Merlin Elite Pro CCTV and OCR

Enhanced Vision offers a wide variety of products for individuals with visual impairments. One of their newer products is the Merlin Elite Pro, which is a 2-in-1 “high performance desktop magnifier.” The Merlin Elite Pro offers two functions within the one magnifier: it features both video magnifier (or CCTV) and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities. […]

ATU420 – Kevin Grogg from Ernst & Young

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadYour 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. Show Notes: Kevin Grogg MS, ATP, RET – Service Owner for Assistive Technologies with Ernst & Young www.ey.com——————————If you have […]

AM331 – CVS Prescription Delivery

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHey 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! CVS Pharmacy launched a next-day home delivery service for customers last year. Now, the pharmacy giant offers […]

CVS Offering Same-Day Prescription Delivery

It seems that more and more stores are offering various delivery services every day. What many people don’t realize is how much of a game changer this is for individuals with special needs! CVS Pharmacy began offering a next-day home delivery service last year. Now the pharmacy giant offers same-day prescription delivery! CVS will partner […]

Consumer Highlight: Mildred Rebennack

I set out to meet Mildred who needed a desktop CCTV due to her vision loss and received a donated one from our equipment reutilization program. I wanted to talk to her about how she learned about our program and how she was beginning to incorporate assistive technology in her life as her eyesight has […]