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About Our Guests
Rich Cavallaro is a computer information technology major at Hofstra
University graduating in December 2012. Technology has been a passion
of his since a very young age. He has been an instructor for the
Technologically Empowered College Students (TECS) program for students
in New York since 2009. With his vast knowledge of both mainstream and
assistive technologies, he assists in developing the webinars to
ensure that TECS participants have the most accurate, up-to-date, and
accessible web resources available. During the weekly conferences,
Rich facilitates the discussion, answers questions, troubleshoots
technology and most importantly, shares his experiences and unique
perspective on life as a college student. Besides technology, audio
is also something Rich enjoys. He broadcasts quite frequently on his
college radio station, WRHU (We’re Radio Hofstra University).
He can be contacted either via email
or by following him on Twitter.
Luke Leiby, from New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, is fifteen years old
and in 10th grade. He is interested in music, especially production,
recording, and engineering. He writes: “To me, technology is growing quickly day
by day, and I like to keep up with the latest and the newest, and see
what technology the visually impaired can use.”
Estin Talavera is the Assistive Technology Specialist for the Envision
Vision Rehabilitation Center. In addition to assessing and training
patients on assistive technology, Estin is also one of the instructors
for the annual Envision Assistive Technology Camp for middle school and
high school students with vision impairments and a podcaster for the
YouTube Assistive Technology podcast “Tips, Tricks. .” Estin is
Also currently seeking a degree from Wichita State University in general
studies with emphasis in communication sciences and disorders,
psychology and sociology.
In the News
How to upgrade your Hotmail email address to @outlook.com
Windows 7 poised to topple XP as leading OS
SeroSpectives Special: Mountain Lion
Apple’s $1 Billion Win Over Samsung: Q&A
5 reasons the Apple Samsung Ruling is Good for Everyone
New iPhone’s Bigger Screen to Have 5th Row of Homescreen Icons?
iPhone 5 not likely to support NFC, says new report
This iPhone app reads your heart rate in seconds by staring at your face
Watch live TV on your phone! No, really
Amazon’s cloud music service gets scan and match
Blind and visually impaired fastest growing iPhone market
Verizon launches accessibility app for visually impaired
Super Egg Hunt Plus is now live.
Google’s Self-Driving Cars Complete 300K Miles Without Accident, Deemed Ready For Commuting
Will the elderly ever accept care from robots?
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