Following up our recent “Biking with a Disability” post, Program Director Cristen Reat shares the full story of her family’s test ride on a Van Raam tandem. One of our regular family activities is to go for walks in our…
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Assistive Technology Apps for Diverse Learning Needs App List
Our new Assistive Technology Apps for Diverse Learning Needs App List showcases a variety of apps designed to support individuals with different learning challenges. These apps cater to needs such as time management, writing assistance, note-taking, voice transcription, reading, audiobooks,…
Switch-Adapted Gadgets and Assistive Technology
Before there was eye-gaze technology, there was switch-operated technology; and for people with limited but functional muscle control, the switch can still be the preferred method. Eyes get fatigued like any other muscle. Alternative-access switches can be manipulated by a…
How to Take Your Dog on Vacation: Assistive Technology for Pets on the Road
’Tis the season to be vacationing, and over 40 percent of Americans plan to take, or already have taken, at least one road trip in 2023. The majority travel with family—and not just the kind of family that walks on…
Looking Back: Assistive Technology in the Last Quarter of the 20th Century
Would it surprise you to learn that assistive-technology engineering began long before the age of apps? And long before the Americans with Disabilities Act? And even before computers became household appliances? My Father the Pioneer I grew up close to…
Do I Need Assistive Technology for Hearing Loss?
May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month, and also Older Adults Awareness Month. Today’s post is for everyone dealing with the onset of age-related hearing loss. Not “Getting It” Like You Used To It’s hard admitting that your hearing isn’t what it…
Safety Highlight: Assistive Technology for Wandering and Elopement
In honor of Autism Acceptance Month, today’s post shares tips for keeping track of family members with wandering tendencies. It’s a parent’s worst nightmare: a child wanders off and disappears. The nightmare gets even worse if: All the above are…
Assistive Technology in Schools: Top Things Every Parent Should Know
How much do you know about your child’s right to use assistive technology (AT) in school? The U.S. Department of Education has recently issued new guidelines, published this January as Myths and Facts Surrounding Assistive Technology Devices and Services. Here…
Assistive Technology for Holiday Events
Typical “holiday fun”—flashing lights, music, big parties—isn’t fun for everyone. With autism, epilepsy, or sensory processing disorder, even grocery shopping can be a trigger-loaded environment in December. And what do you do if everyone in your family is eager to…
Assistive Technology, Reasonable Accommodations, and Carbon Footprints
It’s much better to do something small than to do nothing at all. Perhaps all the more so when it comes to large-scale problems such as environmental issues. Big change begins with “ordinary” people making “little” changes on their own…