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What do calculators, extended keyboards, bank machines, adding machines, checkout at registers, door locks, and phone have in common? Numpads! (Also known as...
Assistive Tech for The Win!
Up to this point, the content we’ve put out on this blog page has mostly about cooking. However, our wonderful meal kit delivery...
Zoom is becoming a leader in video conferencing worldwide and features an accessible interface for use by people who are visually impaired. Zoom can be used...
When I first started exploring the world of assistive technology, I found myself getting frequently overwhelmed with how many different items were available...
One of the most-used apps by far on my Android phone as a person with low vision is the Google Lens app. In the last 24 hours, I’ve used it seven times for...
Aira is a service that assists individuals who are visually impaired by interpreting visual information. Through the app, this service connects the visually...
When one of my friends who has no usable vision came to visit Washington DC, we decided to figure how blind people take selfies, or rather how someone with low...
NOTE: Please see other posts in this series including
So Many Braille Displays Part One (focusing on the Brailliant BI 40 and BI 80 models)
So Many Braille...
Sam is a tech support agent at the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk, where he answers calls from customers who are blind or have low-vision calling through the...
Over the weekend, an image went viral of a woman holding a blindness cane and using a phone at the same time. Many people assumed that the woman was faking her...
During my senior year of high school, I was researching assistive technology apps and found a Be My Eyes review. I was interested in the concept of having a...
Emojis are defined as a small digital image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc. in electronic communication. With face-to-face interactions,...
Yesterday, a close friend of mine gave me a handwritten card. They were worried at first that I would have trouble reading it, as they weren't sure if there...
I was having a conversation with one of my mentors on Friday and was telling them about all sorts of cool articles I had found while using Twitter about vision...
Office Lens converts print to accessible digital materials. Office Lens is the built-in camera available in OneNote (a Microsoft Office 365 product) that...
Book Creator mobility lesson plan for 19-year-old student with working memory challenges and right homonymous hemianopsia.
Objective
Using Book Creator route...
Editor's Note: This video was created by Penny Stevenson and is posted on Paths to Technology with permission.
Transit is a public transport app that works...
Facebook is a popular free social networking website where people can create profiles, share information, share photos and respond to information posted by...
Every time I turn around, I feel like I am seeing people use emoji, which have become a defining pop culture element of today's society. People of all ages are...
When my dad and I went to Louisville, Kentucky, we decided to go to one of the horse races at Churchill Downs, as I was interested to see how people with...
I have a coworker whose favorite saying is “if it’s for free it’s for me”. Everyone likes a freebie, but when it’s a particularly useful freebie, it just feels...
When I went to St Louis, I had the opportunity to attend a St Louis Cardinals MLB baseball game on one of the nights while I was there. While the weather was...
Facebook is a popular social media website first developed by Mark Zuckerberg while he was a student at Havard in 2004. Registered Facebook users create...
Virtual reality technology has been changing how many different industries present and interpret information, and education is no exception. While it may not...
Seeing AI is a free app developed by Microsoft that helps people with visual impairments get information about the objects and things around them using...
Social media is important to students - including students with visual impairments. Social media is a convenient way to access information, provide information...
In a world of Smart devices, one can really become overwhelmed with so many options and learning curves. Sometimes, though, you just need to make a simple...
I don't know about where you are, but here it's colder than a politician’s heart! Seriously, though the days are getting longer and the sun is shining, it's...
Inclusive Android shares information on how to get started with a Samsung phone and TalkBack, Android's screen reader. This post includes step-by-step...
In the last few years, several news apps have been released so that users can keep up with what is going on in their town, in their country, and in their world...
Smart phones are used for navigation purposes by everyone, including people who are visually impaired. Google Maps has some interesting bus and train transit...
Over the years, WebAim has facilitated surveys about the preferences of screen reader users. The 7th survey, which was done in October 2017, received 1,792...
As an O&M, it would be a dream for all of our community traveling students and clients to have a smartphone with an unlimited data plan. In reality, many...
Welcome to the second blog in our Back to School with Bookshare series. These blogs help teachers get a strong start to the school year so they can help their...
A 'smart home' is a home equipped with appliances, lighting, heating/air conditioning, camera systems, security systems, etc. that can be monitored and...
One of my friends found a post online that was telling people not to include several emojis in the middle of a text message if the recipient is visually...
Students are taught what to do in case of an emergency. Preschoolers and kindergarten students learn their address and phone number. They also learn about...
The Aware App by Sensible Innovations provided a demonstration at the 2017 ADA Symposium in Colorado. Using iBeacons to relay the information to the user's...
Listen to over 10,000 on-line radio stations as well as media using the 335 Navigator App. This free app is designed specifically for users who are visually...
KNFB Reader is a mobile app that reads print aloud. Designed specifically for users who are visually impaired or blind, KNFB Reader is accessible and easy to...
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