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. Communication is something I often taken granted. However, for many folks including the deaf blind community communication […]
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How to scan documents in Notes app on your iPhone, iPad
If you have an iOS device, you’re probably familiar with its built-in Notes app. I use it often to jot down shopping lists, blog ideas, and more. You can create a new note directly in the Notes app, or you can ask Siri to start a note for you. In addition to being able to […]
Playing CBT Therapy Game
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that “focuses on modifying dysfunctional emotions, thoughts, and behaviors by interrogating and uprooting negative or irrational beliefs.” Playing CBT is a company that offers therapy games based on this psychotherapy. According to Playing CBT’s website, the game provides therapists with “quick, direct access to children’s actual emotional […]
Calm Strips – Discreet Sensory Adhesives
Many individuals with anxiety, ADHD, sensory needs, and more often fidget. I have written about several available fidgets over the years, but none are as discreet as Calm Strips. In sum, Calm Strips are sensory adhesives that you can stick to your phone, laptop, journal, desk, wherever! Here is more from the product’s website: “Calm […]
Monday Tech Tip: Pow!r Mount Tilt
Mary Kay Walch, BlueSky Designs, shows us the Pow!r Mount Tilt, which is a wheelchair mount for iPads, tablets, laptops, phones, and speech devices. Check it out here: Click here to learn more the Pow!r Mount Tilt.
ATFAQ 126 – Q1. Automatic Book Scanners, Q2. AT assessment guidelines, Q3. Rent Assistive Technology, Q4. Accessible Video Conferencing, Q5. Large Bluetooth Keyboards, Q6. Wildcard: ride-sharing here for the long haul?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Panel: Brian Norton, Josh Anderson, Belva Smith, Tracy Castillo – Q1. Automatic Book Scanners, Q2. AT assessment guidelines, Q3. Rent Assistive Technology, Q4. Accessible Video Conferencing, Q5. Large Bluetooth Keyboards, Q6. Wildcard: ride-sharing here for the long haul? ———– Transcript Starts Here ————— Brian Norton: Hello and welcome […]