For individuals who have low vision or a visual impairment, the successful completion of every day activities may require ingenuity and adjustments for ease of accessibility. This includes many tasks of daily life, including the organization and recording of certain information. The print in traditional calendars, daily planners, bank account balance books and address books is often […]
Posts with the Low Vision tag
Simple Solutions Series: Writing Guides
The INDATA Project at Easter Seals Crossroads is dedicated to providing the public with information on assistive technology, events, workshops, and everything that makes life for individuals with disabilities a little bit easier. Although we tend to focus on new, innovative and exciting products that are elaborate and are at times expensive, sometimes heavy duty machinery and pricey software are not required to […]
Simple Solutions: Board Games
Gaming in the assistive technology community can tend to focus more on adapting the high-tech, more expensive video gaming systems, but sometimes individuals with disabilities want the opportunity to participate in the old fashioned, family-friendly board games. Luckily, Maxi Aids, a company that sells products for independent living, has met this need. Maxis Aids board games are […]
Enhanced Vision Introduces the “Transformer USB”
Enhanced Vision, America’s leading manufacturer of electronic magnifying devices for the visually impaired, has launched a flexible solution that will bring independence to many people currently struggling with various low vision conditions including Macular Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa or Stargardt’s disease. The Transformer USB is a 3-in-1 Computer Compatible Portable Electronic Magnifier that has an intuitive […]
Thunder: FREE Screen-reading Talking Software
Thunder is an award-winning free screen-reader software for people with little or no sight. The software works well with Windows 7, Vista, or XP. Without needing to see the screen, you will be able to write letters and documents, hear what you have typed letter by letter or word by word, change the speed and […]
What is Assistive Technology?
This is Wikipedia‘s definition of assistive technology: Assistive technology (AT) is a generic term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. This is true, right? Yes, but AT goes so much further than that! While working at Easter Seals Crossroads, we […]