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Youth Code Jam Makes Tech Accessible to Kids With Autism
AUSTIN, Texas — On Saturday, Texas nonprofit Youth Code Jam held a coding event that specifically catered to neurodiverse kids, meaning they are on the autism spectrum or have other cognitive differences. Coding event held by Youth Code Jam Specifically catered to neurodiverse kids The event was part of Youth Code Jam’s effort to make the …
Austin Police refocus efforts on mental health-related calls
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police are looking at ways to improve their tactics and performance when working with people experiencing mental health crises. Officers say there is room for improvement and city leaders agree, they want to fill in the gaps. The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI), contracted to provide a comprehensive overview of APD’s …
College students from across the country are in Austin to push the limits of solar technology – Story
AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – Race teams from universities across North America are in Austin to help push the limits of solar technology. For the University of Florida crew, every second off the track counts. They’re one of the 20 college teams from across the globe competing in the ‘Formula Sun Grand Prix’. “Build it …
The Austin Women Dispelling Stigma and Moving Mental Health Issues Forward: How Austin women are dispelling stigma and moving the issue forward – News
Ellen Richards with Integral Care (l) & Karen Ranus of NAMI (Photo by Jana Birchum) When Karen Ranus lost her mother to a terminal brain tumor, casseroles baked by her friends and neighbors appeared at her doorstep. Those same friends offered to mow her lawn and pick her children up from school. Ranus knew her …
Technology to help those with visual impairments navigate Green Bay Austin Straubel Airport
MORE LOCAL NEWS BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) Travel can be tough for those with visual impairments, especially if it means navigating an airport. Which is why Green Bay Austin Straubel Airport is offering free access to new cutting-edge technology. Imagine you’re visually impaired and you’re trying to get through an airport. What the sighted take for …
BREAKING: New city-owned homeless shelter poised for 1.6-acre Central South Austin tract
Austin has not expanded its city-owned homeless shelter system since the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless, or the ARCH, was built in 2004, but that could change next week as the City Council has tapped a Central South Austin tract for its newest shelter operation. The 26,594-square-foot lot at 1112 W. Ben White Blvd. …
