheme in which acquiring the right answer is the backup plan. Besides, perfection isn't the standard here. What we need is a system that makes the correct calls when we know what the correct calls are—a system, that is, that knows a perfect game when it sees one.
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The State Line Fire, which at last measure had burned 350 acres along U.S. Highway 550 near Bondad, was declared 50 percent contained on Monday afternoon.
The focus is holding and improving the lines and beginning mop up, a statement from Forest Service spokeswoman Ann Bond said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. One structure had burned.
Battling the blaze Monday were 140 fire personnel, 10 engines and a helicopter.
Firefighters started gaining the upper hand on the State Line Fire early Sunday afternoon, a day after it started.
The fire had reduced traffic on U.S. Highway 550 to one lane to leave room for fire equipment.
About six homes in the area were evacuated Saturday night as a precaution, Noonan said. The fire torched one small building, but officials were unable to confirm if it was a house. All that remained of the structure Sunday was a pile of scrap metal and a few charred appliances.
Colorado resident Hugh Miless house barely survived the blaze. Miles said he was working in his garage when he looked up to see flames licking at the north edge of his property. He immediately pulled out hoses and started dousing the fire with water as he waited for fire crews to arrive.
The 20-minute wait seemed like an eternity, Miles said. Soon after, the wind began blowing the flames away from his house.
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Does your Android phone battery run out of gas in a short duration, like under 4 hours? If yes, this tip is meant for you. Here you will learn to increase your battery performance by analyzing your phone use and identifying applications that are sucking your battery dry.
Before we get into making changes, did you know that Android provides a screen that shows exactly what's draining your battery? If you did, good for you. If you didn't, let it be known that Android phones actually provide this functionality! To see what's using the battery, go to Settings > About phone > Battery use. The screen shot below shows an example of the Battery use screen.
Typically, the connectivity aspect of a smart phone hogs the most battery power. One simple way to increase battery performance is by switching off the Wi-fi, Bluetooth, GPS and Internet Access when you don't need them. Each one of these features uses battery power. If you don't want to turn off all of these features, you can select the ones you do not need permanently on. For example, on my phone, I turn on GPS only when I use applications, such as Google Maps and SportsTracker, which require GPS.
Going by the same logic, any application that requires connectivity of some sort will drain battery power. The question then lies in how much connectivity is used and how much data transfer is taking place. For example, watching a video which is stored locally in your phone's SD card uses less power than watching a streaming video. This is because in the former case, your phone is not connecting to the Internet and downloading the video. Hence, the connectivity aspect of the phone is not being used. The connectivity problem does not stop there. Many a time, the battery gets drained because of poor signal strength.
Sometimes applications that don't require connectivity can also suck battery power. For example, look at the following screen shot. In this screen shot, you'll notice that the program Bubbles is hogging quite a bit of power. This is quite a surprise because the program does not require connectivity.
It is essentially a program that generates bubbles on touching the screen and then you can burst the bubble by touching it. It keeps my toddler occupied for 10 minutes. The problem is that after 10 minutes of usage the battery level drops by quite a bit and when I looked at the Battery Use screen, I realized that 21% of the battery was consumed by this application over a 10 minute period. As a consumer of a badly written application, you cannot do too much about this. You could uninstall and then look for a competing application.
The key to maximizing your battery performance on an Android phone is to know which application is consuming the most power and by switching off anything that consumes unnecessary power. Also, look into how you are using your phone. For example, if you like watching videos, avoid streaming them.


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Overall, I'm a pretty optimistic fellow. In fact, my wife often refers to me as a Pollyanna, always assuming the best of people and situations. Needless to say, my optimism is often ill founded and more often than I like to admit results in disappointment.
Viewing the world through rose-colored glasses is something of a rarity among journalists. We tend to the cynical more often than not, based, I suppose, on years of observing and reporting the foibles of humanity and arriving at the inevitable conclusion that we are a flawed group, vulnerable to our own worst impulses.
Yet I remain fairly confident in our ability to improve, to rise above our failings, to defeat our inner demons.
Except for Congress.
I read earlier this week that the latest poll showed Congress' approval numbers at an all-time low and their record for accomplishing anything so far this session on a record pace as the least productive in history, even worse than the last one, which set a bar hard to crawl under.
Their latest failure was the House of Representatives defeating a farm bill that came out of the hard-working and largely bi-partisan House agriculture committee after several years of public hearings, testimony and compromise. Each side blamed the other. Wait, let me rephrase that. Extremes on each side blamed the other. One side complained that the farm bill spent too much; the other said it cut too much. Two targets, crop insurance and nutrition, stand out as poster pieces for the entrenched combatants.
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My tinted glasses no longer color my vision on this issue. I can't see a pathway to passing this legislation in this sharply divided Congress. The Senate bill passed with significant bi-partisan support, but the House has already soundly rejected that proposal.
As it has the Senate's—again bi-partisan—immigration reform bill. I can't imagine that legislation gaining much traction with a House divided along the extreme lines currently in place either. The big sticking point appears to be how to treat the 11 million or 12 million—one loses count—undocumented people currently living in the country. The Senate bill, as I understand it, offers a path to citizenship. Many in the House reject that stance and contend that amnesty for those who have broken our laws is unconscionable.
Some also contend that the Senate bill pays too little attention to border security.
