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Learn Braille with BrailleBuzz

If you’re looking for a way to learn and practice Braille, check out BrailleBuzz!  BrailleBuzz is a fun instructional tool for young Braille learners. This bumblebee-shaped toy features tactile buttons with Braille letters and numbers on them.  According to its description on American Printing House’s website, this toy “encourages practice with Braille characters and phonics, […]

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SimpliSafe Security System and Door Lock

If you’re in the market for a new security system, check out the SimpliSafe Security System!  The SimpliSafe Security System offers full home protection. According to its website, the security system can “protect every window, room, and door.  Against intruders, fires, water damage, medical emergencies, and more.  All monitored 24/7 by professionals ready to dispatch […]

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Height Adjustable Shampoo Basin

If you’re in a wheelchair and looking for a way to wash your hair from the convenience of your own wheelchair, check out the Height Adjustable Portable Shampoo Basin! The Height Adjustable Shampoo Basin makes washing your hair from your chair possible.  The basin can accommodate reclining chairs or standard chairs. According to its description […]

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ATU503 – RJ Cooper

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Show Notes: RJ Cooper – RJ Cooper and Associates Phone: 1-800-RJCooper Web: www.rjcooper.com Email: rj@rjcooper.com INDATA Full Day Trainings: […]

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AM405 – Breethe Meditation 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! So many people have been experiencing copious amounts of stress and anxiety for the first time […]

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Orbit Reader 20 Plus

A few years ago, we wrote about the Orbit Reader 20, which is a refreshable Braille display that makes books readily available (like a Kindle.)  Orbit Research, the company behind the device, now offers the Orbit Reader 20 Plus. According to LS&S Products, the newer model consists of the same features as the standard model, […]