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  Not even the creators of Star Trek would have imagined that a seemingly magical device that can read words on a page could fit inside a ballpoint pen, much […]

  Last November, in this space, we profiled JAWS (Job Access With Speech), a screen reader for blind and visually impaired computer users. Making documents and websites accessible is also [...]

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: [...]

  As it approaches its 200-year anniversary, Braille continues to be a time-proven means of communication. Even more, with many recent innovations in assistive technology, Braille has become [...]

  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 […]

  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 […]

    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, [...]

  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 [...]

  By definition, assistive technology is anything that enables a person with a disability to perform a task able-bodied people can perform on their own. Of all the categories of […]