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 […]

AM075 – Open Source Assistive Technology (OATSoft.org)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Hi 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. Sometimes assistive technology is expensive.  Sometimes it’s free.  Many people know that there are some great, free […]

AM074 – Accessible Voting

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadShow Notes Hi 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. Voting is a civil right.  Having access to the polls to cast your vote falls within […]

Creative Halloween Costumes

Halloween is just around the corner and you know what that means, time to quickly put together a costume! It’s stressful enough for parents to decide what their child should wear, but for children with disabilities, it drastically limits their selection. Many mainstream costumes are not designed for children who use wheelchairs, crutches, or have […]