I have written about several smart home appliances over the years. While a lot of the technologies I write about can quickly become old news or outdated, anything related to smart home devices remains valid. If you are wanting to turn your standard lamp or appliance into a smart device, one easy way to do […]
Posts with the assistive technology tag
Constant Therapy: A Mobile Solution for Brain Rehabilitation
The Constant Therapy app is a virtual clinic, leading users through a digital door toward more than 100,000 speech, language and cognitive exercises. Created by the Learning Corp and built by an expert team of neuroscientists and clinicians at Boston University, this award-winning app was developed with the goal of helping people with learning disabilities […]
SpeechEasy: World’s Smallest Anti-Stuttering Device
“With the confidence SpeechEasy has given me, I am able to come forward and speak out in the situations that were once avoided.” That’s just one quote of many touting the amazing features of SpeechEasy, a combination of proven technology and techniques that can be used to reduce stuttering. Talking to people can be difficult […]
Stuttering Reduced with SmallTalk
The SmallTalk DAF/FAF device by Casa Futura Technologies helps control stuttering and Parkinson’s speech. For people with a stuttering disability, it can immediately reduce the stutter while also training you to no longer need the device. It’s a revolutionary product helping those suffering all across the world. It’s the world’s smallest DAF/FAF anti-stuttering device, and […]
New Host Announced for ATU Podcast
The INDATA Project has announced a new host for its highly-popular Assistive Technology Update (ATU) podcast. Wade Wingler, vice president of technology and information services for Easterseals Crossroads, has been the host since the podcast’s inception in 2011. As he celebrates 25 years this month with Easterseals Crossroads, he is passing the microphone for the ATU […]
Exploring Intag: The World’s Only Global Speech Interface
For those with repetitive strain injuries, limited or no hand use, difficulty memorizing commands or little time to train on more difficult speech control software, the new Intag Speech Interface is priceless. By breaking down the barriers of accessibility online, this easy-to-use interface allows users to control more applications, programs and surf the internet like […]