Assistive Tech Tuesday

    Or chadash. That’s Hebrew for a new light. From Israel comes an intriguing assistive tech device named OrCam MyEye, recently updated to version 2.0.   OrCam MyEye, according [...]

  Augmentative and assistive communication (AAC) assistive technology, especially in the form of speech-generation devices, are finding increasingly wide audience among individuals whose [...]

  There are adaptive keyboards to provide computer access to users with nearly any disability. Last week, we featured the VisionBoard. Also from AbleNet is the BigBlu KinderBoard, which [...]

  Blind and visually impaired computer users need assistive technology devices to gain access to a computer. Previously, we covered the J.A.W.S. screen reader and the ZoomText screen [...]

  With World Multiple Sclerosis Day coming on Monday, May 27, let’s look at a special hands-free mouse useful for persons with that condition and other physical disabilities. The SmartNav, [...]

  It’s the talk of the town in the tech world! No, you won’t find it on the Microsoft website… yet. However, writers in the field have discovered a patent […]

    Last year at this time, Microsoft made headlines when it introduced the Xbox Adaptive Controller. The device made the pleasures of gaming accessible to players whose physical [...]

  Here’s the irony: Computers offer people with disabilities access to many things in the world. However, their disabilities may impede their access to those very computers. That’s why input [...]

    There are those who have a voice but need assistance projecting it, that others can hear it. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices (often associated with speech [...]

  As we continue our Assistive Tech Tuesday mini-series drawing on the theme of World Autism Awareness Day 2019, “Assistive Technologies. Active Participation.” The focus has been on [...]