As far as border security is concerned, it seems obvious that a country must control its borders. It also seems obvious that to do so we have to have the "boots on the ground" to patrol and enforce. That requires funds and this congress, at least a faction of it, seems reluctant to spend more money on anything. We also need a feasible guest worker program.
As for the 12 million undocumented, I have no solution better than a pathway to citizenship. What's the alternative, round them all up and send them packing? Where do we hold them? How do we transport them to wherever they have to go? How much will it cost? Who pays the tab?
I'm not saying the path to citizenship should be an easy one. I believe being a citizen of this country is one of the world's greatest opportunities, so it should come with a certain amount of responsibility, a commitment to service and a willingness to make some restitution by those who got here by less than acceptable avenues. That seems a common-sense solution—viewed through the eyes of an optimist.
But when has common sense made a whit of difference to this Congress?
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Boys shoot well at Chase County
Patience leads to easy buckets.
IMPERIAL—Gothenburg boys learned Friday night that patience is a virtue, even on the basketball court.
The Swedes battled Chase County nearly point for point in the first half and then sat back, waiting patiently for easy baskets en route to a 50-35 win.
"We're not a patient bunch," said coach Kent Koehn, "but I think they learned that they can pass the ball around without being stagnant and still come up with good shots."
In the first quarter, Koehn said both teams ran man-to-man defense and matched each other shot for shot.
Gothenburg finished the period with a 20-15 lead and Koehn decided to try something different.
"We switched to a match-up zone sagging on their posts," he said. "They struggled a little."
Gothenburg built a 10-point lead midway through the second quarter.
Then Chase County decided to try the zone and cut the Swede advantage to only two or three points.
"We started tossing up the ball too quickly," Koehn said.
That's when Koehn emphasized patience.
The Swedes led 29-23 at halftime and spread the gap in the third quarter with more disciplined play.
"As a fan it probably wasn't much fun to watch the second half," Koehn said, "but we got what we wanted. And once we pushed the lead to double digits, Chase County looked defeated."
Beating the Longhorns by 15 points was a pleasant surprise for Koehn.
"Everyone else they've played has been tight," the coach said. "This was a good win for us."
Landen Haake scored 26 points to lead Gothenburg. He also had seven rebounds and seven assists.
Now at 6-6, the Swedes turn their attention to Broken Bow and Kearney Catholic before focusing on the Southwest Conference tournament.
Broken Bow comes to town on Friday. The Indians (3-9) have lost seven straight games to quality opponents and Koehn says the schools have drummed up a rivalry.
"It will be a good test for our kids," he said.
Then the Swedes travel to Kearney Catholic (7-5) before hosting Broken Bow again in the opening round of the SWC tournament on Monday.
"At least we'll know what to expect come tournament time," Koehn said.
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Ridgway triathlon this Saturday
Officials at the Ridgway YMCA are preparing for the 33rd Annual Ridgway Triathlon scheduled for Saturday, April 26, starting at 11 a.m.As of Thursday evening, 124 participants had signed up, including 14 ironwomen and 27 ironmen"I have never seen that many individuals entered ever," said Mary Lynne Bellotti, executive director at the Ridgway YMCA. "I've been doing this for over 10 years and the event is in its 33rd year. We will keep doing this as long as there is interest."The triathlon consists of a five-mile run, 15-mile bike ride, and nine-mile canoe trip on the Clarion River. A kayak division is is offered for ironman and ironwoman divisions.


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El Segundo, CA (PRWEB) September 21, 2011
While many Americans were enjoying their summer vacations, the diligent elves at CandyWarehouse.com have been ramping up for an exciting fall season, featuring innovative Microsoft business management functionality, new web features and a fresh round of accolades that mark the fifth consecutive year that CandyWarehouse.com has been ranked among the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America.
Inc. Magazine recently announced the 2011 list at its website, placing CandyWarehouse.com – ranked at number 2,703 – as the top internet candy store in the world. (For the listing, see: http://www.candywarehouse.com/inc5000.html)
"We couldn't be more thrilled," said founder and president Christopher Pratt. "Five years in the top 5000 is an incredible public recognition, and we owe it all to this team's passion, innovation and daily devotion to great candy and happy customers. The best part is… we're just getting started."
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Another year, which always amazes us.
After suffering from analysis paralysis, we were put in touch with someone who helped get us unstuck. She told us how her school worked and the kind of treatment that Kate should be getting. When we told her Kate was getting an hour a month of speech, in a group, she almost cried. Her students got 25 hours a week, all year around, of ABA therapy. Kate was getting 1 or 2 a month. WTF?
With that, we moved her to a new school in October, Sydney's School, Specializing in Autism and Related Disabilities.
Despite the finances of the place (which so far, haven't been as terrible as I predicted...fingers crossed), we knew it was good for her within a week.
You see, we have stairs. Kate can't do stairs. We've been working with her for years to walk up the stairs. She can crawl up them, no problem, but she can't get down. I did manage to teach her to slide on her butt a bit, but she just wouldn't do it. Then Kelly, her caretaker started to work with her constantly on going up and down the stairs, upright. She still wouldn't do it, unprompted.
So Kris goes to pick up Kate near the end of that first week and asks her teacher how she's handled the stairs. "Fine, no problems."
Kris: "What?"
Teacher: "She goes up and down just fine. She needs a little assistance, but she mostly does it on her own."
