The latest Assistive Technology Update podcast is now out, and in keeping with the holiday spirit it focuses on shopping ideas and available help. Click here to access the podcast. This is actually the second part of the sixth annual holiday assistive technology shopping episode. If you missed part one, you can access it by […]
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Toys for Sensory Integration/Autism: 2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Children with Special Needs: Part 4
Our holiday gift guide wraps up today with suggestions for toys that are good for sensory integration and/or those with autism. There’s still 11 days left until Santa Claus comes to town, so if you haven’t finished your holiday shopping, here’s a great place to start. Parts 1-3 of the gift guide focused on auditory […]
INDATA News, Independent Living, Medical Equipment, Mobility, Organizations, Personal Care, Products and Devices
Meet KMINA: The World’s First Pain-Free and Stylish Crutches
The design, structure and function of crutches has remained relatively unchanged for almost 4,000 years. Plenty of advancements in medical technology have occurred over the millennia, but crutches have essentially stayed the same. It’s time for crutches to join the modern world. Introducing KMINA: The world’s first pain-free and stylish crutches. “We are sure they […]
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Advocates for Our Angels
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing Four minutes. It only took four minutes for seven-year-old Savannah Martin to disappear and make it to the pond on the edge of her family’s property in Lawton, Okla. — and drown. In 2008, Kevin Curtis Wills jumped into Iowa’s Raccoon River and tragically drowned at the age of nine. […]
4+ Solutions for Aging in Place
Looking for some way to help support your aging family member? There are many smart devices available on the market with many beneficial features for seniors, however, the devices themselves aren’t specifically designed for them. Fortunately, GreatCall Incorporated was founded specifically to provide solutions and support to those aging in place, and offers many easy-to-use devices to help them […]
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Home Sweet Accessible Home
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing “People want to stay in their homes as long as they can. If you have the resources to plan for that and can consciously build a home and make accessible features part of the design, that is definitely becoming more of a trend.” And that accessibility in a home can […]