Siri: New iPhone Voice Recognition App

Artificial Intelligence just got a little more savvy. Siri is a brand new iPhone app that not only contains voice recognition capabilities, but it can also interpret what is being said.  You can plan your day with it by asking where the best restaurants are near your house, what the weather is like, what’s playing at the […]

Free Webinar on NVDA Screen-Reader

WHAT: Free webinar on the NVDA Screen Reader PRESENTER: Mat Mirabella, Secretary and Co-Founder of NV Access WHEN: Wednesday, March 3rd, 4 p.m. Eastern Time NVDA is a free, downloadable screen reader from the Windows operating system.  Out of those that use screen reading software on their computer, 8% use NVDA. NV Access, the Australian […]

Tech Tip Monday: Dragon Naturally Speaking

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Manage Your Medication with Assistive Technology

Did you remember to take your pills today?  Whether you’ve got a cognitive impairment or are just plain forgetful, assistive technology can help you stay on track with your medication.  Here are a few adaptive aids we have available at the INDATA Loan Library. Pill Organizer – This tray will hold a week’s worth of […]

Adding Captions on YouTube Videos

After reading and blogging about the Automatic Captions that have recently become available for YouTube videos, we were eager to try them ourselves.  It turned out to be a little more work than we expected, but the end results were very satisfying.  One of the biggest problems we encountered was that we found less information […]