Kris (thinking): "That little shit."
The last 2 months at Sydney's School have been amazing. We're finally seeing real progress. Can't wait to see what a year of this kind of therapy will do for her.
That's definitely been the highlight of our year. Now she's on to the 7th year, something we never thought we'd see. Kate's tough as ever, smart as ever and still happy as ever.


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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
8 minutes of heaven
Wandy threw for 8 minutes today, after throwing for 6 minutes yesterday and could start next week - provided a bullpen session goes well...
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Honestly, when are the Astros going to just cut ties with Wandy and Backe. We held on to Wandy for so long everyone realizes he has no upside. Backe should just become a pro wrestler with Chacon and Backe could come out screaming "don't taze me, bro"
- March 5, 2009 at 8:45 AM
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I think the Astros give up on Backe before they give up on Wandy. The Astros have shown plenty of loyalty to Backe - who hasn't shown much outside of the month of October. I think he's a genuinely nice guy, but when people in New York (from where I just moved) refer to Backe as "11-run guy" it's not good. And given that Wandy is the only lefty in the rotation, he's sticking.
I'd give the edge to Chacon in the ring with Backe. But get a few beers and a wedding dress? Your fight just became much more even...
- March 5, 2009 at 11:45 AM


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From Shtetl to Château
Chagall: A Biography
The painter known to the world as Marc Chagall was born Movsha (Moses) Shagal on July 7, 1887, into a poor family living on the fringes of the Russian Empire. When he died ninety-eight years later, he was the last surviving member of the School of Paris and a multimillionaire with a flat on the Quai d'Anjou in Paris and a villa in the South of France.
Swept up in the most momentous events of the twentieth century, including two world wars and the Russian Revolution, his long life was punctuated by dislocation, flight, immigration, and exile. As a young man he managed to arrive in Paris in 1911, just as the city was becoming aware of Cubism, then on his return to Russia watched the ascendancy of Suprematism, in the work of Malevich and Lissitzky. He was able smoothly to incorporate stylistic components from both of these crucial developments in twentieth-century art into his own work without becoming identified with either. He was esteemed by the Surrealists in Paris between the wars but never considered himself a Surrealist, and exhibited alongside exiled European artists in New York in the 1940s without mingling with the émigré community. In his later years he became internationally famous for his stage sets and costume designs, as well as for his decorative work in stained glass, mural painting, and ceiling decoration. His life is a gift to a biographer.
His art, though, is another story. Jackie Wullschlager's substantial biography draws on a wealth of unpublished letters still in the possession of his descendants to tell the story of Chagall's journey from shtetl to château. But not for an instant did it convince me that Chagall was a great or even an important artist. He himself believed that by the time of his final departure from Russia in 1922 his best work was behind him, even though he was to live for another sixty-three years. But is there really all that much to respect even in the early paintings? What, finally, did he contribute to the history of twentieth-century art? The more I read about Chagall the artist, the less original his paintings looked, though I must add that the author's descriptions of his theater and ballet designs rekindled the admiration I have long felt for his work for the stage.
The opening chapters vividly evoke the world of Chagall's boyhood in Vitebsk, which lay within the Pale of Settlement, the area of western Russia to which Catherine…
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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Kevin Brindle,
v. Docket No. CR-07-223
Worcester Regional Retirement Board,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Richard K. Sullivan, Esq.
300 East Main Street
Milford, MA 01257
Appearance for Respondent:
Sean McGrail, Esq.
Donahue Rauscher & McGrail
23 Harvard Street
Worcester, MA 01609
Administrative Magistrate:
Maria A. Imparato, Esq.
Kevin Brindle filed a timely appeal under G. L. c. 32, s. 16 (4) of the March 5, 2007 decision of the Worcester Regional Retirement System ("Board") to deny his request for accidental disability retirement benefits without convening a medical panel. (Exs. 1, 2)
I held a hearing on March 27, 2008 at the office of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 98 North Washington Street, Boston, MA.
I admitted documents into evidence. (Exs. 1 - 22) I marked the Petitioner's pre-hearing memorandum "A" for identification, and the Petitioner's Motion to Strike Materials Submitted by the Board Under Cover Letter Dated March 26, 2008 "B" for identification. The Petitioner testified. There is one tape cassette of the hearing.
1. Kevin Brindle, d.o.b. 2/22/1974, worked as a firefighter/EMT-Paramedic for the West Boylston Fire Department from October 29, 2003 to on or about January 20, 2006.
