Tech Tip: Zoomax Snow 7 HD

Belva Smith introduces us to the easy-to-use handheld video magnifier by Zoomax: Snow 7 HD.  With its small book size (7 inches) and weighing only 16.93 ounces, Snow 7 HD can be taken and used to read text up close or from a distance anywhere you go–home, school, office, store, you name it! Check out […]

Never lose your items with Tile!

Whether we want to admit it or not, our lives revolve around our smartphones, keys, laptops and other material items.  After all, these are our prized possessions and the thought of losing them may make us tremor with fear.  Tile may help us never lose our valuables again.  So what exactly is Tile and how can it provide peace of mind? Tile […]

Disabilities and Employment: Expect. Employ. Empower.

Did you know that October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)?  NDEAM is a favorable time to educate Americans about “disability employment issues and to celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities.” Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy, Kathy Martinez stated: “We all have a role to play […]

Wit: Natural Language for the Internet of Things

We may often find ourselves uttering to a stubborn appliance or device.  “Television, turn on.”  Soon, though, it could be more common for those devices to actually listen and obey our commands.  Several large companies such as Google and Apple have their own voice recognition technology; however, smaller companies and independent developers don’t have the necessary budget […]

Touchable Memories allows visually impaired to “see”

Birthdays.  Holidays.  Graduations.  Weddings.  Our lives consist of a series of memories, several that we wish to cherish and remember forever.  As we grow older, we may forget these wonderful moments, which is why we often capture them in photographs.  But how could individuals with visual impairments experience the pleasure of “viewing” a precious memory?  Touchable […]