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 Clicker 7: It’s a Word Processor and Much More for Students with Autism
By Dan
In Assistive Tech Tuesday, Assistive Technology, Autism
Posted April 2, 2019

Clicker 7: It’s a Word Processor and Much More for Students with Autism

  Yes, it’s a word processor. But is much, much more. With this year’s theme for World Autism Awareness Day focusing on assistive technology, it is worth looking at Clicker […]

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 And Goodwill to All in New Jersey:  Finding That Assistive Technology At an Affordable Price
By Dan
In Assistive Technology, Cerebral Palsy, In New Jersey, Our Consumers
Posted March 26, 2019

And Goodwill to All in New Jersey: Finding That Assistive Technology At an Affordable Price

  You have found that piece of assistive technology…. And, if you are from New Jersey, maybe you took it for a free “test drive” at our Technology Lending Center. […]

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 Oh, the Places People with CP Will Go!
By Dan
In Assistive Tech Tuesday, Assistive Technology, Cerebral Palsy
Posted March 19, 2019

Oh, the Places People with CP Will Go!

    Ever since she could walk, Sayers Grooms wanted to run. To experience the feeling of freedom moving quickly could provide. However, Sayers’s cerebral palsy made even walking [...]

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 Play It, SAM
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By Dan
In Assistive Tech Tuesday, Assistive Technology
Posted March 12, 2019

Play It, SAM

  SAM, I am. This clever trackball device R.J. Cooper calls Switch-Adapted Mouse (that’s where SAM comes in) allows a person with no or limited gross-motor hand (or fine-motor head) […]

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 Time Management and Organization Challenges?  Assistive Technology Comes to the Rescue for Jason Joseph
By Dan
In Assistive Tech Tuesday, Assistive Technology, College for People with Disabilities, dyslexia, Student Success, Testimonials
Posted February 26, 2019

Time Management and Organization Challenges? Assistive Technology Comes to the Rescue for Jason Joseph

  During his second year at college, Jason realizing he was having difficulties with time management and organization. He reached out to his counselor at the N.J. Division of Vocational […]

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 Bessie Blount Griffin: Inventing in the Service of Humankind
By Dan
In Assistive Tech Tuesday, Assistive Technology, Disability Awareness Month
Posted February 5, 2019

Bessie Blount Griffin: Inventing in the Service of Humankind

Windshield wipers, the automatic transmission, electric turn signals. They are all standard equipment on our cars, devices we all take for granted. And let’s not stop with the traffic signal! [...]

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 With the CANDY 5 HD II Magnifier, Things Just Got Bigger
By Dan
In Assistive Tech Tuesday, Assistive Technology, blind
Posted January 22, 2019

With the CANDY 5 HD II Magnifier, Things Just Got Bigger

    This video magnifier may cost a little more than others, but for some visually impaired people, the CANDY 5 HD II video magnifier was just what they needed, when […]

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 With Ed L, “It’s All Good”
By Dan
In Assistive Technology, blind, Employment Services for People with Disabilities, Our Consumers
Posted January 18, 2019

With Ed L, “It’s All Good”

  One of the first impressions one would have upon meeting Edward L. is how he loves to joke. His smile also gives it away. “It’s all good,” says Ed. […]

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 The Genius of Braille: A Real Eye-Opener “Giving Braille a New Lease on Life”
By Dan
In Assistive Technology, blind, Disability Awareness and Appreciation, Disability Awareness Month, World
Posted January 4, 2019

The Genius of Braille: A Real Eye-Opener “Giving Braille a New Lease on Life”

Braille itself is timeless. However, innovations in assistive technology hail exciting times for Braille. Or as the World Blind Union (WBU), the organization behind World Braille Day, puts it: [...]

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 It’s a Very Fine Little Switch, but It Comes with a String Attached
By Dan
In Assistive Tech Tuesday, Assistive Technology
Posted December 18, 2018

It’s a Very Fine Little Switch, but It Comes with a String Attached

  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. [...]

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