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 […]

Monday Tech Tip: CentralAlert CA360 Home Monitoring System

Tracy Castillo, INDATA Project Program Manager, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us the CentralAlert CA-360 Home Alert system that has visual, audio, and a bed shaking notification system to alert someone to alarm clock, doorbell, phone ringing, and other audio alarms such as motion detectors and storm warnings. Check it out here: Click here for additional […]

Monday Tech Tip: Dictate for Office 365

Belva Smith, Assistive Technology Specialist, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us the Dictate feature in Office 365 that allows you to use the speech-to-text feature in Office 365 products. Check it out here: Click here for more information about Dictate.