2. In or about August 2001, Mr. Brindle worked as a firefighter/paramedic for the City of Keene, New Hampshire. He also worked as an airport firefighter at the Manchester, New Hampshire airport. (Ex. 14)
3. On August 27, 2001 Mr. Brindle was referred for psychotherapy to Burt G. Hollenbeck, Jr., Ph.D. after five days of hospitalization for depression, anger, cumulative Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms and suicidality. Mr. Brindle told Dr. Hollenbeck that he was having trouble separating work from his home life and had been feeling hyper-alert. He said that he knew the six firefighters who had been killed in Worcester, and was frustrated by the lack of response from his superiors at the Keene Fire Department to develop protocols to help reduce risks. Mr. Brindle also spoke about other traumatic experiences, "such as discovering a body buried under branches after being ejected from a car." (Ex. 7, 8/27/01)
4. Dr. Hollenbeck noted his impression of Dysthymic disorder, rule out PTSD. He noted that Mr. Brindle was seeing Dr. Peter Olsson for follow up of his anti-depressant medication, Effexor. (Ex. 7, 8/27/01)
5. On September 12, 2001 Dr. Hollenbeck noted that Mr. Brindle quit his job in Keene and got a new job working for Medstar Ambulance in Leominster. (Ex. 7, 9/12/01)
6. On October 2, 2001 Dr. Hollenbeck noted that Mr. Brindle reported that he had experienced a lot of trauma while working in Groton, where he was a call firefighter from 1990 to 1998. Mr. Brindle described several accidents he responded to, including one where a young woman injured in a motor vehicle accident went into cardiac arrest at the hospital and died. (Ex. 7, 10/2/01)
7. On October 10, 2001 Dr. Olsson opined that Mr. Brindle was doing well. He reduced Mr. Brindle's dose of Effexor, and had him continue on Trazadone. (Ex. 8, 10/10/01)
8. On October 15, 2001 Dr. Hollenbeck noted that Mr. Brindle reported reduced anxiety. (Ex. 7, 10/15/01)
9. On October 29, 2001 Dr. Hollenbeck noted that Mr. Brindle reported having racing thoughts for the previous three years and a startle reaction for the past 1.5 years. He noted that Mr. Brindle was anxious, worried and self-critical. (Ex. 7, 10/29/01)
10. On November 14, 2001 Dr. Hollenbeck noted that Mr. Brindle reported that he had been on a roller coaster for the last month, with unbelievable highs, irritability, hopelessness, increased libido at times, a lightening bolt sensation in his head, racing thoughts, seeing things in his peripheral vision while driving, feeling a crawling sensation, having problems concentrating, having disturbed sleep and experiencing suicidal ideation. Dr. Hollenbeck noted his impression of Bipolar Disorder I, "most recent episode mixed." Dr. Hollenbeck left a message for Dr. Olsson about the bipolar diagnosis. (Ex. 7, 11/14/01)
11. On October 27, 2001 Dr. Olsson noted that Mr. Brindle had only three hours of sleep in the previous two or three days, that he was cycling fast, and feeling irritable and angry. Dr. Olsson continued Mr. Brindle on Effexor and started him on Depakote. (Ex. 8, 11/27/01)
12. On December 6, 2001 Mr. Brindle reported to Dr. Hollenbeck that he was cycling during the day and becoming aggressive, but not assaultive. Mr. Brindle reported that he had experienced post-concussion syndrome in 1993 after a head injury, that he had slept six hours in the previous four days and that when he is on a high, he drinks to knock himself down. He reported that he had mostly ups rather than downs at work. Dr. Hollenbeck noted his assessment of hypomania. He spoke with Dr. Olsson who agreed to follow-up with medication. (Ex. 7. 12/6/01)
13. Mr. Brindle saw Dr. Olsson on December 6, 2001 reporting that he was angry, irritable, not sleeping and feeling increased aggression. Dr. Olsson increased Mr. Brindle's dosage of Depakote and advised him to use Trazadone instead of alcohol for sleep. (Ex. 8, 12/6/01)
14. On December 11, 2001 Dr. Olsson noted that Mr. Brindle seemed to be settling down, although he was cycling four times a day. He advised Mr. Brindle to continue on Depakote and prescribed Seroquel, as well. (Ex. 8, 2/11/01)
15. On December 12, 2001 Dr. Hollenbeck saw Mr. Brindle with his wife, who indicated that Mr. Brindle was still on a roller coaster. She indicated that the bipolar disorder had started about a year previously, and that Mr. Brindle was not an angry person before he was bipolar. Dr. Hollenbeck noted his assessment of rapid cycling with low frustration tolerance, although there had been some improvement with medication. He advised Mr. Brindle to chart his stability and moods. (Ex. 7, 12/12/01)
16. On December 19, 2001 Dr. Olsson noted that Mr. Brindle reported fewer mood swings, although he was still on the edge of rage. Dr. Olsson increased Mr. Brindle's dose of Seroquel and continued him on Depakote. (Ex. 8, 12/19/01)
17. Mr. Brindle stopped treating with Dr. Hollenbeck and Dr. Olsson in December 2001. He did not receive mental health treatment again until December 2005. (Ex. 15, p. 17; Testimony)
18. In October 2003 Mr. Brindle began work as a firefighter/EMT paramedic in West Boylston. He passed a pre-employment physical examination. He completed a medical history questionnaire in which he indicated that he had previously received mental health treatment for a mental or emotional disorder. He indicated that his treatment in 2001 had been for "CISD following traumatic event." (Ex. 6, p. 3)
19. Mr. Brindle was able to perform the duties of his job throughout 2003, 2004 and most of 2005. (Testimony)
20. On December 5, 2005 Mr. Brindle responded to a medical call in which a police detective known to Mr. Brindle fell off of a roof and broke his ankle. The detective's face had an agonized expression that reminded Mr. Brindle of the face of a woman who died in a head-on car accident in 1994. (Ex. 11; Ex. 3, p. 5; Testimony)
21. On or about the night of December 5, 2005 Mr. Brindle went to bed and closed his eyes and "there was a vivid image of a girl screaming in my face, which was a previous incident I had been to. Took me about an hour to get that face away from my face. About an hour and a half later the only thing I could see in the corner of my bedroom was the car accident scene I had pulled up to at the time." (Ex. 15, pp. 11 - 12)
22. Mr. Brindle felt his work began to backslide after this event. He hated to go on calls. (Testimony)
