Assistive Tech Tuesday

In this space last week, we presented our story of Tess C. She used her augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to share her delightful sense of humor. Tess’s cerebral palsy […]

  Think of Netscape, Lotus 1-2-3, MS-DOS… Back in 1995, these applications were hot, but how many people still remember them? In that year, another program was released: Job Access […]

Aira is pronounced “Eye Ra.” According to the company, the ancient Egyptian symbol known as the eye of the god Ra (or eye of Re) was the feminine counterpart of […]

“Nonverbal” is, at times, an inaccurate label for some people with disabilities. Though unable to speak or are difficult to understand, many people with cerebral palsy or Down syndrome, or […]

On September 5, we discussed the Clarity P300 phone, which has useful features for users with visual and auditory disabilities. That device is an old-fashioned corded phone for users who […]

  This month, we featured two testimonials of blind clients who were able to pursue their ambitions with the help of Assistive Technology, featuring Wayne K. and Steve R. This […]

Large-print books and audio recordings, very helpful to people with dyslexia, have been available for a while. More recently, however, such assistive technology has become increasingly [...]

    A lifelong athlete, Steve R. developed blindness in his later years. And assistive technology enabled Steve to continue his enthusiasm for sports: baseball, football, boxing, [...]

  Last week in this space, we mentioned that October is a busy time for disability awareness. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). It is also Blindness [...]

  October is a busy time for awareness months. This article covers the use of assistive technology in three of these contexts: Disability Employment Awareness Month, Blindness Awareness [...]