AM059 – Mind Mapping Software

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHi folks. Welcome to “Accessibility Minute”, your weekly look at Assisitive Technology—those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs. Not everyone thinks in a linear fashion.  People with learning disabilities, people on the autism spectrum and many […]

V-Draw Allows People with Mobility Disabilities to Create Digital Art on a Computer

V-Draw is a free website allows people with mobility disabilities to draw using only their voice or other sounds. This website is in the initial stages; it’s a basic website but it’s still pretty innovative technology. The website is so easy to use – you just talk out loud it starts creating digital art. All you […]

BlindSquare apps helps Blind People Navigate Streets

  BlindSquare is a new app that’s using of Foursquare’s 2 billion check-ins worldwide to help people who are blind find locations on foot or while using public transportation. Foursquare is a social networking site that users can “check in” when they arrive at a destination. Destinations include restaurants, parks, colleges residents and other similar […]

Monday Tech Tip: Adaptive Animalia Shows

A special guest, Joel Vanderbush, from Animalia explains how he tailors his animal show for kids with special needs. You can find more information at Animalia.us Having trouble viewing the video? Click Here! Click here to visit our archived videos. To view Closed Captioning, click on the “CC” in the lower right corner of the video.

AM058 – Podcasts AS Assistive Technology

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHi folks. Welcome to “Accessibility Minute”, your weekly look at Assisitive Technology—those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs. Talk radio has been popular among people who are blind or visually impaired for decades. In fact, for […]