Podcast: Play in new window | Download274-2-16-18 Squease Pressure Vest 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! There are so many pressure and weighted vests available on the market that […]
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Squease Pressure Vest
Pressure vests are calming tools for individuals with autism, ADHD, sensory integration disorders and more. According to SpecialNeeds.com, “Pressure vests provide proprioceptive feedback to a child with a sensory processing disorder. Proprioceptors are sensors that aid in a child’s sensation of gravity and body movement, and proper functioning of these sensors is essential for accurate […]
Consumer Highlight: Krystyl Dumas
I visited the Ivy Tech Student Life Center in Fort Wayne, IN to meet with Krystyl Dumas. Krystyl has been working with Jim Rinehart, Assistive Technology Specialist, at Easterseals Crossroads to obtain assistive technology that will assist her in maintaining her position as a teacher at Ivy Tech. I met with Krystyl in her office […]
Tony Faucett – Volunteer of the Year
In addition to our blogs, podcasts, and equipment lending library, the INDATA Project also offers a device reutilization program through the INDATA Depot. The program takes donated equipment (laptops, computers, CCTVs, etc.) and refurbishes them to give away to Hoosiers with disabilities. Volunteers play a big role in refurbishing this equipment. The INDATA Project would […]
Monday Tech Tip: JAWS 18/JAWS 2018 booting fix
Jim Rinehart, Assistive Technology Specialist, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us a fix to helping with slow booting of JAWS 18 or JAWS 2018 when you are using Windows 10. Check it out here:
ATFAQ069 – Q1 iOS app for offline music playing Q2 Word prediction apps Q3 AT for math Q4 Speech-to-text for iOS Q5 JAWS and Windows 18 Q6 ATIA experiences
Podcast: Play in new window | Download ATFAQ069 Panel – Brian Norton, Belva Smith, Josh Anderson, Fiona Jones, and Wade Wingler | Q1 iOS app for offline music playing Q2 Word prediction apps Q3 AT for math Q4 Speech-to-text for iOS Q5 JAWS and Windows 18 Q6 ATIA experiences ——-transcript follows —— WADE WINGLER: Welcome […]