Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadGiggleGhosts – Counting Fun! 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! Looking for a fun, interactive counting game? Giggle Ghosts – Counting Fun! is […]
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BreatheWell Wear App
BreatheWell Wear is an app for Android Wear smartwatches. It is designed to “help individuals with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in managing stress through diaphragmatic breathing.” The BreatheWell Wear app assists users in performing slow, deep, diaphragmatic breathing by providing auditory and visual guidance to pace breathing. It also […]
Consumer Highlight: Heidi Whitrock
Heidi Whitrock was born and raised in Vandalia, IL and graduated from Vandalia Community High School. After high school, she got married and they moved to Godfrey, IL. While living in Godfrey, she had her daughter, Abigail, and went to Louis & Clark Community college where she obtained an Associate of Applied Science degree specializing […]
Adapted Color Spinout Toy
Remember the spirograph toys you did when you were younger? The fun, unique plastic wheels and rings that allowed you to create countless amazing designs. Enabling Devices offers an adaptive product similar to a spirograph: the Adapted Color Spinout Toy! The Adapted Color Spinout allows users to make creative designs using their adaptive switch. While […]
Monday Tech Tip: Suspension of Windows 7 Support
Belva Smith, Assistive Technology Specialist at Easterseals Crossroads discusses the end of Windows 7 Support in 2020. Check it out here: Click here for more information about the end of Windows 7 Support.
ATFAQ 112 – Q1- accessible geometry apps and software, Q2 – nail clipping, Q3 – light sensitivity accommodations, Q4 – transciption apps for meetings , Q5 – calculators for limited hand function, Q6- Snap and Read apps for documents , Q6 – Wildcard: Future of Accessible software with Big Tech becoming more interested in built-in accessibility
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPanel – Brian Norton, Belva Smith, and Josh Anderson – Q1- accessible geometry apps and software, Q2 – nail clipping, Q3 – light sensitivity accommodations, Q4 – transcription apps for meetings , Q5 – calculators for limited hand function, Q6- Snap and Read apps for documents , Q6 – […]