23. On December 18, 2005 Mr. Brindle responded to a medical call involving a cardiac arrest. This call reminded him of a previous medical call in which a 32-year-old woman, a mother of two, died of a cardiac arrest. (Testimony, Ex. 12; Ex. 3, p. 5)
24. Two days after this call, "I was in the shower, closed my eyes, rinsing my head and face. Wasn't shampoo, of course. And I could see the gentleman from the cardiac arrest behind me. So I, you know, opened one eye to turn and look to see if he was there, and he wasn't there. That's when I went back to the fire chief and I said, 'I definitely have a problem here.'" The fire chief referred Mr. Brindle to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that referred him to Troy LeBlanc, M.Ed, LMHC. (Ex. 15, p. 12; Ex. 9)
25. Mr. LeBlanc performed a psychiatric diagnostic interview examination of Mr. Brindle on December 30, 2005, noting his presenting problems of acute anxiety, acute depression, chronic hallucinations, constant irritable mood, episodic obsessions, acute poor self-esteem, acute sleep disturbance and chronic stress. (Ex. 9, Intake Note, 12/30/05)
26. Mr. LeBlanc diagnosed Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Severe with psychotic features, with rapid cycling and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He recommended both individual therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. (Ex. 9, Intake Note, 12/30/05)
27. In his progress note of January 4, 2006 Mr. LeBlanc noted that Mr. Brindle reported seeing more visions and a noise sounding like someone breaking in at night, and seeing dark shadows zipping around by the cars. He referred Mr. Brindle to his primary care physician, Audrey Tracey, M.D., for medication management. (Ex. 9, 1/4/06; Ex. 4)
28. Dr. Tracey prescribed Effexor for depression and anxiety, Risperdal to control the auditory and visual hallucinations and help with sleep disturbance, Klonopin for management of periodic anxiety exacerbations during the day, and Trazadone for when sleep disturbance symptoms were more severe.
(Ex. 4)
29. Mr. Brindle stopped working on or about January 20, 2006. (Ex. 3, p. 2)
30. On January 25, 2006 Mr. LeBlanc noted that Mr. Brindle had not been sleeping, was having more visions "of seeing the girl from the accident. He reports to on occasion this week hearing her screaming. He is hearing a variety of knocking and other noises. In one instance he heard his wife calling him." (Ex. 9, 1/25/06)
31. On or about January 27, 2006 Mr. Brindle filed an insurance claim for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, supported by a statement from Mr. LeBlanc.
(Ex. 13)
32. By letter of February 8, 2006 Mr. LeBlanc opined, "Kevin's symptoms are consistent with PTSD stemming from an emergency call that he responded to as part of his duties for work." (Ex. 9, 2/8/06)
33. By letter of May 1, 2006 Mr. LeBlanc opined, "Kevin is presently suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as well as severe anxiety and hallucinations. … I feel it would be harmful to his condition to work. These symptoms stem from an incident a few years ago. The symptoms were managed successfully until the recent injury of a co-worker. After this injury Kevin's symptoms returned." (Ex. 9, 5/1/06)
34. The Fire Department sent Mr. Brindle to Leo F. Polizoti, Ph.D., a public safety consulting psychologist and a licensed psychologist provider, for a fitness for duty evaluation on May 4, 2006. Dr. Polizoti administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), performed an extended clinical interview, and reviewed letters from Dr. Tracey and Mr. LeBlanc. (Ex. 10)
35. Dr. Polizoti's analysis of the results of the MMPI-2 indicated a strong possibility that Mr. Brindle had considered suicide, and that he endorsed "a number of extreme and bizarre thoughts, suggesting the presence of delusions and/or hallucinations." (Ex. 10)
36. Dr. Polizoti concluded, "This firefighter apparently suffers from severe psychiatric problems. These issues include post-traumatic stress disorder, an anxiety disorder and an underlying personality disorder. He has been taking multiple psychiatric medications with little improvement in his condition. Both of his treatment providers feel that he will not ever be able to return to work as a firefighter. The results of the MMPI-2 are essentially in agreement with his treatment providers. In my clinical opinion, based upon my assessment, Firefighter Brindle is not able to perform safely and properly the duties required of a firefighter." (Ex. 10)
37. Mr. Brindle filed an application for accidental disability retirement benefits on or about August 16, 2006, citing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder with psychotic features as the result of the incidents of December 5 and December 18, 2005. (Ex. 3, pp. 2, 5)
38. Dr. Tracey filed a statement in support of the application answering all certificate questions in the affirmative. She noted that Mr. Brindle carried diagnoses of PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder with psychotic features. Dr. Tracey opined that Mr. Brindle is permanently unable to perform the duties of a firefighter or EMT/paramedic. With respect to causation she opined, "[I]t is my opinion that his disability was the result of a prior traumatic event that is now manifesting itself. This condition was directly exacerbated by recent job stressors while working as a firefighter for the Town of West Boylston." (Ex. 4)
39. The Board held a hearing on November 29, 2006 in which Mr. Brindle testified under oath. (Ex. 15)
40. On March 5, 2007 the Board denied Mr. Brindle's application without convening a medical panel because "the application is without merit." (Ex. 1)
41. By letter of May 4, 2007 to the Board chairman, Mr. Brindle's counsel requested further information about the determination that Mr. Brindle's application was "without merit." (Ex. 16)
42. By letter of May 8, 2007 the Board chairman responded that "there does not appear to be any clear cut incident occurring while in the performance of his job duties that caused his present depression; everything appears related back to his previous employments in New Hampshire." (Ex. 17)
43. By letter of February 29, 2008 to Board counsel, Mr. Brindle's counsel noted that the Board had made its decision based on records from 2001, without obtaining records from Dr. Tracey, Mr. LeBlanc or Dr. Polizoti. (Exs. 18, 20, 21, 22)
This case is remanded to the Worcester Regional Retirement Board with instructions to convene a regional medical panel of psychiatrists to evaluate Kevin Brindle.
