Accessibility Minute with Laura Medcalf

182-05-06-16 Autism Discovery Tool: Sensory from Within 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! Spectrum Idea Lab Incorporated has recently launched The Autism Discovery Tool: Sensory from Within app. […]

181-04-29-16 Emergency Chat 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! Have you ever felt completely overwhelmed by everything around you and just needed the world to pause for a moment? […]

180-04-22-16 DayCape: Daily Visual Planning 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! For children with autism or other special needs, planning activities and daily tasks can be quite challenging. […]

179-04-15-16 OrCam 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 while back, I wrote about OrCam on our blog, but at that time, the product hadn’t yet launched in the […]

178-04-08-16 Nesel Packs Backpacks Hey there! Welcome to the new and improved 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! You spoke and I listened–Many of you felt I should extend my show past 60 seconds, […]

177-04-01-16 Quizoid–VoiceOver Compatible Trivia Game!   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! Looking for a fun, accessible trivia game to play on your iOS device?  Check out Quizoid!  Quizoid is a […]

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 common tool in the world of assistive technology is the Livescribe pen, a pen that allows you to take notes in the designated notebook, and […]

175-03-18-16 Horus: A Wearable Personal Assistant for Blind   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! By now, I’m sure you’re at least a little familiar with wearable technology, like Apple […]

174-03-11-16 Beeping Easter Eggs? 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! Easter is coming up in just a few weeks– Wow how time flies! Lots of kiddos love searching for […]

173-03-04-16 Boomer: Wireless Foot Mouse 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! For individuals who have limited to no movement in their arms, using a standard computer mouse is not […]