Technology Predictions: Guest Blog by Wade Wingler

Assistive technology follows, relies upon and benefits from the developments of mainstream computer technologies.  While I was recently watching IBM’s “Watson” compete with Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, I was amazed at the computer’s ability to run algorithms and search its internal databases to rapidly determine the answers to a surprisingly high number […]

Assistive Technology Helps ESL Students

A 4th grade teacher in Montgomery Public Schools in Maryland found a struggle between what her students were expected to gain from reading and what they actually understood.  She found the biggest challenge to be apparent among the English Language Learners and English as a Second Language Learners in that they were able to read […]

Ms. Wheelchair Indiana 2010

Noblesville’s Joey Alise Murello Crowned People On Wheels’ Ms. Wheelchair Indiana 2010 Presented by Helmer, Inc. Noblesville native Joey Alise Murello, was crowned People On Wheels’ Ms. Wheelchair Indiana 2010 at Indianapolis Museum of Art ceremonies in support of Disability Awareness Month, on Saturday, March 6th. The event is a People On Wheels outreach to […]

Talking Book and Braille Library Welcomes Hoosiers with Vision Impairment

The Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) is one of 57 regional libraries that provides FREE alternative reading sources for people with low vision. The TBBL is a part of the Library of Congress’ National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.  They offer large print, braille books, and books on tape to Indiana […]

Meet Donald Aills, President of Indiana Deaf-Blind Association

Today we would like to introduce you to the President and Founder of the Indiana Deaf-Blind Association, Donald Aills.  Donald is also on a Sub-Committee for the Mayor’s Advice Council on Disability, a member of the the American Association of the Deaf-Blind, and a member of the Indiana Deaf-Blind Task Force. INDATA: Are you from […]

Justine’s AT Story

Her story is one that begins with a love of art and ends with a return to independence. Justine Horlander is an Indianapolis native diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa Inversa. It is a disease that she was already familiar with. Her mother, grandmother and eight-year-old son, Nathan, all have some form of Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), an optical disease caused by damage to […]