by Laura Medcalf Nearly half of all Americans are on at least one prescription medication. And among this population, a majority are challenged to take their pills as prescribed which is unsafe and unhealthy. A possible solution to this common predicament is available through Vitality products, a company whose mission is to help you and […]
Author: Wade Wingler
ATU148 – Augmentative Communication Bill of rights (Amy Goldman NJC), FCC Accessibility Awards, iOS 7.1 accessibility – a closer look, Frozen is audio described, ONYX HD from Freedom Scientific, Autism Communication & Employment Research
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: – Amy Goldman, NJC: National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities – […]
How will Google Glass benefit people with disabilities?
By: Laura Medcalf Throughout the years, technology has gone from boxed and small (but very heavy!) television sets with faulty rabbit ear antennae with fuzzy picture as seen here to sleek, lightweight flat screens mounted on walls with crisp, high-definition picture: What is arguably crazier to reflect on is how computers with limited functions once took up […]
ATU147 – Brian Mullen and Bayuvest, Free webinar on Mobility Equipment legislation, smart phone sends smells over the internet, TherAppy, AT for Samsung Galaxy Core Advance
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: Brian Mullen, PhD http://www.therapeuticsystems.com/ | bayuvest.com | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Zrc2Wny-Y Free Webinar: “Getting the Right Mobility Equipment and Services” […]
ATU146 – Google Glass as Assistive Technology (Tools for Life at Georgia Tech) Google Voice Search, iOS 7.1 and Accessibility, Special Education Resources for Military Families, Banks in Europe don’t have accessible web sites
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: Google Glass as Assistive Technology Carolyn Phillips & Ben Jacobs – Tools for Life, http://www.gatfl.org/ “Education Directory […]
New Accessibility Features in iOS 7.1
Apple recently released its new operating system iOS 7.1, available now for download via the over-the-air Software Update and iTunes. In its previous update, Apple made the biggest progress to date regarding accessibility in their software; now iOS 7.1 offers even more accessibility features, especially ones to benefit blind and low vision individuals. New accessibility […]