Accessibility Minute with Laura Medcalf

Hey there! Welcome to the 500th episode of 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!  Before diving into today’s episode I’d like to first thank you for hanging out with me all these years.  […]

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 searching for a child-safe messenger, check out the Kinzoo Family Messenger App.  Kinzoo is the “world’s first kid-proof messenger designed 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! If you’re looking for an easy-to-use Braille label maker, check out the 6dot Braille Label Maker from Logan Tech.  This portable Braille label […]

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 several augmentative and alternative communication devices available, but if you’re looking for an eye gaze option, check out the MegaBee Eye […]

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 few weeks ago I talked about UnbuckleMe, which is a small tool that makes it easier for adults to unbuckle a car […]

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 a way to keep tabs on your loved one aging in place, check out the Theora Connect GPS Smartwatch.  […]

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! Many individuals with different special needs cannot clip their fingernails without assistance.  One potential solution to help with this is the ClipDifferent fingernail clipper. ClipDifferent […]

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 an app for an individual with low vision? Check out Google Lookout. Google Lookout is an Android App that uses Google’s […]

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! It’s no secret that gas prices are outrageous these days.  Fortunately, there are apps like GasBuddy that can help you save money!  For […]

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 are looking for a new handheld video magnifier, check out the LookyPlus.  This video magnifier allows users […]