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Category: Technology Spotlight

Shows bidet controls with buttons for stop, rear, dryer, temperature, pressure, and position.soft rear, front
February 18, 2020 Technology Spotlight

Yay for Bidets!

Many thanks to Aimee Sterk of the Michigan Assistive Technology Program for this enthusiastic post espousing the benefits of bidets as assistive technology (re-posted with permission)!

A plastic hand and wrist wearing a heavy black buckle with a metal disc to one side. Boxes labled Sunu are in the background. A poster displays the device with an iPhone and a Sunu app displayed.
February 11, 2020 Events / Technology Spotlight

ATIA 2020 Gadget Roundup

7 tools and toys exhibited at the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) expo (plus two that should have been there).

A smiling woman seated in a power wheelchair mounted with a smartphone and mouth-controlled joystick controller.
December 19, 2019 Emerging Tech / Technology Spotlight

The Dawn of Smart Assistive Technology?

At the nexus of the Internet of Things, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is what Mallozzi terms “Smart AT.”

A woman using a tablet seated at a table with cats in foreground.
September 23, 2019 Technology Spotlight / Webinars

Teaching iDevices to Blind Users–the Amazing Rita Howells

Inspired by her own experience, Rita Howells has joined a team of instructors who are blind to create free online trainings for individuals with vision impairments to master the iPhone and iPad. 

Home button of an iPad.
September 13, 2019 AT Tips / Technology Spotlight

Rita’s iDevice Advice: Your Home Button’s Many Uses

Thank you to Rita Howells and the Illinois Assistive Technology Program for providing these home button accessibility insights.

A man and a woman seated in recumbent trikes, the woman in front and smiling broadly. They are outdoors on a path with a crowd of people behind them.
June 11, 2019 Program Spotlights / Technology Spotlight

Affording that Tandem-Recumbent Dream Machine

Most states have an alternative financing program to help residents buy assistive technology (AT) and AT services. Jeff and Shelley Penick used Oklahoma’s for a very unique purchase.

A round modern clock with a bright digital display and a cord-attached disc
May 23, 2019 Technology Spotlight / Toolkits

Visual or Vibrating Alert Devices

Ten gadgets to help you stay safe, on time, and informed with a hearing impairment

A woman wearing dark glasses with a cord hanging down, holds a smartphone smiling.
April 21, 2019 Technology Spotlight

Life as an Aira Explorer

I have an arsenal of assistive tech tools on my smartphone, would adding Aira be worth the expense?

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March 25, 2019 ICT Accessibility / Technology Spotlight

Accessible Video Making with YouDescribe

YouDescribe makes it easy to ensure your video content is accessible to individuals who have a visual impairment. It’s also free and provides support!

March 11, 2019 Program Spotlights / Technology Spotlight

Double Robots Go for a Dress Rehearsal in Connecticut

The Connecticut Tech Act Project (CTTAP) is getting ready for its annual conference with help from two virtual-presence robots!

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