The Petitioner has submitted a properly completed application for accidental disability retirement benefits under G. L. c. 32, s. 7 (1) claiming that he is permanently unable to perform the essential duties of his job as the proximate result of a personal injury sustained or hazard undergone while in the performance of his duties.
His application is supported by the Statement of Applicant's Physician completed by Dr. Tracey, answering in the affirmative to all certificate questions. Dr. Tracey diagnosed PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder with psychotic features. The Board argues that the Petitioner is not entitled to an examination by a regional medical panel because "there does not appear to be any clear cut incident occurring while in the performance of his job duties that caused his present depression; everything appears related back to his previous employments in New Hampshire." The Board has essentially decided that the Petitioner cannot prevail on the issue of causation.
In order to meet his burden of proof with respect to causation, the Petitioner must prove one of two hypotheses: that his disability was caused by a single or series of work-related events, or that his employment exposed him to an "identifiable condition … that is not common and necessary to all or a great many occupations" that resulted in disability through gradual deterioration. Blanchette v. CRAB, 20 Mass. App. Ct. 479, 481 N.E.2d 216, 220 (1985).
Aggravation of a pre-existing condition to the point of permanent and total disability satisfies the natural and proximate requirement. Baruffaldi v. CRAB, 337 Mass. 495, 150 N.E.2d 269, 271 (1958).
The Petitioner could prevail under either hypothesis.
The Petitioner advances, under the first hypothesis in Blanchette, that he is permanently unable to perform the essential duties of his job as the result of two medical calls on December 5 and December 18, 2005 that either caused his disabling PTSD and depression, or aggravated to the point of disability his pre-existing PTSD and depression that had apparently been in remission since 2001. If we view the Petitioner's claim under the second hypothesis of Blanchette, the Petitioner claims to have become disabled through gradual deterioration as the result of exposure to an "identifiable condition" not common and necessary to all or a great many occupations, that is, constant exposure to traumatic and depressing events.
As the Appeals Court noted in Blanchette, fn. 7:
Recovery of accidental disability benefits for gradual deterioration stemming from an 'identifiable condition' which is not shared by many occupations could involve, for example in the case of physical injury, diseases such as asbestosis, silicosis, and mesothelioma related to exposure to asbestos. Mental incapacity might occur, for example, in occupations involving constant exposure to life threatening situations or to continual traumatic or depressing events. … The key, in a case involving G. L. c. 32, s. 7 (1), once the physical or mental disability is established, is proof that the identifiable condition at work is an efficient cause of the disability.
(emphasis supplied)
The Petitioner has articulated a prima facie case for the award of accidental disability retirement benefits. The Board shall convene a regional medical panel of psychiatrists to evaluate the Petitioner.
Petitioner's Motion to Strike
I denied the Petitioner's Motion to Strike Materials Submitted by the Board Under Cover Letter Dated March 26, 2008. This Motion refers to the exhibits that I admitted into evidence over the Petitioner's objection, and consist of the Employer's Statement that was not submitted until March 13, 2008; the pre-employment physical; the records of Mr. LeBlanc; the fitness for duty evaluation of Dr. Polizoti; the run sheets for the emergency calls on December 5 and December 18, 2005; the insurance claim submitted in January 2006; and the Petitioner's resume. The Petitioner argues that the Board did not consider these documents before denying the Petitioner's application and therefore the documents should be stricken.
I conclude that the issue before me is not whether the Board had just cause to deny the Petitioner's application based on the evidence it considered, but whether the Petitioner is entitled to be examined by a regional medical panel. In order to decide that issue, I needed to consider all of the available evidence in this de novo hearing.
This case is remanded with the instructions enumerated above.
Maria A. Imparato
Administrative Magistrate
This information is provided by the Division of Administrative Law Appeals .


