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  Isn’t the trackball a thing of the past? Not at all! And it’s not only gamers who use trackball mice. Though they appear hopelessly bulky at first, their ergonomic […]

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 […]

  So far, this month, we have covered assistive tech devices that help people who have limited or no physical control over hand and/or arm movement feed themselves independently. The […]

  Last week, we presented the Lift Ware spoon, an ingenious device that keeps food steady even when the hand isn’t. This week, we feature a different solution, one for people […]

  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! [...]

  At Advancing Opportunities, we excel in providing residential and respite services to people of with all disabilities throughout New Jersey. We also offer advocacy and education services [...]

  Kurzweil 3000 is leading text-to-speech software, a downloadable app that provides text-to-speech in seven languages and dialects. It “reads” any digital text aloud, from textbooks to the [...]

  Augmentative and assistive communication (AAC) devices of many types are a prominent part of the assistive technology (AT) we have used with our clients. These technologies, after all, are [...]

  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 [...]