ATFAQ012 – Q1. Where can I find a grant for a wheelchair accessible van? Q2. Are there learning disability apps that will take picture and read text to me? Q3. Can I make my computer stop playing music while NVDA is reading my screen? Q4. What is the best noise canceling microphone for Dragon Naturally Speaking? Q5. Is there an app that takes pictures of business cards and enters the information into my contacts? Q6. What technology can help a student with low vision read the chalkboard from a distance in the classroom? Q7. What advice would you give a young person wanting to go into assistive technology as a career?

Podcast: Play in new window | Download ATFAQ012-08-24-15 Show notes: Panel: Brian Norton, Mark Stewart, Belva Smith, and Wade Wingler Q1. Where can I find a grant for a wheelchair accessible van? Q2. Are there learning disability apps that will take picture and read text to me? Q3. Can I make my computer stop playing […]

AM145 – Nest Protect 2.0

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 145-08-21-15 Nest Protect 2.0 Hey there!  Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs! It seems as if all devices can be connected to one’s smartphone nowadays–from […]

AM144 – ERGO: Autonomous Desk

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 144-08-14-15 ERGO: Autonomous Desk Hey there!  Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs! So much of our daily lives are now spent staring at screens–alternating from the […]

ATU220 – India’s First Assistive Technology Center (Samuel Matthew), iPhone 6s Rumors, Grad Certificate in AT, Typing Braille on your iPhone with iBrailler Notes

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Show Notes: India’s First Assistive Technology National Center with Dr Samuel Mathew | http://www.nish.ac.in/ Framingham State University – News […]

AM141 – Birdhouse for Autism

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 141-07-24-15 Birdhouse for Autism Hey there!  Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs! Are you raising a child with autism, or know someone who is?  There […]

A, B, Cs of Dyslexia Education

Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing Do you have trouble telling the difference between “b” and “d,” or are you confused with words that sound similar, like celery and salary? These are some of the “red flags” of dyslexia — a learning disability affecting about one in five people, or 20 percent of the population. With […]