Podcast: Play in new window | Download 185-05-27-16 BoldWriter 40 Pen 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! For individuals with low vision, quickly jotting down notes, lists, numbers and […]
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Meet Leka: A New Robotic Toy for Special Needs
In several posts, I have written about different types of robots and their benefits on individuals with special needs. If you’ve taken a tour of the INDATA Project’s lab here at Easter Seals Crossroads, you’ve probably already met a dancing robot named ARTI, or Assistive Robotics Technology Initiative. (If you haven’t had a chance to meet the […]
Home Sweet Accessible Home
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing “People want to stay in their homes as long as they can. If you have the resources to plan for that and can consciously build a home and make accessible features part of the design, that is definitely becoming more of a trend.” And that accessibility in a home can […]
Time for Bed Little Ted
Looking for an app to help your child relax before bed? Check out Time for Bed Little Ted! In this app, professional voice actors read a calming bedtime story, “which is supportive of early learning and has easy to use, fun interactions.” When using the app, children help the bear get ready for bed by helping […]
Monday Tech Tip: Adapted Driving Expo-Vehicle 1-Adapted Truck with Valley Plus Unit
On April 15, 2016 The INDATA Project hosted a full day training on Adapted Driving. Each month we will bring you a tech tip on one of the adapted vehicles we had at the Vehicle Expo. In this first one, Theresa Riedle with Bruno Independent Living Aids, shows us an adapted truck. Check it out […]
ATFAQ030 – iPhones, Google Calendar, Wheelchairs and Airplanes
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Panel: Brian Norton, Mark Stewart, Belva Smith, and Wade Wingler Q1. Backing up my iPhone before an upgrade. Q2. Clearing my iPhone before a trade. Q3. Google Calendar problems on my iPhone. Q4. Wheelchairs on Airplanes. Q5. Simple digital timers. Q6. Basic ergonomic office chairs. Q7. How to […]