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! I first introduced the original Liftware eating utensil back in 2014.  The original Liftware, now coined Liftware Steady, is an eating utensil that […]

242-07-07-17 Word Bank for Google Chrome   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! Don Johnston recently released the Word Bank Universal extension for Google Chrome.  The extension puts the […]

241-06-30-17 EZ Sox   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! Is your little one learning how to put his or her own socks on?  Learning and teaching this task […]

240-06-23-17 Myself Belts 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 recent blog posts, I’ve been stressing the importance of children learning to dress themselves.  Doing so encourages self-confidence, independence […]

239-06-16-17 Calming Hugs 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’re looking for stylish sensory integration solutions, look no further than Calming Hugs!  Calming Hugs offers a variety of […]

238-06-09-17 Apple’s HomePod 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! Apple is finally joining Amazon and Google with their own version of the in-home assistant. The tech giant’s newest addition, […]

237-05-26-17 Jabbit Set 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! Are you looking for a fun way to encourage your children to play outdoors? Check out the Jabbit Set! The […]

235-05-12-17 Blind Bargains App 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! A T Guys, LLC is a “leader in affordable assistive technology, featuring a growing line of products and services.” […]

234-05-05-17 One, Two, Tie My Shoe Kit 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! Learning to tie one’s own shoes is no easy task. It is especially difficult for children […]

233-04-28-17 Squirrel Devices Tactile Caliper 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! Developers at Squirrel Devices have designed the Tactile Caliper, a geometry instrument for persons with blindness to measure […]