Where It's AT – Assistive Technology Blog

AT in the news for the week of 2/27-3/2 A.T. in the cloud: Book Builder from CAST MassChallenge Adds Perkins School for the Blind Assistive Technology Prize Enhanced Brain-Computer Interface Promises Unparalleled Autonomy for Disabled USU students design devices to help solve ‘real-world’ problems Samsung releases source code for eyeCan, an eye-controlled mouse for the […]

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Autism Speaks has just announced an iPad 2 Technology Grant that will award 160 individuals with autism an Apple iPad 2. The deadline for applications is March 7, 2012. For more information, visit the link below –  http://www.autismcares.org/site/c.mqLOIYOBKlF/b.4844551/k.9606/Technology_Grant.htm

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Voice Control Software and Image Alternative Text To activate links on a page, users of voice control software, such as Dragon Naturally Speaking, speak the visible link text. When an image is linked, the alternative text of that image can be spoken to activate that link. When an image presents graphical text, the alternative text […]

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What is the Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Summer Institute? The ACI Summer Institute is a week-long training for Autistic college students. The training is meant to prepare students to engage in self-advocacy and pro-neurodiversity activism on their college campuses. Who is eligible for the ACI Summer Institute? Any current Autistic college student in the United […]

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Do you have a great idea about how to improve access to transportation for people who face mobility constraints? If so, submit your project idea for funding consideration! The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board is pleased to announce the 2012 project solicitation under the Federal Transit Administration’s Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) and New […]

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AT in the news for week of 2/20/2012-2/24/2012 Squag: Social media for teens and tweens with autism 10 Apps for Learners Who Struggle with Reading and/or Writing A six-dot Braille app for the iPhone on the way? Braille Labeler Receives Cool Idea! Award from Proto Labs Gadgets pave the way for learning NeuroSky to develop iOS […]

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