Tracy Castillo, ReUse Technician, shows us an app called Be My Eyes. This app helps blind users use video chat to connect with volunteers that can offer them visual assistance. Check it out here:
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Consumer Highlight: Laura Medcalf
If you regularly read of our blog, then you already know the great writings of our Social Media Content Specialist, Laura Medcalf. However, you might not know a lot about her or that she once was a consumer at Easter Seals Crossroads. Laura was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy when she was only 4-years-old. Spinal Muscular […]
ATU248 – REST – Relaxing Equine Simulator Therapy, Home Appliance Accessibility, the End of Passwords?, App: Peds Rap
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: Rest By GAIT with Marilyn Brown and Harriet Phillips | WWW.RESTBYGAIT.COM An Overview Survey of Home Appliance Accessibility […]
AM172 – Auditory Reasoning App
Podcast: Play in new window | Download 172-02-26-16 Auditory Reasoning App 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! Looking for an app to help improve your child’s auditory processing? The […]
Sticker Steve and Sasha: Basic Emotions
Many individuals on the autism spectrum often struggle to understand basic emotions. Mindlively offers a variety of products to benefit said individuals. “Our goal is to provide sound, credible, insanely affordable interactive experiences that are an alternative to the numerous ad-crammed, variable quality, free materials available online. We aren’t aiming big– either in size or profits–but […]
Express Your Voice by Casting Your Vote
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing The right to vote is a basic human right. It is one that has been fought for throughout U.S. history, and it gives each person the opportunity to voice his or her opinion in a meeting, discussion, debate or election campaign. And 2016 is an election year. A big one. […]