On October 1st, the CTA Foundation hosted an Accessibility Roundtable at Verizon’s Technology and Policy Center in Washington, D.C., to mark the start of Disability Employment Month.

The event featured insights from Assistant Secretary Taryn Williams and a panel of CTA Foundation and Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation grant recipients, discussing the future of accessibility in technology.

Thanks to our sponsors—Verizon, Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, and Brunswick Corporation—and to everyone who attended and contributed to the conversation.

3. Save the date for #GivingTuesday on December 3rd

The CTA Foundation Health Innovation Challenge, thanks to a seed grant from the WITH Foundation, asks consumer technology companies to leverage their products to solve challenges faced by those with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) in accessing digital health care.

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We speak to Jill Gonzalez of Water hub, Dr. Larry Gluck and Austin G.-S. Tang also share their thoughts. A Good News time was had by all.

To find the best cities for professional- and college-basketball fans, WalletHub compared more than 290 of the largest cities across 21 key metrics, ranging from the performance level of each city’s NBA and NCAA Division 1 basketball teams to ticket prices to stadium accessibility.

Best Cities for Basketball Fans
Worst Cities for Basketball Fans
1. Los Angeles, CA
283. Santa Clara, CA
2. Boston, MA
284. Berkeley, CA
3. Salt Lake City, UT
285. Evansville, IN
4. Philadelphia, PA
286. Wilmington, NC
5. San Francisco, CA
287. Daytona Beach, FL
6. Miami, FL
288. New Britain, CT
7. San Antonio, TX
289. Montgomery, AL
8. Houston, TX
290. Pocatello, ID
9. Washington, DC
291. St. George, UT
10. Oklahoma City, OK
292. Stephenville, TX

Best vs. Worst

Charlotte, North Carolina, has the lowest average ticket price for an NBA game, $32.05, which is 3.9 times less expensive than in San Francisco, the city with the highest at $125.43.

The Houston Rockets have the highest performance level among NBA teams, 68.34 percent, which is 2.3 times better than that of the New York Knicks, the team with the lowest at 29.31 percent.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs have the highest performance level among college basketball teams, 89.87 percent, which is 8.3 times better than that of the Chicago State Cougars, the team with the lowest at 10.85 percent.

Miami has the highest fan engagement for NBA teams, 43.40, which is 30.6 times higher than in New York, the city with the lowest at 1.42.

To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-cities-for-basketball-fans/11034 (https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-cities-for-basketball-fans/11034)

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-cities-for-basketball-fans/11034

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“We subsist now on a meager vocabulary of winners and “losers,” of “sad!” naysayers and “nut job” adversaries. We’re asked to see an absence of eloquence as the presence of authenticity. But that’s bunk. Words, like monuments, matter.”

Love,
Liz

With Memorial Day around the corner a friend from Juilliard and world class musician sent email with the enclosed article. It brought tears to my eyes.

Sincerest thank you for all that you do to make the world a better place.

B. Tina Ebey

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/opinion/mitch-landrieu-new-orleans-mayor-speech.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

The mayor of New Orleans just gave a speech on race and history that you need to hear.

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Three winners were announced today for Green America’s quarterly “People & Planet Award,” which recognizes innovative entrepreneurial U.S. businesses that deeply integrate environmental and social considerations into their strategies and operations. Each of three winners will receive $5,000. The winners are: Green Broom Brigade, Lompoc, CA; Community Forklift, Edmonston, MD; and Ecohouse, Galloway, OH. Winners were selected by the public during a month-long open voting period online at Green America’s website.

This round of the Awards focused on green businesses that have taken superior steps to improve sustainability and healthy living in the home.

Alisa Gravitz, president, Green America, said: “For most Americans, the home is their biggest investment. Therefore, it’s also their chance to make the greenest possible statement about who they are and the world in which they want to live. This quarter’s winners of the People & Planet Award demonstrate everyday how green home building and products can make a huge and positive difference in our world.”

The winning companies are:

* Green Broom Brigade, Lompoc, CA, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Broom-Brigade-All-Natural-Cleaning-Cooperative/272172802918018

The Green Broom Brigade is a professional cleaning company and cooperative that sources exclusively environmentally friendly cleaning products and methods. The Brigade also employs an all-female workforce, composed of company co-owners. Green living and financial empowerment are thus joint tenets of the Green Broom Brigade.

* Community Forklift, Edmonston, MD, http://www.communityforklift.com/.
Community Forklift is a reuse center for home improvement supplies. The company collects unwanted and salvaged building materials during building demolition, then provides them to the public at very low prices, and donates them to individuals in need. Discarded building materials make up 40% of our nation’s solid waste. Community Forklift is on the frontlines of finding better ways to recycle and reuse these products – whether for the arts, for job training, or for strict recycling.

