ATU027: SAJE Technology (Scott Drahos) Blind Bargains, Romotive, Zoomtext 10, eButton, Wearable Computer Contact Lenses, Good Apps for Children with Autism

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. Links: Interview with Scott Drahos of SAJE Technology (www.SAJETech.com) […]

One piece of the puzzle, AT helps local pastor live life

As promised, here is the first installation in a series of blogs from Pastor Derek Daniel. In case you need a little reminder of Derek’s story, here is a quick recap of the blog posted about him a couple of short weeks ago. Derek Daniel lost his sight in 2001 due to a rare form […]

Bionic contact lenses, not just a thing of the future

In the future, contacts may not only help to make the world around us clearer, in fact, they could usher in a new generation of augmented reality. Scientists are developing a lens that would actually project a holographic image in front of the eye.  Yep, just like the terminator and his bionic eye, these lenses […]

New device could help prevent emotional meltdowns

A new watch-like device helps to monitor emotions in individuals with autism so as to help predict and mitigate meltdowns. The so-called, Q-Sensor, is a wearable, wireless biosensor that measures emotional arousal via skin conductance. The sensor works by detecting and monitoring electrodermal activity (EDA) that increases during periods of excitement and decreases during periods […]