Where It's AT – Assistive Technology Blog

Let Earl read the news Contributed by Joel Zimba, Technology Outreach Specialist, MDTAP A new iPhone app named Earl makes news reading simple, especially for someone with little technical knowledge.  Earl reads newspapers aloud with a remarkably clear voice.  All of its functions can be accessed through simple voice commands. The $.99 app will read […]

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For those with SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) and families of those with SMA, the iPad can be highly effective in helping with communication and interaction with others. Because of this, the organization SMAiPad, established by parents of children with SMA, gives away iTunes gift cards each month for the purchase of apps. Applicants must either be diagnosed […]

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AT in the news for the week of 3/4 – 3/8 Looking for the Right Solution to Hearing Problems Simulator to help disabled drivers Multi-Sensory room opens for disabled children MTV spotlights challenges of transition for young adults with disabilities on “World of Jenks” Google Hangouts receive sign language interpreter support, keyboard shortcuts ARIA, browsers […]

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It’s that time of year when we’re thinking Spring and looking forward to getting outside more. In anticipation of this, we found a great website that lists accessible sports programs by state and sport. United Spinal’s Tech Guide includes links to all sorts of resources including wheelchair accessible travel guides, a variety of sports programs […]

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Considering Various Disabilities (Web Tip #1) Difficulty: Beginner Category: Principles Web accessibility affects the following disability categories Visual disabilities – blindness, low vision, and color-blindness Auditory disabilities  – deafness and hard-of-hearing Motor disabilities  – difficulty using a mouse or keyboard Cognitive or learning disabilities Photo-sensitive epilepsy While care should be taken when grouping anyone into a category, […]

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Contributed by Joel Zimba, Technology Outreach Specialist, MDTAP I’ve used Prizmo on the iPhone for a couple of years.  It’s a full-featured OCR app.  It is also unique in that the scanning is performed locally, rather than uploading the image to a server and then retrieving the results.  With all phone-based scanning packages, getting the […]

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