* Ecohouse, Galloway, OH, http://www.ecohouseohio.com/. Ecohouse is a leading solar electric systems installer and comprehensive energy auditor in central Ohio, helping more than 3,000 home owners and small businesses reduce their energy use and environmental impact since 2008.

Nancy Vasquez Louth, manager of the Green Broom Brigade cooperative said: “Thank you to Green America and to all our supporters and voters in Southern California and the rest of the world for casting a winning vote for us. Now with this award we want to help continue the wave of growth and creating new green cleaning enterprises, especially cooperatives. Winning this prize money will definitely give us the opportunity to purchase needed equipment so that we could expand into commercial cleaning using our same green friendly products!”

Nancy J. Meyer, CEO of Community Forklift said: “At Community Forklift’s reuse center, we collect unwanted and salvaged building materials, then provide these supplies to the public at very low prices, and donate them to nonprofits and folks in need. By turning our region’s waste stream into a resource stream, we’re demonstrating that reuse can create green jobs and build local economies. We’re thrilled that Green America members support this work!”

Kevin Eigel, president of Ecohouse said: “Ecohouse would like to thank everyone who voted for us. We are happy to be recognized for our work of helping central Ohio homeowners and businesses to go solar and reduce the impact of climate change. We thank Green America for the gift of $5000. We will use this money to help put up a solar electric system for Third Hand Bike Co-op (a nonprofit that makes cycling accessible for everyone in central Ohio), and to expand solar in central Ohio.”

Future rounds of Green America’s quarterly award for green businesses with 50 or fewer employees, will focus on community banking projects and companies that make “green” products for kids.

The businesses that the public vote on are determined by public nominations and an expert panel of judges: Katie Galloway and Gigi Abbadie, Aveda; Justin Conway, Calvert Foundation; Reed Doyle, Seventh Generation; Jonathan
Reinbold, Organic Valley; Jenny Burns, Honest Tea; Bena Burda, Maggie’s Organics; Lindsay Dahl, Safer Chemicals/Healthy Families; Alline Anderson, Milkweed Mercantile; Andrew Korfhage and Fran Teplitz, Green America.

ABOUT GREEN AMERICA

Green America is the nation’s leading green economy organization. Founded in 1982, Green America (formerly Co-op America) provides the economic strategies, organizing power and practical tools for businesses and individuals to solve today’s social and environmental problems. http://www.GreenAmerica.org.

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One of the great things about SeniorNet is appreciating the talent, expertise, and dedication of our volunteers. The intent of this contest was to recognize the creativity, hard work, and dedication of individual SeniorNet Learning Centers in writing curriculum and courses for their local communities, and to share their work with the entire SeniorNet community.

Thirty-four curriculum submissions made their way to the winners circle.

And then the judging became even harder. It was extremely difficult to select (4) centers as winners.

When you see the effort and creativity that went into the production of the curriculum, I am sure that you will agree.

The judges agreed to acknowledge all of the thirty-four curriculum submissions.

This means there will be (4) Winners and (3) Runners Up.

These centers have made a significant contribution to ALL of SeniorNet.

Not only did they create to meet the needs of their local community, but they are sharing with the entire SeniorNet family.

Aiken, Huntington, Manhattan, and Oklahoma City

Each of the Winning Centers will be awarded:

• (96) Plain & Simple Windows 8 for Tablets books (retail value $24.99 each), with 50% off coupon for Microsoft Press eBook included.
• (250) Microsoft coupons (coupon value $49 – expiration June 30th 2014)
• $150 cash
• A new SeniorNet banner
• Acknowledgement on the SeniorNet website

The (3) Runner Up Centers “alphabetically” are:

Hot Springs, Little Rock, and San Jose Willows 

Each of the Runner Up Centers will be awarded:

• (96) Plain & Simple Windows 8 for Tablets books (retail value $24.99 each), with 50% off coupon for Microsoft Press eBook included
• (100) Microsoft coupons (coupon value $49 – expiration June 30th 2014)
• $75 cash
• Acknowledgement on the SeniorNet website

Center leaders (Winners and Runners Up) have been notified and are scheduling a “Windows 8/8.1 Open House” for their community.

These contest results will be posted on our website to ensure sponsor, partner, and press awareness.

Submitted curriculum will be posted in a special section on Leadership Exchange in April. This curriculum will clearly add classes to centers around the country and support ongoing growth. 

Please click here to see a list of winning curriculum.

Join me in congratulation this outstanding team! 

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