AM246 – Alexa Voice Calling

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! I recently received an Amazon Echo Dot as a gift.  And let me tell you: it […]

AM245 – Amabrush

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 245-07-28-17 Amabrush   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! Individuals with limited arm mobility may find it hard or impossible to brush […]

AM244 – Nike’s LeBron Soldier 10 FlyEase

Podcast: Play in new window | Download244-07-21-17 Nike’s LeBron Soldier 10 FlyEase 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! Nike has recently unleashed the LeBron Soldier 10 FlyEase, which is […]

AM243 – Liftware Level

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! I first introduced the original Liftware eating utensil back in 2014.  The original Liftware, now coined […]

Department Highlight: The Depot

The INDATA Project operates an Equipment Reutilization and Computer Reutilization (ReUse) program where assistive technology equipment is received from donors and given to individuals in the state of Indiana who have a disability. This program takes donations of used CCTV’s, video magnifiers, and computers. The equipment is then sanitized, repaired, and then given to to qualified recipients. […]

Steve Gleason Act cuts red tape for those with ALS

Thanks to Steve Gleason, people who require speech generating devices won’t have to cut through so much red tape. A former football star, Gleason led the charge to make speech-generating devices more readily accessible after he was diagnosed with ALS in 2011. Individuals with ALS — also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — are at […]