Tech Tip: Blindfold Video Poker App

For this week’s Tech Tip, our equipment loan specialist Justin Amber is going to introduce us to the Blindfold Video Poker app.  This is a free iOS app that allows individuals to enjoy video poker–without ever having to look at the screen!  NOTE: The money used in this game is fictitious and will rejuvenate after a certain […]

Tech Tip: GPS Options for the Visually Impaired

For this week’s Tech Tip, assistive technology specialist Anna Leung is going to show us three GPS options for the visually impaired.  One is a device called the Trekker Breeze by Humanware.  The other two are iOS apps called LookTel Breadcrumbs and Seeing Assistant. Check this out!

Tech Tip: Leap Motion

For today’s Tech Tip, Wade Wingler, director of assistive technology here at the INDATA Project, introduces us to Leap Motion.  The Leap Motion Controller senses how you move your hands and allows you to point, wave, reach and pick something up on your computer screen.  Check this out! To learn more on this “handy” device, […]

Tech Tip: Saddle Chair by Salli

On a daily basis, especially at the workplace, we often find ourselves in an ongoing cycle: we sit, we stand, we sit, we stand, and repeat.  How could you lessen the strain by making your workspace more ergonomic?  Mark Stewart, assistive technology specialist who specializes in ergonomics, is going to introduce us to an ergonomic […]