Dancing Dots serves blind musicians and their educators through technology and training. The organization was founded in 1992 and offers a variety of assistive technology products for the visually impaired. Products are aimed to allow blind musicians to create and play music even if they aren’t a Braille music specialist. The Lime Lighter from Dancing […]
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Dancing on Wheels Company and School Revolutionizes the Perception of Dance
Mary Verdi-Fletcher became the first professional wheelchair dancer in the United States in 1980. She opened her own company, Dancing on Wheels Company and School, in Cleveland, Ohio and is now celebrating her 30th anniversary season. She was born with Spina Bifida which is a birth defect in which the backbone and spinal canal do […]
Assistive Technology Gives Wounded Warriors a Second Chance
The USA Paralympic Games hosts an annual event, The Warrior Games, for wounded, ill and injured service people. The 2011 Warrior Games will be in Colorado Springs, Colorado from May 16 – May 21. The Games serve as an introduction to Paralympic sports for injured service members. The event aims to empower people and inspire recovery. An […]
Disability Awareness Month Feature: Finding Work With Disabilities
We are in the second week of Disability Awareness Month in Indiana. March is the month when we can learn, advocate, and spread awareness about individuals with disabilities in Indiana. Hopefully, we will continue to spread the message throughout the entire year. The INDATA Project’s Director of Assistive Technology Wade Wingler recently sat down with […]
Google Chrome Launches New Accessibility Features
Google Chrome has launched new accessibility features to allow users to access websites they are interested in. In this video you will learn about ChromeVis for users with low vision to magnify and change the color of selected text. ChromeDaltonize can help color blind users to see more detail in websites, and gleebox provides alternatives […]
Accessibility features for IBM Lotus Symphony
IBM Lotus Symphony software is an office suite for creating, editing, and sharing word processing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The software is available free of charge, and offers accessibility features to support individuals with disabilities. Accessibility features help users with disabilities to use information technology products successfully. The following list provides more information about the […]