People with dyslexia, visual-processing challenges, and other learning disabilities usually have great ideas but have grave difficulty writing them down. Fortunately, there are good [...]
Most switches and buttons offer accessibility to persons with various limitations of physical ability. For example, there are the Flex and Leaf switches, along with the ultimate switch. [...]
Worried about your elderly Mom (or Dad)? Silver Mother watches over her family, a set of four multipurpose sensors called “Cookies.” These monitor any important object. Such as […]
About those flexible arms with clamps… aren’t they used by photographers and lighting technicians. Well, yes. That said, the line of Magic Arms from Manfrotto are highly versatile and […]
The AbleNet All-Turn-It Spinner allows people to participate in activities and games that require randomization, such as rolling dice. It can also be used to generate numbers for [...]
Dan Wrinn was determined to fulfill his goal of earning a degree in Fire Science and Administration. His cerebral palsy, however, presented several challenges. With right assistive [...]
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices offer persons unable to communicate with their voices another way to communicate. These range from the simple (such as the [...]
Home safety is on everyone’s mind, and knowledge is power. For persons with disabilities, this takes on an even greater degree of importance. Though the Samsung SmartThings home monitoring [...]
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 […]
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! […]
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