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AT in the news for the week of 6/25 – 6/29 Why Did Apple Pull An App Designed To Help Autistic Children Speak? (Red Orbit ) Google Glass Explorer Edition: Prototype Glasses Priced At Whopping $1,500 Social media helping autistic children navigate the world€ $199? BLiNK Eye Tracking Technology for Computer Control from CMS, LLC […]

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Curved Stairlift – FREE Manual Ti-lite wheelchair – FREE Optelec Traveler – Best Offer These are just a few of the newest items added to the Equipment Link this past month. The Equipment Link, run through the Maryland Technology Assistance Program, is an online exchange website where users can buy, sell and search for assistive technology in Maryland […]

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Sensory Characteristics Avoid relying on sensory characteristics, such as shape, size, or visual location. For example, “Click the green button” will not be useful to screen reader users or some users who are color blind. Instead, use “Click on the green button labeled ‘submit’” or simply “Click the ‘submit’ button”. Similarly, “Use the form on […]

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Usually, the Tech Tuesday segment discusses high-tech products. Assistive Technology can also be low-tech. Today’s Tech-Tip Tuesday features a low-tech invention which solves a seemingly age-old problem with another low-tech and fairly common piece of assistive technology. The CLU Clip was developed by students at the California Lutheran University. As the name implies, it is […]

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EXHIBIT HALL TO SHOWCASE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITES Free and open to the public at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel June 30 – July 2 WASHINGTON, D.C. – RESNA, the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America, is holding its annual conference and assistive technology exhibit hall at the Baltimore Marriott […]

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AT in the news for the week of 6/18 – 6/22 Science-fiction brain technology to become reality – Jerusalem Post Drexel Computer Scientists Develop Smartphone Apps to Aid Visually Impaired (Newswise) Need apps for aphasia? Proloquo2Go 2.0 available Tuesday New email scam targets disabled veterans – So Md News An automated feeding tool that lets […]

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