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  Kurzweil 3000 is leading text-to-speech software, a downloadable app that provides text-to-speech in seven languages and dialects. It “reads” any digital text aloud, from textbooks to the [...]

And Our Northern New Jersey Residential Team Members Are There for Support   “I feel happy,” says Laurie H. “I was hoping I could do it.” And so is Georgia Brown, Senior Residential [...]

  Augmentative and assistive communication (AAC) devices of many types are a prominent part of the assistive technology (AT) we have used with our clients. These technologies, after all, are [...]

Compliance: It’s what we do, because the state requires it for the safety and well-being of the people we serve. Quality: It’s what we do, because it is central to who we are as an agency and a [...]

  Last November, in this space, we profiled JAWS (Job Access With Speech), a screen reader for blind and visually impaired computer users. Making documents and websites accessible is also [...]

Today, we honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an advocate for marginalized people everywhere, including those with disabilities. “If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a [...]

Yolanda Harvey loves trying new things every day. “Learning new skills to better and enhance what you can already do are most important,” says Yolanda. “The world is constantly changing, and [...]

  A schoolgirl with cerebral palsy, Tess L. is unable to communicate orally. “I cannot speak, but I understand everything you say.” However, now Tess can communicate verbally, thanks to [...]

  Assistive technology professionals in New Jersey are invited to a fun and informative professional event. The Richard West Assistive Technology Advocacy Center (ATAC) of Disability Rights [...]

  We have all heard the old the old proverb: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Of course, not all birth defects, which manifest themselves as disabilities, cannot be [...]