SwiftScan – Scan documents and more with your phone

If you’re looking for a way to scan documents using only your phone, check out SwiftScan!  Using your phone’s camera, SwiftScan can scan and extract text from virtually any document.   With SwiftScan, you can scan documents, QR codes, barcodes, labels, whiteboards, business cards, sketchbooks, and much more.  According to the App Store, it is the […]

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Consumer Highlight: Justin Jones

Justin Jones was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Justin’s dad was in the military, and the family moved often. Justin and his family spent a lot of his childhood in Texas, where he eventually graduated high school and went to college. Justin was born with Peters anomaly, which is a genetic disorder of the eye. […]

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Estée Lauder launches AI-powered beauty app for visually impaired

Applying makeup can be challenging for individuals with visual impairments; sometimes they must depend on others for assistance.  To help make this process easier without having to depend on others, Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) launched a voice-enabled app that can provide guidance and direction when a person applies makeup. The Voice-Enabled Makeup Assistant (VMA) is […]

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ATU619 – Farewell Wade – Replay of Episode 378

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: Wade Wingler —————————— If you have an AT question, leave us a voice mail at: 317-721-7124 or […]

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download 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! If you or someone you know experiences hearing loss, traditional bed alarms may not work.  iLuv […]