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  Switches can offer an excellent means to users with limited fine-motor ability to gain access to a device they need. Previously, we featured two “small but mighty” switches from […]

  Anyone who has been out in the community, shopping, is well aware that Halloween is almost here. Over the past week, the children, teens, and adults we serve got […]

  Even in the best of conditions, being able to hear the person on the other end can be difficult. For hearing-impaired persons, it’s a true challenge. But wait a minute! […]

  “I love the fact that I can get Vin out of the house and with his peers,” says Irene N., whose son Vincent has been a part of the […]

  Switches come in many sizes. In today’s piece, we’ll discuss two small but mighty switches, the Micro Light and the Cap switch, both by AbleNet.     Micro Light […]

    Welcome to our latest installment of noteworthy disability-themed articles! In addition, as a leader in the field, we are pleased to share our experience, knowledge, and expertise [...]

Assistive technology makes everyday tasks accessible to persons with a disability. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) enables people who cannot express their thoughts or needs [...]

  One often reads in the newspapers about how the aftermath of a storm brings out the best in people. This certainly holds true of the staff at the Hiawatha […]

  “Be the person who takes the initiative,” is the credo by which Sha’de Norman lives and works. It’s also the advice she would give to her co-workers. Sha’de is […]

  As we have mentioned in this space earlier, people unable to express their needs, desires, and thoughts out loud still have something to say. (Previous examples also include QuickTalker [...]