LOCAL NEWS COMPUTE ABLE NETWORK Organization helps disabled enter the computer age with magazine, and conferences Compute Able Network was founded by two Portland special educators, Dennis Kviz and Kevin Mills. Compute Able is a nonprofit service _organization formed to address the unique microcomputer needs of the disabled community. Compute Able serves as a clearinghouse of information on computer applications and hardware. A speakers bureau has been formed to provide information on applied computer technology for persons with disabilities. The Compute Able News , the organization's monthly magazine, is a valuable source of information for persons with disabilities, and those working with the disabled ($24/yr). On February 26-28 the organization will sponsor its second annual Computer Access for Persons with Disabilities Conference with presentations on applications for orthopedically impaired, vision impaired, hearing impaired, severely h~ndicapped, cognitive disorde:s, and others. There will also be demonstrations of authoring systems, voice input and output applications, environmental controls, and more. For More Information: Compute Able Network, Inc., PO Box 1706, Portland, OR 97207 CENTER FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY Center in Eugene provides support, teaching, research, and services involving educational applications of -computers The Center for Advanced Technology in Education (CATE) is part of the University of Oregon's College of Education. Its mission is to encourage and support teaching, research, and service involving educational applications of computers and other advanced technology. Among the principal organizations included in the CATE are: University of Oregon Computers in Education and Instructional Technology programs, Career Information System,_ Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse, the International Council for Computers in Education, and the Oregon · . Total Information System. The center's research focuses include: data base use; institutional systems design; evaluation of learning involving technology; and management of organizations using advanced educational technology. In the facility are three microcomputer laboratories with more than eighty computers, a computer graphics teaching laboratory, a resource center for software and technical research material, classrooms, and an auditorium for classes, in-service trainings and conferences. For More Information: Center for Advanced Technology in Education, University of Oregon, 1787 Agate St., Eugene, OR 97403, 503-686-3460. OREGON COMPUTER CONSULTANTS DIRECTORY Directory of members of the Oregon Computer Consultants Association useful guide to unique range of computer skills The Oregon Computer Consultants Association (OCCA) is a not-for-profit association established to provide a structure and forum for independent computer consultants working within the State of Oregon to share their knowledge, skills, and resources. OCAA has regular meetings, and publishes a monthly digest. Recently OCCA published a directory to its membership, a very useful resource for local computerists, and for computer users looking for just the right consultant. The directory has listings for contract programmers, managment consultants, data entry, data conversion and disk conversion, documentation, disaster recovery, project managment, requirement analysis, and research. For More Information: The Oregon Computer Consultants Association, PO Box 9273, Portland, OR 97207. Fall/Winter 1986 RAIN Page 40
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