Updated Articles and Resources
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Captionfish Closed Caption Film Finder
Created:
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Updated:
Monday, May 20, 2013
Many movie fans are deaf or hard of hearing. The Captionfish website helps these fans find theaters, films, and showtimes in their area that feature closed captioning. -
What Is Closed Captioning?
Created:
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Updated:
Monday, May 20, 2013
Closed captions are all around us. We all see them, but few people know where they come from and how vital they are to making media accessible. This FAQ provides a succinct introduction to closed c... -
Build Better Accommodation Solutions for Less
Created:
Monday, May 06, 2013
Updated:
Monday, May 20, 2013
In this interview, Dr. Therese Willkomm, director of Assistive Technology in New Hampshire (ATinNH), discusses her approach to ad hoc innovations that have made her the “MacGyver” of as... -
What is an Assistive Technology Professional?
Created:
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Updated:
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Assistive technology professionals can enhance both their career and quality of service to persons with disabilities by attaining RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society ... -
Make Core Curriculum Lessons Accessible to Students with Disabilities
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Updated:
Sunday, May 12, 2013
The AbleNet Action Dictionary offers guidance on how to make Core Curriculum lessons accessible to students with disabilities through an effective use of assistive technology. -
National Braille Press Book Shows Blind Persons How to Setup & Use Their iPad
Created:
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Updated:
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
National Braille Press has released iOS Success: Making the iPad Accessible, by Larry L. Lewis, It’s NBP’s sixth book (available in braille and most digital file formats) designed to he... -
Secure, Share, & Access Files Anywhere with Dropbox
Created:
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Updated:
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Dropbox is a cloud-based service that lets users store, share, and synchronize files, including photos and videos that they can access on any of their computers, smart phones, or the web. -
My First Year as an Assistive Technology Specialist
Created:
Monday, April 22, 2013
Updated:
Monday, April 29, 2013
Alyssa Marinaccio recounts her first year as an Assistive Technology Specialist in the Office of Disability Services at Keene State College, including creation of an online resource for low-cost ac... -
Research, Highlight, and Organize Online Content with Read&Write Web
Created:
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Updated:
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Read&Write Web Apps enable students with print disabilities to access a literacy toolbar that helps make online content easier to search, read, capture, and organize. -
Ai Squared's ZoomText ImageReader Low-Vision Reading Solution
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Updated:
Friday, April 26, 2013
ZoomText ImageReader is a low-vision reading solution consisting of an HD camera and OCR software for scanning text images for conversion and display on a Windows PC monitor. -
Flick Turns Tablet into Video Magnifier for Reading & Distance Viewing
Created:
Monday, April 08, 2013
Updated:
Friday, April 26, 2013
The Flick is a portable video magnifier -- a stationary camera that connects to a PC or Mac laptop or tablet computer. Using a mouse, keyboard, or touchscreen, visually impaired persons can switch ... -
Orion & APH to Create World's First Talking, Graphing Calculator
Created:
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Updated:
Friday, April 26, 2013
Orbit Research and the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) have developed the the Orion TI-84 Plus, the world’s first graphing calculator accessible to blind and visually impaired mat... -
Sight Enhancement Systems Makes Magnification Powerful & Portable
Created:
Monday, April 22, 2013
Updated:
Friday, April 26, 2013
Sight Enhancement Systems Inc. designs and develops camera-based assistive technology products that enable persons with visual impairments to capture, convert, or magnify text -- whether the words ... -
Add Read&Write GOLD Literacy Tools to Google Chrome
Created:
Friday, April 26, 2013
Updated:
Friday, April 26, 2013
Read&Write for Google Docs is a free Chrome extension that integrates many tools from Read&Write GOLD literacy software and enables real-time, cloud-based collaboration on Google documents in the C... -
En-Vision America's ScripTalk Reads Prescription Information Aloud
Created:
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Updated:
Saturday, April 20, 2013
The following review looks at En-Vision America's ScripTalk Station Reader, a device that reads aloud prescription information on pill bottles using radio-frequency identification and text-to-speec... -
En-Vision America Products Help Blind People Scan Barcodes, Read Prescriptions
Created:
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Updated:
Saturday, April 20, 2013
This is a profile of En-Vision America, Inc., which makes assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired. The company is based in Normal, Illinois. -
