Text-to-speech software and application systems are priceless to many people with various disabilities. Text-to-speech transforms any text into speech in real time. It uses speech synthesis to create the artificial production of human speech. An internal computer will look at the text on a device screen and use speech synthesis technology to figure out how […]
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Exciting new changes coming with Windows 8.
After doing a bit of research about the highly anticipated Windows 8, I have drawn one clear conclusion: the designers at Microsoft were not afraid to mix accessibility and imagination. Microsoft’s new baby focuses on fluidity, ease and connectivity as it aims to transform the 25-year-old institution into software that is just as at home […]
ATU013: About.com (Andrew Leibs) CSUN call for papers, Typ-O app, Steve Jobs resigns, new Autism ABA project, Q&A
Podcast: Play in new window | Download http://traffic.libsyn.com/atupdate/ATUP082611.mp3 Links: About.com’s new assistive technology area with Andrew Leibs: http://assistivetechnology.about.com/ Autism/ABA partnership: http://bit.ly/oSC1xU Accessible ATMs: http://bit.ly/ngosAg CSUN call for papers: http://bit.ly/reERcI Steve Jobs resigns: http://zd.net/oAbZX2 Alert systems for the Deaf: http://bit.ly/PkNLR Looktel money reader: http://bit.ly/becuNL If you have an AT question, leave us a voice […]
Friday Podcast
Information from the INDATA Project is now available via podcast! Every Friday, the INDATA Project will release two podcasts featuring new assistive technology projects. The podcasts are available for viewing on the INDATA Project website and on iTunes. The “Assistive Technology Update” is a fast-paced weekly update for AT professionals and enthusiasts. The “Accessibility Minute” […]
Family Leadership Development Fund has been created by Family Voices Indiana
Are you a parent of a child with a disability and/or special health care needs? Have you wanted to participate in formal meetings, committees or a special task force and been unable to due to the financial expense of participating in those events? Family Voices Indiana has created a fund that assists parents who would […]
INDATA has 1,500+ Assistive Technology items in Loan Library
The INDATA Project at Easter Seals Crossroads has an assistive technology loan program. We offer a variety of assistive technology devices for loan throughout the state of Indiana. These short-term loans assist our clients in making informed decisions about the assistive technology they might use at work, school or home. Equipment includes devices for people with visual, cognitive, […]