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  Two weeks ago, we featured LEGO’s ingenious adaptation of their blocks to teach braille. (This was part of an earlier blog piece of our Assistive Tech Tuesday series.) Well, […]

  A lifelong lover of music, Madeleine M. plays the piano and violin. And she is blind and reads music in braille. When Maddy’s parents discovered their bright five-year-old daughter […]

    Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices come in many forms. Examples include VoicePal Levels, Communication Builder, and the Accent 1400. This week, we revisit an [...]

  Who doesn’t love LEGO? As children, we are fascinated by the “magic” of those raised circles somehow fitting into the space of the brick above to create a strong […]

Advancing Opportunities’ Assistive Technology Services team and OrCam invite you to a free demonstration event for OrCam’s MyEye. This intuitive wearable smart camera helps people who [...]

  Sometimes, certain items are just out of reach. For people with arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, back or knee problems, or other disability that limits hand strength, the TeleStik [...]

  Apple iOS devices have a well-deserved reputation for their built-in accessibility features. In addition, many third-party apps and hardware are available on the market. An example of the [...]

  Imagine, if you are visually impaired, being able to, at the touch of a button, access a restaurant menu without having to ask someone to read it for you. […]

    Ever since she emigrated from Colombia with her family, Val M. had been eager to embrace her adopted country. Blind from birth, Val continues to learn English and […]

  Augmentative and assistive communication (AAC) assistive technology, especially in the form of speech-generation devices, are finding increasingly wide audience among individuals whose [...]