Blossom-Indy, sponsored by Easter Seals Crossroads, provides a framework for young women ages 16-25 with disabilities to promote personal achievement. The Blossom-Indy program matches mentees with young female professionals in the community for this free, two-month program that includes weekly mentoring, social/educational gatherings and a conference in October. Participants will have the opportunity to learn valuable […]
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Focus 40 Blue
The Focus 40 Blue is a portable Bluetooth wireless Braille display designed by Blind people, for Blind people. The maker, Freedom Scientific, consulted it’s employees for feedback about how to improve the product. It allows people with visual impairments to read and edit documents on their computers, check email and surf the web. Think of […]
Monday Tech Tip: Amazing Barry
A special guest, The Amazing Barry, from Family Time Entertainment explains how he tailors magic shows for kids with special needs. You can find more information at FamilyTimeEntertainment.com. Having trouble viewing the video? Click Here! Click here to visit our archived videos. To view Closed Captioning, click on the “CC” in the lower right corner of the video.
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ATU059 – Alpha Braille (Seong-Hee Yoon), Pinterest and Assistive Technology, Freehand Computer Access, Described Television, Windows 7 vs Mac OSX Magnifier, Webspiration
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadLinks: Alpha Braille (Seong-Hee Yoon) http://bit.ly/OtP6tQ What’s the Big Deal about Pinterest? — National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://bit.ly/OtAlav INDATA’s Pinterest Boards: http://pinterest.com/indata/ Freehand Computer Access http://bit.ly/OxZkcz Windows 7 Magnifier vs Mac Zoom | Accessibility and Technology Geek http://bit.ly/Ngfgmg Toilets that read your palm prints? http://bit.ly/RNzHrG Fujitsu, NICT […]
AM059 – Mind Mapping Software
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. Not everyone thinks in a linear fashion. People with learning disabilities, people on the autism spectrum and many […]
V-Draw Allows People with Mobility Disabilities to Create Digital Art on a Computer
V-Draw is a free website allows people with mobility disabilities to draw using only their voice or other sounds. This website is in the initial stages; it’s a basic website but it’s still pretty innovative technology. The website is so easy to use – you just talk out loud it starts creating digital art. All you […]