As people with disabilities navigate the world, accessibility is vital. For example, if the only entrance to a venue has stairs, many people could be excluded entirely from all events in that space — to the detriment of the whole community. AccessAbleUSA aims to prevent situations like this and empower people with disabilities to access […]
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RUBY 10 Magnifies Everyday Life
According to the 2022 National Health Interview Survey, an estimated 50.18 million American adults reported experiencing some degree of vision loss. Of these, nearly four million have a lot of trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses, and 340,000 cannot see at all. Magnifying devices have come a long way in the past 10 years. They […]
Monday Tech Tip: Lingraphica
During the 2024 ATIA Conference, Mike Bord from Lingraphica, showed us the Lingraphica which is a communication and therapy device that improve speech and comprehension. Check it out here: Click here to learn more about Lingraphica.
ATU691 – Envision Updates with Karthik Kannan
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. Special Guest: Karthik Kannan – Co-Founder and CTO? – Envision www.letsenvision.com —————————— If you have an AT question, leave […]
Innovation in Assistive Technology
With artificial intelligence, robots and virtual reality — to name just a few developments — the field of assistive technology is starting to resemble a science-fiction landscape. This week, Director of Assistive Technology Josh Anderson is leading a free, full-day training session to explore the real-world applications of this otherworldly technology. Entitled Innovative Assistive Technology, […]
Caption Companion Offers Live Transcription
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help individuals with hearing loss better understand the conversation around them. Caption Companion is a portable, 8-inch tablet device that offers unlimited, real-time AI captioning right out of the box. It works fully offline and doesn’t require a user account. And for more added protection, user data is not collected. The […]