Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us the new Translate app in the new iOS14 update, which offers side-by-side voice and text translations in two languages and supports 11 languages. Check it out here: Click here to learn more about Translate app.
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ATU496 – Holiday Show 2020 Part 1
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. Special Guests: David Dreith – President & CEO – Easterseals Crossroads Brian Norton, ATP, CEAS – Director of Assistive […]
AM398 – Tobii Dynavox I-110 AAC Tablet
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs! If you’re looking for a new device to help you or your child communicate, check out […]
Logan ProxPAD
Last year, I wrote about the Logan ProxTalker from Logan Tech. If you’re unfamiliar with the ProxTalker, it is an adaptable alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) device. Another available product from the company is the Logan ProxPAD. According to its description, the Logan ProxPAD is: “A single location communication and learning aid for persons with […]
Veterans Honored Through Assistive Technology
Randy Berg is lucky to be alive. During a motorcycle ride on a warm spring day back in 1987, he ran off the road and flew face-first into a tree whose branch poked out his right eye, which was later replaced with a prosthetic one. Crushed nasal bones severed his left eye’s optic nerve. He […]
Random Color Flying Disc Fidget
Timeless, low-tech examples of assistive technology include fidgets. Fidgets such as the Fidget Cube are beneficial for individuals with or without special needs. We’ve written about multiple fidgets over the years, but have yet to write about the Random Color Flying Disc Fidget! If you’re unfamiliar with the world of fidgets, in sum they are […]