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Roberto Martinez
Roberto Martinez, age 58, of Lubbock, Texas, (former resident of Sweetwater) passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. His body will be cremated. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, at Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel with Pedro P. Lopez, Denny Cardova and Pat Martinez officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home. Roberto was born Dec. 6, 1952, in Sweetwater, Texas. He was a member of the Jehovah Witness Church and a member of the Sweetwater Jaycees for many years. He attended Sweetwater High School. He was an Emergency Medical Technician in Brownwood and Rockwall. He also worked as a dispatcher for the sheriff's department in Rockwall County. He loved his family and friends very much and they loved him. He will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife, Melody Martinez of Lubbock; one son, Cortney Martinez and wife Imelda of Roscoe; two daughters, Stacey Martinez of Lubbock and Jennifer Bolton of Lubbock; five grandchildren, Michael Ferrara, Nicholas Martinez, Ari Martinez, Julian Martinez and Gabe Bolton; his parents, Pascual and Maria Martinez, Jr. of Sweetwater; one brother, Pat Martinez and wife Jan of Pottsboro, TX; four sisters, Lillie Warner and partner Lenny Buff and Sabrina Henington and husband Stephen, all of Sweetwater, Liza Freshour and husband Jerry of Abilene and Dinah Carrell and husband Don of Big Spring; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his niece, Heather Denise Warner; and one nephew, Zachary Cole Ballenger.


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Dr. Sarah Torok-Gerard
Teaching Area(s): Psychology and Neuroscience
Title: Associate Professor of Psychology
Courses Taught: Psychology
Ultimately, I think this profession chose me. As a graduate student in educational psychology, I fully intended to go into educational research and work for an agency like the Department of Education. In my second year of coursework, I was required to teach a class as part of my doctoral program. The first course I taught was Child and Adolescent Development. I realized I had a lot to learn about how to deliver information, but worked with my graduate advisor and talked to my students about how I could improve. I decided to teach the same course again the following semester. After a lot of revision, I felt more comfortable presenting the material and engaging the students.
Professional Accomplishments
I think one of my proudest professional accomplishments was being invited to present my dissertation research on reading remediation at an Oxford Roundtable a few years ago. As a young girl I dreamed about going to Oxford University for college, so the conference made me feel like my academic career had, in a way, come full circle.
Teaching Style
I like to do service-learning projects, when they are possible. I have done a service learning project on bullying for my Psychology of Gender course for the last several semesters. I also have students do regular writing exercises in some of my classes. This gets them to think about the material beyond what the textbook and my lectures tell them. In my Child and Adolescent Development course students have to write and also take part in formal debates.
Interesting Research and Curricula
This summer I began a work group to bring a bullying forum to campus. The event took place on Unity Day (October 10) during National Bullying Prevention Month, and I was very pleased with the turnout. With respect to interesting curricula, in addition to integrating service-learning projects into my own courses, I served on the University's General Education Task Force since its inception and continue to serve as a member of the Integrative Core Advisory Board, which is involved in the continued development of the new Integrative Core program.
Favorite Part of the Job
I like that I have the freedom to continually tweak the courses I teach and that I can seek out new challenges in the administrative roles I take on. My job is not, and never has been, boring!
Since I came here, we have experienced a lot of growth and change as an institution. I think the progressiveness and willingness to adapt to a changing landscape in higher education on both the part of the administration and of the faculty is what makes us unique.
Research Interests
B.A., Psychology, Mercyhurst College
M.S., Educational Psychology, University at Albany, SUNY
Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University at Albany, SUNY
With respect to interesting curricula, in addition to integrating service-learning projects into my own courses, I served on the University's General Education Task Force since its inception and continue to serve as a member of the Integrative Core Advisory Board.
- If You Could Teach Another Class
- I'd like to teach a course on exercise physiology with an emphasis on the runner's body.
- Words from a Student
- I am not sure why, but I am always surprised when a student, especially a former student, tells me that they have used something that they specifically learned in one of my classes. I know that is my role as an educator, but it is always validating when someone you haven't taught in a while reminds you that you did play a role in their learning and lives in some small way.
- Favorite Quote or Motto
- "...if you can't run, then walk. And if you can't walk, then crawl. Do what you have to do. Just keep moving forward and never, never, ever give up." ~Dean Karnazes, Ultramarathoner
- Surprising Fact About Yourself
- While my job requires almost constant interaction with people, I am actually pretty shy and reserved in most social situations. I am what a developmental psychologist would refer to as a "slow-to-warm-up child." For that reason, I tend to seek out the company of animals (like my dog) more frequently than being amidst a group of people.
- If You Weren't a Professor
- If I could do it all over again, I probably would have gone into health psychology and athletic training. I would love to be a personal trainer. I think having a background in both psychology and athletic training would allow me to provide clients with the mental and physical strategies they would need for their long-term health/lifestyle goals.
- Places to Visit or Things to Do
- I'd like to run an ultramarathon. Mind you, an "ultra" is anything over a marathon (26.2 miles) distance, so a 50K (31.1 miles) would be appropriate! In fact, I am planning on attempting my first 50K during my sabbatical, which will be relevant to my research.
- Favorite Movie
- Anything with John Candy in it, especially Planes, Trains and Automobiles
- Favorite Book
- Anything to do with ultrarunning!
- Hobbies and Interests
- I love art and like to travel and horseback ride.


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An essential part of that tradition, of course, is to perform the late choreographer's masterpiece, "Revelations." The challenge at each year's opening bash is to add a little something extra. On Wednesday evening, it came in the form of a celebrity presenter — the actress and comedienne Mo'Nique — and three high-profile guest singers.
First up was the opera singer Jessye Norman, whose rich soprano tones added an intensity to the already gripping "Fix Me, Jesus" section, danced with beautiful control by Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen Sims.
