Zoomax Acesight – Wearable AR Glasses for Visual Impairments

Zoomax offers a myriad of products for individuals with visual impairments.  The company offers a full line of low vision products including handheld, portable, and desktop video magnifiers.  They now even offer their first wearable: introducing Zoomax Acesight. Acesight is a pair of electronic glasses that “enable people with severe low vision to regain their visual […]

Monday Tech Tip: BJoy Ring Wireless Joystick

Justin Amber, Equipment Loan Specialist, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us the BJoy Ring, which is a USB  device that will convert a wheelchair joystick into a mouse to control a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Check it out here: Click here for additional information about the BJoy Ring.

ATU401 – Brendan Morrissey – Founder of iDyslexic

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. Show Notes: Brendan Morrissey – Founder of iDyslexic https://idyslexic.com Lime Scooter Story: https://ab.co/2FTtVXd CES Forbes Story: http://bit.ly/2FOpnS5 Lynq: http://bit.ly/2FS0cOv Padrone Ring Mouse: http://bit.ly/2FQafDD […]

Feelif device – for individuals with visual impairments

Feelif d.o.o. is a high-tech company with a focus on information systems for individuals who are blind or visually impaired.  They offer three different types of products: Feelif Device (Feelif Gamer, Creator, Pro): a multimedia device for individuals who are blind or visually impaired; Multisensory digital content: digital games and educational content; Open Platform: a marketplace for content […]

StorySign App

Looking for an app that can help your child who is deaf learn to read?  Huawei has created StorySign, a new storytelling app that uses artificial intelligence, a digital avatar, and sign language in order to help these children learn to read. According to their website: “There are approximately 32 million deaf children globally and […]

SignGlasses – Smart Sign Language Glasses

“For a student who is deaf, turning away from an interpreter to take notes can mean losing valuable seconds of classroom communication.  By the time they glance back up, a professor and interpreter have moved on, and the student could have no idea what they’ve missed.”  SignGlasses allows students to receive live sign language interpreting […]