Samsung’s DOWELL app makes smartphones more accessible

For some individuals with mobility impairments, “simple” taps and swipes on a smartphone screen can be quite challenging.  Samsung Electronics has come up with a potential solution to help make their smartphones more accessible to these users, an application called DOWELL.  DOWELL is an app that will allow said users to operate their smartphones with existing assistive computer products such […]

Changing Expectations through Sport

Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing Back in the 70s, Ross Lilley was a bigtime windsurfer. A tough sport to break into, this surface water sport combines elements of surfing and sailing, and it requires technique, balance, strength and determination. An ordained minister, Lilley made “radical inclusion” a life mission, believing it wasn’t worth taking the […]

VisiTalks: Connecting Deaf and Hearing People

Communication between deaf and hearing individuals can be quite challenging.  Fortunately, there are devices already available to help knock this communication barrier down such as Uni by MotionSavvy.  There is also another piece of technology in production called VisiTalks. According to its website, VisiTalks is the first of its kind as it is a unique combination of software and hardware which allows […]

Monday Tech Tip: Xfinity X1 Accessible Features

Belva Smith, Assistive Technology Specialist and Vision/Sensory Team Lead at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us how to turn on and off the accessible features on the Xfinity X1 operation system, which will read aloud the cable guide and settings. Check it out here:   Belva Smith mentions that the Comcast remote was discussed in a past Assistive […]

Vibrating ARC Pen Helps Those with Parkinson’s Write

Something many individuals often take for granted are daily tasks such as eating and handwriting.  However, when an individual is affected by Parkinson’s, these tasks are anything but simple.  Last year I wrote about a utensil called Liftware, a spoon that helps cancel tremors making it easier to eat.  And now there is a new device being tested to […]

Project RAY: Devices for the Blind and Visually Impaired

When commuting to work, we select our favorite albums on our smartphones to sing along to.  When traveling, we often type in the destination using a maps app.  Throughout the day, we check our email, make phone calls, send texts, and so much more–all on our smartphones.  We hold onto these handheld computers with white knuckles because it’s our […]