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 […]
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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.
ATU088 – ATP Credential from RESNA (Carmen DiGiovine, PhD ATP/SMS RET), Apple TV 5.2, Bookshare updates, Accessible Sports, Sound Touch App, Text to 911
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 Touch-sensitive video-screen floor is in step with you – tech-23 January 2013-New Scientist http://bit.ly/11f8dhy Assistive Sports Technology http://bit.ly/11f9h54 AccessTech […]
AM088 – A11y – Computer Accessibility
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. Have you ever seen or heard the term A-1-1-Y? It’s an internet shorthand term that stands […]
AutisMate iPad App
If you’re a regular reader of our blog, by now, you probably know that we’re crazy about technology. We love learning about mobile and tablet apps that are built specifically for people with disabilities. AutisMate is an iPad app for people with Autism that uses a scene-based approach to help people learn to communicate. What […]