The silver screen has given us many images of incredible exoskeletons used to fight aliens and crime. One of the first exoskeletons was in a 1967 movie called “The Ambusher” which gave humans super strength to carry things. The Power Loader then became iconic in the movie Aliens when Sigourney Wearer used the exoskeleton to fight […]
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Make your home smarter with Wink Hub
Quirky, the company that delivered products such as Aros (the smart A/C), the Egg Minder and the Pivot Power Strip, is looking to expand its smart home efforts with its new Wink Hub which was released this Monday, July 7th. Many devices are able to connect to one another via Wi-Fi, but some devices require […]
ATU162 – National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA’s Dave Hubbard), Amazon Fire Phone accessibility, Accessibility in Drupal 8, Open Source Assisitve Technology, Google Apps and Braille
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: Happy Independence Day in the US! NMEDA – Dave Hubbard, Executive Director and CEO of National Mobility […]
Quirky Aros Smart Air Conditioner
There are several smart appliances available on the market today which can be operated through your smartphone, and such devices have indubitably increased accessibility for individuals with disabilities in a myriad of ways. However, many of these products remain terrifically expensive making them less attainable to the average consumer. The Quirky + GE Aros Smart Air Conditioner offers […]
Cool tools that help a teacher teach life skills to special needs students.
Shari Petersime has been a junior/high school life skills teacher for kids with special needs for many years. She has been teaching for a total of 38 years and currently teaches the life skills class at North Eastern Wayne High School in Fountain City, IN. She teaches the kids in this class how to cook, […]
Talking Pill Reminder
Prescription medications play an essential role to many individuals’ overall wellbeing. Further, the information of prescriptions is also critical, thus all contents should be made as accessible as possible to all consumers. Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, acknowledges this and aims to make their medications as accessible as possible. To do so, the company collaborated with […]