While reflecting on youth, oftentimes one will reminisce the warm days of summer and kicking or throwing a ball around with friends. Some even threw or kicked a ball outside of their driveway while competing in local baseball, basketball or soccer teams. According to recent statistics, 35 million children (ages 5-18) play some form of organized sport. Why are so many children involved in […]
Posts with the Accessibility tag
6 New Accessibility Features on OS X, Yosemite
With their upcoming devices and updates, Apple is trying to create the most seamless, convenient experience for all users on all of their devices, both OS X and iOS alike. In last Tuesday’s blog, I covered upcoming accessibility features in the new iOS 8 available this fall. During the keynote conference this year, in addition to releasing […]
This week’s Tech Tip: Accessible Kitchen
Wade Wingler, the director of assistive technology services at Easter Seals Crossroads, visited AccessAbility in Indianapolis and gives us a tour of their accessible kitchen. Check it out!
10 New Accessibility Features in iOS 8
Last week at Apple’s annual developer conference, the company announced the launch of its new mobile operating system, iOS 8. Over the years, Apple has strived to make its products as accessible as possible for all users. With the said mission in mind, though both OS X and iOS platforms currently offer many accessible features, Apple continues […]
Top 5 things to consider when designing an accessible kitchen for wheelchair users.
Many people find themselves needing accessible homes for themselves or family members. There are approximately 30 million Americans using wheelchairs and the number of people who need accessible homes will continue to increase as disabled and aging people are finding more ways to remain living in their homes. One important way to increase independent […]
Dog-operated light switch
Performing common household tasks such as turning on a lamp for instance, are often taken for granted. However, for individuals with mobility limitations, a task like operating a floor switch proves to be nothing short of a challenge. Heleen Bartsoen, uses a wheelchair to get around and was unable to operate the floor switch for the lamp in her […]