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Most performances of "Revelations" are performed to taped music, but that won't do on gala night — a huge red-carpet event that brought in $2.4 million this year. An impressive onstage musical ensemble supplemented the guest singers, including the terrific soloist Ella Mitchell, who got a rousing cheer after belting out the final number, the infectious "Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham."
That number was more meaningful than usual: It was the last time many in the opening-night audience would see veteran Ailey dancer Renee Robinson perform it. Robinson, who retires after the Dec. 9 performance, has been with the company since 1981, making her its longest-serving female dancer.
Earlier in "Revelations," the dancer got a knowing cheer from the crowd as she floated into view carrying her famous white parasol from the "Wade in the Water" sequence, a beatific smile on her face. After all, it was likely that virtually everyone in the cavernous theater had seen her do it at least once in the past three decades.
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By helping those who are marginalized in traditional classrooms (e.g., those with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and other challenges), researchers are discovering educational methods and materials that are flexible and powerful enough to help all students, regardless of their ability, maximize their progress. (Source: www.cast.org). The following web site links and articles provide extensive information useful for faculty members interested in learning how to adopt methods of universal design into their curriculum. Assistive technology and Alternative media embody two mechanisms to encourage and enhance students' learning. For more information, see the articles and links below.
Universal Design
"Enhancing Learning of Students with LD Without Compromising Standards: Tips for Teaching", Beverly Sandock, Associate Director SALT (Strategic Alternative Learning Techniques), The University of Arizona. This article describes how to organize courses and present information so that it is more accessible to students with learning disabilities.
Do-It. University of Washington - This site reveals how universal design strategies can be employed when engaging in specific academic activities: large lectures, group/work discussions, test taking, field work , science labs, computer labs, computers , world wide web pages, distance learning, art work, travel programs, writing assignments, and work-based learning.
University of Arkansas - This site features universal design applications in postsecondary education settings, including an introduction to universal design, principles, applications, course development and pragmatic considerations of universal design.
Universal Design Education On-Line – Teaching techniques that accommodate students with disabilities and/or unique styles are proposed.
CAST: Universal Design for Learning – This site provides helpful guided tours about universal design, along with theory and research, tools and resources, examples, and activities.
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The Emma E. Legg Center for Accessible Technology (CAT) - The CAT, located at Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Room 230 is one the largest adaptive computing centers in the country. The Center is available to students of San Jose State University who have registered with the AEC. With approximately sixty accessible stations and trained staff, the Center utilizes the latest adaptive hardware and software, and allows students with disabilities to pursue their academic programs. The CAT supports faculty members working with students with visual impairments, those who are blind, or have learning disabilities. Specifically, the CAT supplies curriculum based instructional materials in alternate formats to students, staff and faculty with a verified print disability. Printed or typed materials are converted to digital format and then translated into an appropriate media dependent on the specific accommodation. The following types of media translation may be provided: electronic text, Braille, graphics embossing, large print, or audio output. The type of format provided to the student, staff or faculty member with a disability is determined on a case-by-case basis. The CAT also produces alternative media for the campus community. Faculty interested in learning more about accessible technology and alternative media, please contact the CAT at 808-2123.
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Please note that the articles below are meant to serve as useful and applicable tools, yet may contain some outdated information due to the evolving nature of assistive and adaptive technology. Please contact the CAT for the most recent, up-to-date information.
Assistive Technology for Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities. Sheryl L. Day and Barbara J. Edwards, Journal of Learning Disabilities, September 1996 - Informational article on how technology can be used to help meet the educational demands of students with learning disabilities at the postsecondary level. Click on link below to access the article.
College Students with Disabilities and Assistive Technology: A Desk Reference Guide. Anne R. Thompson, et al. Mississippi State University, Mississippi State Department of Agricultural and Extension Education; Special Eduction Programs(ED/OSERS), Washington, DC. April 30, 1997. For an electronic copy of this article, go tohttp://www.sjlibrary.org, click on Articles & Databases, and scroll down and click on the ERIC database.
Measuring Effectiveness: Technology to Support Writing. Sally Fennema-Jansen. Special Education Technology Practice. January/February 2001. For an electronic copy of this article, click on
New Generation of Computer-Assisted Learning Tools for Students with Disabilities. Theresa A. Ochoa, Laurie R. Vasquez, and Michael M. Gerber. Intervention in School and Clinic. 34 no4 251-4 Mr '99. For an electronic copy of this article, go to www.sjlibrary.org, click on Articles & Databases, and scroll down and click on Education Full Text (Wilson Web database).
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- Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice recognition software - This software provides for virtually hands-free text dictation. It has a steep learning curve.
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The following software features Interactive reading/scanning, writing and study skills software especially useful to faculty working with students facing learning challenges.
Kurzweil 3000 - The Kurzweil and WYNN reading software provide a multi-sensory approach to increase reading, writing and comprehension skills. Users have access to color, dictionary, thesaurus, word prediction, and voice and text notes.
Read & Write Gold - Read & Write Gold, award-winning literacy support software, gives an added boost to people who need support with reading, writing and learning by making support tools available right at their fingertips.
- Inspiration Visual Diagramming/Outlining software - This software is versatile and has a short learning curve. The templates provide modeling for coherent writing. There is a Free 30 day download available on-line
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice recognition software - This software provides for virtually hands-free text dictation. It has a steep learning curve and can be extremely useful for users with learning disabilities in the area of language production.


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