Accessibility Minute with Laura Medcalf

Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs! iReliev is a company that believes that “everyone deserves to get relaxation, relief, and comfort.” The company offers several FDA-cleared, consumer-friendly electrotherapy devices […]

Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools, and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing, or other special needs! Last week I talked about Vision Buddy, which is the world’s “first TV watching wearable headset virtual reality system for individuals with visual […]

Hey there!  Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools, and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing, or other special needs! If you or a loved one have low vision and are looking for a way to watch television, check out Vision Buddy!  According to […]

Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools, and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing, or other special needs! We first talked about Tile products way back in 2014, which are small devices you can attach to your keys, wallet, purse — […]

Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools, and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing, or other special needs! There have been countless robot vacuums to hit the market since the first Roomba came out in 2002.  There are many models that […]

Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools, and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing, or other special needs! There are so many smartwatches available on the market today.  If you’re looking for a new smartwatch for your kiddo, check out the […]

Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs! In America, 70% of adults report that they obtain insufficient sleep at least one night a month, and 11% report insufficient sleep every […]

Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs! Sao Mai Vocational and Assistive Technology Center for the Blind is a nonprofit organization founded in 2001.  One of their main missions is […]

Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs! HumanWare is a company on a mission to “develop solutions enabling people living with visual impairment, vision loss, and even learning disabilities to […]

Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs! Jumping from stone to stone on the rocky shore of a rushing river is not only exciting, it also encourages gross motor skills, […]