Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHey 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! The American Academy of Family Physicians is saying that up to 50% of children will experience some sort of […]
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day
There are over 1 billion individuals living with a disability worldwide. Thursday, May 19, 2022, is the 11th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). GAAD aims to get everyone talking, thinking, and learning about digital access ad inclusion. What is digital accessibility? According to GAAD’s website: “Every user deserves a first-rate digital experience on the web. […]
Care Direct Offers All-in-One Solution
In response to the home care needs born out of the COVID pandemic, the Welsh startup company, Care Direct Technology, launched a suite of assistive technology products. As the company’s website describes, Care Direct is the “only all-in-one solution that uses cutting edge technology to remotely and passively monitor service users to retain independence, reduce loneliness […]
Mezzo Focus 24
The Low Vision Store is a small, independent company offering several solutions for individuals with low vision. One of their available products is the Mezzo Focus 24 desktop video magnifier. The Mezzo Focus 24 features full HD cameras to enlarge your reading materials with the “best picture quality, minimal picture noise, and reduced reflection of […]
Monday Tech Tip: Activities of Daily Living: Dressing Tools
Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us some dressing aids for anyone who has difficulty with these types of activities of daily living. Check it out here:
ATU571 – zPods with George Bailey
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. Special Guest – George Bailey – President of zPods Find out more here: www.zpodsforsleep.com www.zpods.tech www.zpods.io or on Facebook […]