The Lighted Cane from Pathlighter has a bright white light that illuminates your surroundings. The bottom half of the cane is clear and when you push the button on the handle, a light shines through the cane. The light covers a 3′ to 4.5′ diameter. This is helpful in situations like walking down stairs to the […]
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Monday Tech Tip: Braille Pen 12
Carol Girt, an Equipment Specialist at the INDATA Project, explains and demonstrates the uses of the Braille Pen 12. This device can be connected to Apple and Android devices to input data using Braille. Having trouble viewing the video? Click here! Click here to visit our archived videos.
ATU069: Bridging Apps (Cristen Reat & Sami Rahman), JAWS 14, Don Johnston Tutorials, iOS 6 Accessibility, Ham Radio,Voice Over on iOS
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. Cristen Reat & Sami Rahman (www.BridgingApps.org) […]
4 Apps for Captioning Movies
Captionfish Captionfish is the Internet’s leading captioned movies search engine that shares information about open captioned and descriptively narrated movies showings in the United States. Captionfish also features streaming captioned trailers that allow deaf and people with hearing impairments to enjoy the very same previews of current and upcoming movies as their hearing counterparts. Last […]
Total Control Scissors from Fiskars
Fiskars’ Total Control® Scissors are designed to teach kids how to properly grip a pair of scissors and learn to cut. These scissors are particularly useful for people with physical disabilities that limit their use and control of their hands. Since this product features three finger loops instead of two, the scissors could also be useful […]
2 AT Prototypes that are Changing Lives
Emerging technology is changing the way people with disabilities live their lives. The EyeRing gives blind people a new way to “see” the world and Haier’s Eye-Controlled TV allows people with mobility disabilities to operate a television independently. EyeRing Developed by a team called Fluid Interfaces at MIT’s Media Lab, EyeRing recognizes object details for people who […]