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  As children across the nation head back to school this week, it is worth examining BIGtrack, a trackball mouse by AbleNet made especially for their little hands. This friendly-looking […]

  For persons with difficulties expressing their needs verbally, basic, easy-to-use communication is at hand! Single buttons are fine for a simple “yes” or “no,” but when it comes to […]

  Switches. The selection seems endless. Some may look alike on the outside, but each one provides switch access in a slightly different manner. As the variety of disabilities is […]

  Okay, we know this week’s featured product has been around for a while. Indeed, an example is an historic relic in the collection of the Computer History Museum, as […]

  When it comes to computer-input devices, most people think of a mouse. For users with fine-motor challenges, there are mice of ergonomic design. Or there are paddles and joy […]

  Most switches are fairly simple devices, usually consisting of a button requiring only a very light touch. For persons challenged with fine-motor control, there are paddles and joysticks, [...]

    Tablet computers, especially the Apple iPad, have long been extremely useful devices for users with a variety of physical disabilities when they are loaded with one or more […]

  It’s about access to printed word for the blind and visually impaired. Like an MP3 player, the Victor Reader Stream plays music. Blind and visually impaired people, however, also [...]

    Oh, yeah Well, alright We’re jammin’ Sing it, I want to jam it with you We’re jammin’, we’re jammin’ And I hope you like jammin’ too —Bob [...]

  For many years, conventional glass magnifiers have been a useful tool to see objects and text up close. Now, leading-edge electronics have enhanced this very useful instrument, making it [...]