Assistive Technology Device Warranties

Note:  This information is regarding the Indiana Assistive Technology “Lemon Law” and only applies in the state of Indiana.  Other states have lemon laws as well.  Please check with your local assistive technology act project to determine if something similar exists in your state. This post will discuss warranties regarding assistive technology devices. However, these […]

Monday Technology Tip: RXmindMe

Belva Smith, an Assistive Technology Training Coordinator at Easter Seals Crossroads, explains and demonstrates the uses of the RXmindMe app created by Apple. Having trouble viewing the video? Click here! Click here to visit our archived videos.

ATU076 – iPad High School – One Year Later (Follow up to our popular iPad High School special episode)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Links: iPad High School – One Year Later Danville’s Digital Initiative Site | http://di.danville.k12.in.us/ Original episodes: iPad High School Part 1 | iPad High School Part 2 If you have an AT question, leave us a voice mail at: 317-721-7124 or email tech@eastersealscrossroads.org Check out our blog: http://blog.eastersealstech.com […]

AM076 – Special Olympics

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHi 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. Special Olympics is an organization that has been in existence since the late 1960s and serves as an […]

Netflix Captioning all shows by 2014

In exciting news Netfilx, an online streaming heavy weight, has agreed to caption all of its shows by 2014. Although the company already captions 82% of its videos, according to the census decree that was established in court on October 10 2012, it will caption 90% by 2013 and complete this initiative with 100% by […]

Adaptable Toys

Holiday season has begun! Before you know it Christmas will be here. Why not start searching for Christmas presents early and avoid all the holiday shopping chaos? Here are a few fun Christmas ideas from EnableMart for people with visual impairments or mobility issues: 1. The Etch-A-Sketch Switch Adapted retails for $209.95. This game has four built-in […]