AM063 – TeachBlindStudents.org

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHi folks. Welcome to “Accessibility Minute”, your weekly look at Assisitive Technology—those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs. Education is important to everyone.  For students who are blind or visually impaired, this has never been more […]

New Technology allows users to Write Cursive Script with their Eyes

A French scientist, Jean Lorenceau, who was studying optical illusions discovered a way that people can write with their eyes in cursive script. A gadget like this is brand new because previous researchers always found that the human eye makes too many involuntary eye movements in response to its surroundings. Lorenceau found that an optical […]

Big, Red Safety Boxes Help Keep People who Wander Safe

The National Autism Association is providing a safety tool kit for families of people with Autism. The Big, Red Safety Box is designed to reduce wandering-related injuries and deaths in the Autism community. The Big, Red Safety Boxes include: Educational materials and tools: -caregiver checklist Family Wandering Emergency Plan first-responder profile form wandering-prevention brochure sample […]

AM062 – AbleGamers

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHi folks. Welcome to “Accessibility Minute”, your weekly look at Assisitive Technology—those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs. Are you in to video games?  Do you use assistive technology?  Ablegamers is a great resource for video […]