I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself before I posted my first entry to Geek News Central’s blog. I’m a long-time listener and fan of the Geek News Central podcasts, and a sometime caller and commenter, and branching out into writing a few tech blog entries seemed to be a smart step to take.
My name is Susabelle Kelmer. I am employed full time in the IT department of a college in Missouri, where my area of expertise is adaptive technology. Adaptive technology covers all electronic devices, hardware, and software that may be used to assist a person with disabilities. This includes voice-activated software, screen reading software, talking calculators, specialized input devices like head mice or adapted keyboards, software that turns printed text into audio, and much much more. Beyond that work for my campus, I’m also a technology coordinator (along with three others) who help faculty and staff meet their technology requirements in the classroom. I also manage a 35-seat student-use computer lab.
My experience is varied, and I have great interest in technology that can make our lives easier or more efficient. I hope that some of what I post here will be helpful to others working in the wilds of the technology field. And of course, I look forward to your comments!