After a long, harsh winter, spring has finally arrived with summer just around the corner. For individuals with mobility impairments, the winter may have been a big challenge due to the lack of maneuverability in the snow; now that the white, frigid blanket of snow has melted thus revealing the ground beneath, the frustrations for […]
Posts with the Accessibility tag
Monday Tech Tip: Text Expander
Brian Norton shows us a neat, more efficient way to fill certain things out on the computer. Check it out!
Build your perfect keyboard with RocketKeys
MyVoice Inc. designed RocketKeys, an application available now on the App Store. The app’s goal is to make communication accessible for everyone; individuals with Autism, ALS, Aphasia, Apraxia, Cerebral Palsy, MND, Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury and more may benefit from this keyboard application. RocketKeys is a customizable talking keyboard for people with speech […]
Liftware: bring the joy back to mealtime
Individuals with mild to severe tremors may often struggle performing tasks requiring fine motor skills such as eating. As a result, they may end up with food everywhere except their mouths. Today’s medicine offers many promises to such challenges, but some individuals may prefer to not take medication if it can be avoided; and those […]
Monday Tech Tip: Read and Write
by Laura Medcalf For today’s tech tip, Brian Norton shows us the Read & Write extension available for free on the Google Chrome browser. To view this and more extensions available for your Google Chrome browser click here.
Smart devices talking to one another: freaky or exciting?
I remember watching a movie over 14 years ago where the house had several automated items, ultimately simplifying the residents’ lives. I was wholly intrigued with the idea of turning lights on from across the room, or playing a song by simply saying it aloud. Though I was lost in reverie pondering the future, never […]