AssistiveWare offers a myriad of apps to help individuals with different special needs. While we’ve covered a few of their apps (e.g. Proloquo2Go), we have yet to discuss simPODD. AssistiveWare’s simPODD app is a user-friendly app that “makes communication more intuitive and printing faster.” simPODD is the only iPad app for PODD. PODD is a […]
Posts with the assistive technology tag
Optelec’s ClearView GO Video Magnifier
Optelec is a company with a simple mission: “Improving the quality of life for the visually impaired and blind by reaching out with simple and effective solutions.” We’ve previously covered some of their devices (click here to view blog on ClearView C Flex.) One of the company’s newest additions is the Optelec ClearView GO Video […]
Consumer Highlight: Shanese Simmons
Shanese Simmons was born and raised in Gary, Indiana and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1994. After high school, she went to Ivy Tech in Gary, but decided to move to Indianapolis for a job with Finish Line. She later went to Davenport University in Merrillville, Indiana and graduated with two associates degree, one […]
Monday Tech Tip: Orcam 2.0 New Accessories
Greg Blackman, VP, at Eye Can See, Inc. shows us some new accessories for the Orcam 2.0. Check it out here: Click here for additional information on Eye Can See, Inc. and Orcam 2.0.
AM355 – BreatheWell Wear App
Podcast: Play in new window | Download 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! BreatheWell Wear is an app for Android Wear smartwatches. According to the app’s description, it is […]
The Big Hug Deep Pressure Positioning Aid
Several individuals with autism, sensory processing disorder, and more often benefit from deep pressure therapy. Deep Pressure Stimulation (DPS) is “firm but gentle squeezing, hugs, or holding that relaxes the nervous system.” The Big Hug Deep Pressure Positioning Aid is a positioning aid designed to calm, reorganize, and redirect the energy of children and adults […]