Shanese Simmons was born and raised in Gary, Indiana and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1994. After high school, she went to Ivy Tech in Gary, but decided to move to Indianapolis for a job with Finish Line. She later went to Davenport University in Merrillville, Indiana and graduated with two associates degree, one […]
Posts with the assistive technology tag
Monday Tech Tip: Orcam 2.0 New Accessories
Greg Blackman, VP, at Eye Can See, Inc. shows us some new accessories for the Orcam 2.0. Check it out here: Click here for additional information on Eye Can See, Inc. and Orcam 2.0.
AM355 – BreatheWell Wear App
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! BreatheWell Wear is an app for Android Wear smartwatches. According to the app’s description, it is […]
The Big Hug Deep Pressure Positioning Aid
Several individuals with autism, sensory processing disorder, and more often benefit from deep pressure therapy. Deep Pressure Stimulation (DPS) is “firm but gentle squeezing, hugs, or holding that relaxes the nervous system.” The Big Hug Deep Pressure Positioning Aid is a positioning aid designed to calm, reorganize, and redirect the energy of children and adults […]
Monday Tech Tip: Dictate for Office 365
Belva Smith, Assistive Technology Specialist, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us the Dictate feature in Office 365 that allows you to use the speech-to-text feature in Office 365 products. Check it out here: Click here for more information about Dictate.
BreatheWell Wear App
BreatheWell Wear is an app for Android Wear smartwatches. It is designed to “help individuals with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in managing stress through diaphragmatic breathing.” The BreatheWell Wear app assists users in performing slow, deep, diaphragmatic breathing by providing auditory and visual guidance to pace breathing. It also […]