Belva Smith, an Assistive Technology Specialist at Easter Seals Crossroads, explains and demonstrates the uses of the Decide app, created by Decide, Inc. Having trouble viewing the video- click here. Click here to visit our archived videos.
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ATU079 – Dancing Dots (Bill McCann), Electrodes to Help Blind Read, iPad Mini, Android or Not?, Grinch App, Learning Magic closing
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. Click the “Pod” link above to listen or subscribe with iTunes. Show Notes: Dancing Dots (Bill McCann) www.DancingDots.com With Electrodes […]
New Albany App Fest
Wade Wingler, Director of Assistive Technology met with a group of professionals in New Albany, Indiana today for an “app fest”. Here is the list of apps that the group discussed: (Special thanks to Tracy for taking notes!) Name of app | First name of person who mentioned it Tiga Talk –game working with sounds/ […]
AM079 – Touch Screens
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Show Notes Hi folks. Welcome to “Accessibility Minute”, your weekly look at Assisitive Technology—those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs. For many years, a small number of businesses and people have relied on touch […]
SMART Specs
SMART specs presents hi-tech glasses that are designed to prevent “legally blind” individuals with a small degree of residual vision from bumping into objects. The glasses use small stereo cameras in the frames that project simplified images onto the lenses which become brighter the closer you become to the object. This can help alert individuals […]
Cushion Game Controllers
Ard Jacobs, graduate student at Eindhoven University of Technology in Amsterdam, has invented a new way to play video games with unique game controllers. Jacobs has designed and created two cushions that are aimed to help children with autism communicate, or those diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), to calm down and focus. As […]