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Young children whose nervous system is still being developed and many persons with physical disabilities have something in common: challenges with their small-motor coordination. It is thus [...]

  Sometimes, an assistive technology (AT) solution is relatively simple. In addition, in this space, we have featured AT solutions borrowed from the world at large. The EASYergonomics Expert [...]

It’s a Smartpen that keeps getting smarter! Last August, we discussed the Livescribe Echo, which is still a highly capable tool. The newer iteration is the Livescribe 3 Smartpen, which […]

  In our February 6 Assistive Tech Tuesday feature, we discussed Bessie Blount Griffin and her pioneering feeding device, which allowed amputees to feed themselves. This week, we cover the [...]

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! [...]

For years, people with speech disabilities have had to write what they needed to say on paper. If those disabilities affected small-motor coordination, writing messages was not even an option. [...]

    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, [...]

  Last week in this space, we mentioned that October is a busy time for disability awareness. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). It is also Blindness [...]