One of summer’s best pastimes is blasting friends and family with water in the backyard. But for people with limited mobility, pumping the barrel or pulling the trigger of a water gun can be difficult. Adaptive Tech Solutions offers a switch-adapted water gun that allows users to “soak their friends, water flowers, or make watercolor […]
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Spoken Rx: A Prescription for Managing Medicine
Bean-sized pills in plastic bottles can be all too easy for anyone to mix up. For people with vision loss or blindness, managing prescription medications can be a particularly anxiety-inducing activity. CVS Pharmacy® has a solution — Spoken Rx. A collaboration between CVS and the vision impairment non-profit group Hadley, Spoken Rx reads prescription information […]
Inspiration for Visual Learners
Back in high school, Tracy Scott felt surrounded by obstacles. Undiagnosed autism and dyslexia made organizing, writing and learning extremely difficult for her. Now, through the use of Inspiration, Tracy said, “There are no barriers. I can do anything.” She’s not only earned two respective degrees in technology and psychology, but she’s also improved her […]
The Scanmarker Pro Simplifies Reading
With school back in session, now is a great time to consider tools for students with dyslexia or other reading needs. One of the most lightweight, portable and easy ones out there is the Scanmarker Pro. Like a highlighter, users drag the pen-like device over any text to digitally read it aloud at their own […]
Optaro Optimizes Reading Through Hardware and Software
Optaro is the first video magnifier tailor-made for an iPhone. Relying on its own battery power rather than your phone’s, the Optaro magnifier attaches to your phone in two ways. The first is through a camera module and integrated case designed to fit on iPhone models 12-16 Pro Max. For phones out of this range, […]
Disability Pride in Every Scoop
As we celebrate summer and Disability Pride Month, few businesses embody both quite like Howdy Homemade Ice Cream in downtown Indianapolis. First, Howdy helps Hoosiers beat the heat with cool treats. More importantly, it brightens the community by building a staff consisting mostly of teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “Our goal was […]