Disney’s Big Hero 6 and Robots in Real Life

I have been told I have the heart and temperament of a child, and if you’ve been around me when I see a sweet-faced puppy (or really any animal), you know exactly why.  Every single time, without fail, my eyes light up with genuine excitement and I tend to squeak and say silly things without thought.  My reaction is pretty similar […]

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 […]

A Chance to Reach for the Stars

Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing It’s a week-long camp giving visually-impaired students an experience that’s truly “out of this world.” Since it began in 1989, Space Camp for Interested Visually-Impaired Students (SCIVIS) has offered kids with special visual needs the chance to do everything Space Camp® has to offer — from learning how the space […]

It’s What’s On the Inside — AND the Outside — That Counts

Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing “Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them.” – Marc Jacobs, American fashion designer But for people with disabilities, living in their clothes can often be a more difficult challenge than you might imagine.   Making clothing accessible for everyone Grace Teo, a recent Ph.D. graduate from MIT, got that […]

Co:Writer Universal

In its simplest form, writing is recording and it comes from the human desire to communicate.  Furthermore, the best writing goes deeper and transforms an idea from the writer’s mind into words.  However, for some individuals, there is a wall between the idea and conveying it into words; this barrier is often built by grammar and spelling difficulties and as […]

Nimble: Magic at your fingertips

Every day it seems as though more and more devices are being designed with the convenience of portability in mind.  There has been an epidemic of wearable devices hitting the market this past year, and the numbers only seem to be increasing.  There are several wearables already available in the form of headbands or wristbands that […]