Podcast: Play in new window | Download 168-01-29-16 Forest: Stay focused, be present 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! Did you know 1 in 8 people are addicted to their smartphones? With the […]
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Boogie Board eWriter
Remember doodling on an Etch-a-Sketch when you were a child? And how satisfying it was to shake it to erase your image, so you can create another doodle? The Boogie Board eWriter is fun like this but is a wee bit easier to write/doodle on and is ideal to eliminate paper, sticky notes and more! So what is the […]
A Healing Hand in Accessible Healthcare
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing Lose weight. Exercise. Eat healthier. Stay fit. Enjoy life more. Run a marathon. These are some of the most common — and most commonly broken — New Year’s resolutions. In the U.S., nearly half of people make New Year’s resolutions each year, and many of them revolve around better health. […]
Letter Cross Tracking app
Visual Learning for Life is a company founded in 2005 by Occupational Therapist Melanie Lambert. For over ten years now, the company has been dedicated to encouraging the development of individuals’ visual perceptual skills by offering an extensive array of worksheets and other resources such as apps. One of the apps I discussed in my podcast, Accessibility […]
Monday Tech Tip: DaVinci desktop magnifier
Jim Fortman from Vision Aid Systems shows us the DaVinci HD/OCR desktop video magnifier (CCTV)that has text-to-speech. Check it out here:
ATFAQ022 – Q1. Are there any AT books I should read? Q2. Can I use a bluetooth switch with a YouTube video? Q3. Can I save a YouTube Video to my home screen on iOS like I can with a website? Q4. Is there a good calendar/reminder app that works on multiple platforms (Android and Apple)? Q5. What computer access options are there for a person with CP and a speech impediment? Q6. If you can only use one device, phone, laptop, etc. What would it be?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download ATFAQ022-01-25-16 Show notes: Panel: Brian Norton, Mark Stewart, Belva Smith, and Wade Wingler Q1. Are there any AT books I should read? Q2. Can I use a bluetooth switch with a YouTube video? Q3. Can I save a YouTube Video to my home screen on iOS like I […]