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    A Look at Current Assistive GPS Hardware and Software Products

    Assistive global position system (GPS) hardware and software products are designed to enable people with visual...

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    Video Relay Service Connects Deaf and Hearing People in Real-Time

    What is VRS? Video Relay Service (VRS) is a video telecommunications service that allows people who are deaf or...
    Digital Accessibility 4 min read

    What Is an Electronic Pointing Device, How Is It Used, and Why?

    There are many adaptive technologies on the market today that make readily available devices such as a keyboard or...
    Digital Accessibility 4 min read

    Applying SmartHome Task Prompter Technology to the Workplace

    In 2005, Imagine!, an organization that serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities,...
    Technology and Innovation 2 min read

    What's New in Manual Wheelchair Technology?

    Manual wheelchair innovation knows no bounds, it seems. From SafariSeat, which is designed for people in...
    Technology and Innovation 2 min read

    Past, Present, and Future of Augmentative and Alternative Communication

    Augmentative and alternative communication, or AAC, is any form of communication that supplements or replaces oral...
    Digital Accessibility 4 min read

    Specialized Optical Character Recognition Smartphone Apps Help People with Vision Disabilities Read Printed Text

    One of the biggest misconceptions about accessibility is that it requires expensive, cumbersome, and hard-to-find...
    Digital Accessibility 1 min read

    What's New in Assistive Technologies for People with Physical Disabilities

    Decades ago, engineer Ralph Braun, who had been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, designed his first assistive...
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    Five Fascinating Facts About White Canes

    Between two and eight percent of people with a visual impairment use a white cane, according to the Perkins School...
    Technology and Innovation 2 min read

    Options Abound in Selecting the Right Wheelchair

    Looking for the right wheelchair is like looking for a new pair of shoes. There are numerous manufacturers and a...
    Technology and Innovation 5 min read
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    What Are Accessible Fonts?

    With text making up so much of the digital content that we consume, keeping it accessible is a crucial step in reducing barriers to information, so...

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    Proloquo2Go – Augmentative and Alternative Communication Making a Difference

    Just because someone isn’t able to communicate using their voice doesn’t mean they don’t have a lot to say. That’s...
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    iOS v. Android: Mobile Accessibility Features

    Android and iOS have helped revolutionize the world of mobile communication technology. In 2019, it is estimated...
    Technology and Innovation 5 min read

    Past, Present, and Future of Augmentative and Alternative Communication

    Augmentative and alternative communication, or AAC, is any form of communication that supplements or replaces oral...
    Digital Accessibility 4 min read

    Examining the Past, Present, and Future of Assistive Technology

    In today’s world, assistive technology is a catch-all term describing a broad category of original, modified, or...
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    AudioCardio: Is It Worth It?

    For people with tinnitus everywhere, AudioCardio is the best news we’ve had in a long time. Designed to stimulate...
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    What Is an Electronic Pointing Device, How Is It Used, and Why?

    There are many adaptive technologies on the market today that make readily available devices such as a keyboard or...
    Digital Accessibility 4 min read

    What Video Game Developers Should Know about Deaf Accessibility

    With the US video game market currently worth over $60 billion, and 164 million adults playing video games in...
    Digital Accessibility 3 min read

    Five Fascinating Facts About White Canes

    Between two and eight percent of people with a visual impairment use a white cane, according to the Perkins School...
    Technology and Innovation 2 min read

    Video Relay Service Connects Deaf and Hearing People in Real-Time

    What is VRS? Video Relay Service (VRS) is a video telecommunications service that allows people who are deaf or...
    Digital Accessibility 4 min read