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 A Town Hall to Address COVID-19, School Closures, Assistive Tech, and Accessibility
By Dan
In Assistive Technology
Posted March 18, 2020

A Town Hall to Address COVID-19, School Closures, Assistive Tech, and Accessibility

  COVID-19, School Closures, and AT: What Do We Do? The Richard West Asssistive Technology Advocacy Center (ATAC), Trenton, NJ. Mike Marotta, Director, has been has been working with [...]

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 Hooked on a Switch
By Dan
In Assistive Tech Tuesday, Assistive Technology
Posted March 10, 2020

Hooked on a Switch

  Apple iOS mobile devices – iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch – are known for their many accessibility features. “This is an opportunity for us to make things simpler for […]

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 Judith Heumann: Teacher, Advocate, and Fighter for People with All Disabilities
By Dan
In Advocacy and Self-Advocacy, Celebration
Posted March 8, 2020

Judith Heumann: Teacher, Advocate, and Fighter for People with All Disabilities

  Born with polio, Judith Heumann has been fighting on behalf of people with disabilities since the late 1960s. The New York City Board of Education rejected her application for […]

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 A Deaf-Blind Person Uses Assistive Tech to Communicate: “I Finally Have My Sister Back”
By Dan
In Assistive Tech Tuesday, Assistive Technology, blind, deaf, Our Consumers, Testimonials
Posted February 25, 2020

A Deaf-Blind Person Uses Assistive Tech to Communicate: “I Finally Have My Sister Back”

  For someone who built a career on visual communication, losing her sight was a cruel blow. Already deaf, Natalie (not her real name) had realized her dreams of being […]

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 The iPod Touch? Yes. For Accessibility Apps, the iPod Touch
By Dan
In Assistive Tech Tuesday, Assistive Technology
Posted February 18, 2020

The iPod Touch? Yes. For Accessibility Apps, the iPod Touch

With all those cool new Apple iPhones, you know, such as the amazing new iPhone 11 series with all the photo and video goodies that come with it, why in […]

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 Tracker Pro 2: A Good Thing Just Got Better
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By Dan
In Assistive Tech Tuesday, Assistive Technology
Posted February 4, 2020

Tracker Pro 2: A Good Thing Just Got Better

  Input devices such as mice provide access to computers, which in turn offer access to so much in everyday life. For those who have challenges with fine-motor control, there […]

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 Great Success Came in Small Packages
By Dan
In Assistive Technology, Our Consumers, Our Team, Testimonials
Posted January 31, 2020

Great Success Came in Small Packages

    Meet Victoria. The name is fictitious, but little girl with SMA (spinal muscular atrophy) is very real. SMA is genetic disease affects the part of the nervous system […]

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 The Right (and Left) Solution: Penclic Ambidextrous Mouse
By Dan
In Assistive Tech Tuesday, Assistive Technology
Posted January 14, 2020

The Right (and Left) Solution: Penclic Ambidextrous Mouse

  Access to a computer is very much part of everyday living. And a mouse is the most common way to navigate that system. One solution is the Penclic R3 […]

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 An Assistive Technology Library? Introducing the Technology Lending Center
By Dan
In Assistive Tech Tuesday, Assistive Technology
Posted January 7, 2020

An Assistive Technology Library? Introducing the Technology Lending Center

    What child doesn’t love their local library? And just as the local public library is the focal point of one’s community, the Technology Lending Center is at the […]

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 Pal Pads: The Slim but Mighty Switch
By Dan
In Assistive Tech Tuesday
Posted December 17, 2019

Pal Pads: The Slim but Mighty Switch

  Switches and buttons come in many sizes, shapes, and colors. Individuals who have limited physical movement or neurological involvement need a control that is easily activated. From [...]

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