US Department of Education Extends Sports Access to Students with Disabilities
Created:
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Updated:
Saturday, April 20, 2013
A January 2013 US Department of Education directive requires schools to offer sports access to disabled students. In this interview, Terri Lakowski (CEO, Active Policy Solutions) discusses the new ... -
Technology & Disability: An Interview with abledbody.com's Suzanne Robitaille
Created:
Friday, November 16, 2012
Updated:
Friday, April 12, 2013
In this interview, Suzanne Robitaille, founder of abledbody.com and author of The Illustrated Guide to Assistive Technology & Devices, discusses recent advances in communications technology for per... -
Project Endeavor Offers Deaf, HOH Free Videophones, Broadband Discounts
Created:
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Updated:
Friday, April 12, 2013
Project Endeavor seeks to narrow the digital divide among persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and to increase social and economic opportunities by providing free videophones and cheaper broadba... -
Top 10 iPhone Apps for the Visually Impaired
Created:
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Updated:
Friday, April 12, 2013
This article presents 10 apps specifically designed to make Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch more accessible to users who are blind or visually impaired. -
Play Accessible Textbooks on Your iPhone with Learning Ally Audio
Created:
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Updated:
Friday, April 12, 2013
Learning Ally Audio is an mobile app that enables readers with print disabilities to access over 75,000 DAISY audiobooks -- including key texts for education levels -- on their iOS device -
Read2Go Puts Bookshare Titles on Your iPhone in Seconds
Created:
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Updated:
Friday, April 12, 2013
The Read2Go mobile app for the Apple iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch gives print-disabled readers access to Bookshare's online library of over 125,000 DAISY books. Readers can listen to the book being... -
TextExpander 3 Teaches Mac & iOS Users How to Type Faster
Created:
Friday, December 23, 2011
Updated:
Friday, April 12, 2013
TextExpander 3 is Mac and iOS application designed to enable users to type faster by abbreviating frequently used text, tags, and images into snippets they can insert using just a few letters or a ... -
Crowd-source Captions & Translation on Your YouTube Videos with Amara
Created:
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Updated:
Monday, April 01, 2013
YouTube publishers can crowd-source captioning and translation of their video uploads for free by connecting their channel to Amara.org, an open-source subtitling platform. -
Select & Speak Lets Chrome Users Listen to Any Website Text
Created:
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Updated:
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Select and Speak is a free Chrome extension that reads user-selected web text aloud, providing persons with print disabilities a simple way to make online articles and other content immediately acc... -
Build Reading & Writing Skills with iReadWrite iPad App
Created:
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Updated:
Sunday, March 31, 2013
iReadWrite is an iPad app designed for students with learning disabilities that combines reading and writing technologies, including text-to-speech, word prediction, spell check, and a picture dict... -
Handy Tech Mobile Access Payment (MAP) Program
Created:
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Updated:
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Handy Tech North America's Mobile Access Payment (MAP) Plan helps blind smart phone users one-year, interest-free financing for its enhanced mobile screen readers and GPS software developed by Code... -
Convert Text Documents into Braille or Audio Files with RoboBraille
Created:
Monday, August 22, 2011
Updated:
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
To use RoboBraille, click "Browse" on the RoboBraille Online interface and select a text file to upload. -
Documentary Debunks Myths on Dyslexia Symptoms & Treatment
Created:
Monday, March 25, 2013
Updated:
Monday, March 25, 2013
The Big Picture is a documentary that debunks the myths and explores the stigmas associated with dyslexia. The film features prominent dyslexics such as Sir Richard Branson and addresses the issue ... -
MathPad Helps LD Students Build Basic Math Skills
Created:
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Updated:
Saturday, March 16, 2013
MathPad is a program for Mac and Windows that enables students to organize, format, and solve basic math problems on their computer. MathPad provides audio feedback and auto-navigation that can hel... -
Get Kids Excited to Sign with Time to Sign Learning Guide
Created:
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Updated:
Monday, March 11, 2013
The Time to Sign with Children Learning Guide presents over 200 drawings and directions to help parents and teachers to get kids excited to learn how to communicate using American Sign Language. Th... -
Magnify Website Text with Free Chrome Extension
Created:
Monday, February 25, 2013
Updated:
Saturday, March 09, 2013
ChromeVis is a free extension for the Google Chrome browser that enables users with print disabilities to select, magnify, and modify website text to make it easier to read.