Podcast: Play in new window | Download 140-07-17-15 Abilipad App Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs! There is an ever-growing list of apps available to help individuals with special needs. One example is Abilipad. […]
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ATU216 – Comcast talking guide, Blackboard accessibility, Lego attachments for prosthetic limbs, Steve Gleason Act update, On the Hill with Audrey Busch
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: Tom Wlodkowski, Comcast Vice President of Accessibility | www.comcast.com/accessibility The Blackboard Online Coursework and Learning Environment: […]
Nike launches FLYEASE, a cool new shoe for people with disabilities
“You loop, you swoop, you pull.” “Bunny ears, Bunny ears, playing by a tree. Criss-crossed the tree, trying to catch me. Bunny ears, Bunny ears, jumped into the hole, Popped out the other side beautiful and bold.” “Over, under, pull it tight, Make a bow, Pull it through to do it right.” […]
Stimtastic: Affordable toys for stimming behavior
Have you ever tapped your pencil, bitten your nails, twirled your hair, or paced back and forth? If you have, then you’ve engaged in stimming, an action that is often part of most individuals’ behavior patterns. So what exactly is stimming? According to this article on Autism Spectrum Disorders, stimming is short for “self-stimulatory behavior, sometimes also […]
The Ergonomic AirObic Mouse
In previous posts, I’ve covered a handful of ergonomic products such as ergonomic keyboards and Ergotron Desk Mounts. If individuals spend a lot of time on a computer, it is highly recommended to create an ergonomic workstation to maintain a healthy posture to prevent future health problems (e.g. arthritis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, etc.) Another ergonomic device that could […]
Monday Tech Tip: Dictate + Connect app
Brian Norton, Manager of Clinical Assistive Technology, at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us shows us the Dictate + Connect app. This app is a digital recording app that has a feature that shuts off the recorder when noone is speaking and turns it back on when someone starts to speak again. http://www.dictate-connect.com/ Check it out here: