Podcast: Play in new window | Download Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Show Notes MAGic 12 with Dusty Voorhees (www.FreedomScientific.com) Aurasma: https://www.fonehow.com/what-happened-to-aurasma-com/ Nine Technologies To Ease Pain Of Getting Old – http://onforb.es/VQM20Y Laureate […]
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AM089 – Radio Reading or Audio Information Services
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadShow Notes Hi 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. Staying in touch with news and other timely information is important for everyone. However, sometimes reading […]
Chattervox Volume Amplifier
The Chattervox is a portable voice amplifier from EnableMart that can boost sound by 18 decibels. This piece of assistive technology is useful for people who have difficulty speaking loudly or are anxious about speaking in front of other people. It comes with a rechargeable lumbar pack amplifier and speaker unit along with your choice of […]
Meet Confetti. She’s a Guide Horse in the United States.
Meet Confetti. Confetti is Sorrel, Near-Leopard Appaloosa miniature female horse. Confetti was born in Florida and trained by the Jacksonville Council for the Blind to be a guide horse for people who can not see. Guide horses are an alternative to guide dogs because horses live between 30-45 years and can work as guide horses for […]
ReWalk Helps Wheelchair Users Walk
Claire Lomas uses a wheelchair, and in 2012, she finished the London Marathon wearing a robotic exoskeleton. She wore the ReWalk, a new piece of assistive technology that allows people who have limited or no movement in their legs, to independently walk again. The ReWalk was developed by Argo Medical Technologies, a company with a […]
Monday Tech Tip: MAGic Mouse Smoothing
Dusty Voorhees from Freedom Scientific shows us the new Smoothing for MAGic Screen Magnification Software. Part 3 of 3 series on MAGic. Having trouble viewing the video-click here.