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    An increasing number of people are using their voices to gain access to the electronic devices they use to perform everyday tasks. However, for persons with cerebral palsy, […]

Throughout the year, most awareness months and days are on a national scale. The U.N. International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is different. IDPD is a global effort to […]

    Not all assistive technology is high-tech. In fact, the objectives of assistive technology are accessibility and inclusion, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform tasks [...]

  Trauma to the brain can have life-long effects. The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) defines Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as “an alteration in brain function, or other evidence [...]

  Many times, workers with disabilities are “the right talent, right now.” However, hiring these workers is not only the right thing to do, but also, in the words of […]

  Assistive Technology. Many people who read those words think of technology, high technology. Indeed, most of what is in our Technology Lending Center is indeed high-tech. AT, however, can [...]

Assistive technology makes everyday tasks accessible to persons with a disability. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) enables people who cannot express their thoughts or needs [...]

  “In these days, we are talking about flying cars, but [blind] people have been using just a plain stick,” says Kursat Ceylan, a visually impaired engineer from Turkey and […]

  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, […]

  There are many so-called ergonomic keyboards on the market. Every manufacturer declares theirs has a new ergonomic design. However, one company points out that there is no standard for [...]