“Assistive Technology. Everywhere. Everyone.” That’s the theme of this year’s National AT Awareness Day. The AT Team at Easterseals Crossroads is bringing this theme to life through an Open House tour of their facilities, where attendees will see how AT can be incorporated everywhere from workplaces and classrooms to a gamer’s home arcade. As the […]
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The Joy of the Oticon EduMic
The Oticon EduMic is changing the way we connect with people who are hard of hearing. If you’re a teacher, imagine your voice cutting through the clatter of a classroom and directly reaching a student’s hearing aids. Or if you’re a parent, imagine cooking at home and your child being able to hear you over […]
AT from Kindergarten through High School
School’s out for the summer, but INDATA is hosting a full-day training session this week for those interested in making classrooms more accessible come future semesters. This Thursday, June 26, INDATA will present “Assistive Technology for K-12.” Here is a preview of the training and the AT it will highlight. Enhancing Education in Indiana The […]
Autism Acceptance Through Assistive Technology
This year marks the Autism Society of America’s 60th anniversary of supporting people with autism through such efforts as April’s Autism Acceptance Month. (The organization followed other advocacy groups in changing “awareness” to “acceptance.”) “I do believe most people are aware of what autism is,” said Samantha Edwards, an autistic content creator and neurodivergent life […]