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Tech Tools that Enhance Computing for the Disabled -
ComputerWorld
Getting work done on a computer is easily within reach of
the blind and physically disabled with the help of these
new and updated tools
AbledBody.com
News and insights on assistive technologies and innovations
for people with disabilities.
AbledBody.com
to Focus on News About Disability Technology, Innovations
(Media dis&dat - 3/27/09)
Abledbody.com is the first consumer website to focus on
the technology and innovations that help enable people with
disabilities in their workplace and lifespace.
Assistive
Technology (AOA)
Assistive Technology is any device or service used to improve
or maintain mobility.
Assistive
Technology News
Independence through technology.
Assistive
Technology Rocks! (Cecilia Garcia blog)
An article asking the question "Why is inclusion important
both to the student with special needs and the culture of
the class?
Center
for Aging Services Technologies (CAST)
Leading the charge to expedite the development, evaluation
and adoption of emerging technologies that can improve the
aging experience. Imagine
- The Future of Aging - A video to give you a glimpse,
through the eyes of one family, of what thefuture of aging
could like like with help from developing technologies that
are possible, practical and affordable.
Changing
Lives with Innovation, Collaboration & Leadership
(Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities - MSU)
MSU’s Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities
(RCPD) has partnered for decades within and outside MSU
to innovate technology for persons with disabilities, disseminating
inventive work around the world.
Disability
Retrofit (OregonLive.com - 1/14/10)
Remodeling a home can be daunting even under ideal circumstances.
But combined with the stress of a sudden injury, the need
to care for an aging family member or sensory loss due to
a disease, the prospect of a big retrofitting project can
be overwhelming.
Examine
the Disabled and Elderly Assistive Technologies in the U.S.
(Market Watch - 12/2/08)
A new market research report related to the Care services
industry is available: Disabled
and Elderly Assistive Technologies in the U.S.
Individualized
Education Program (IEP) Checklist iPhone application
The IEP is an individualized program designed to support
the educational needs of school aged students with disabilities.
This new IEP app helps parents of students with special
needs become better-informed advocates by making IEP information
easier to access. The IEP app is offered free of charge
in both English and Spanish. To download the IEP Checklist
app, visit the Apple iTunes store, and type IEP Checklist
in the search box. YouTube
demonstration.
Full
Measure
Automatic speech for PowerPoint presentations - a free program
that automatically speaks any presentation or slide show
running in Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows.
How
to be a Leader with Assistive Technology (eSchoolNews
- 10/30/09)
During an Oct. 21 webinar hosted by the International Society
for Technology in Education (ISTE), titled "The Building
Blocks of a Successful Assistive Technology Team,"
Sally Norton-Darr and Chris Bugaj, both AT trainers for
Virginia's Loudoun County Public Schools, offered their
expert advice on how to evaluate assistive technology products
for use in schools.
Japanese
Gadget Controls iPod in Blink of an Eye (GoogleNews
- 3/7/09)
A wink, a smile or a raised eyebrow could soon change the
music on your iPod or start up the washing machine, thanks
to a new Japanese gadget.
LifeShirt
Clinical System (VivoMetrics)
The LifeShirt® Clinical is the first non-invasive continuous
ambulatory monitoring system that can collect data on pulmonary,
cardiac and other physiologic data and correlate them over
time.
Nutritional
Diet Calculating Scale (Topline)
Simply push one of the seven buttons to accurately determine
your food’s content of carbohydrates, proteins, fats,
cholesterols, fibers, sodium, or calories.
Online
Medicine Cabinet (Accenture)
What if your medicine cabinet could remind you to take your
allergy medication when the local pollen count spiked into
the red zone? Such futuristic devices may be in your home
sooner than you think.
ReadPlease
Reads any text you see on your screen - all purpose text-to-speech
software.
Sensors
Help Keep the Elderly Safe, and at Home (New York
Times - 2/12/09)
Bertha Branch, 78, discovered the power of a system called
eNeighbor when she fell to the floor of her Philadelphia
apartment late one night without her emergency alert pendant
and could not phone for help.
Special
Report (Business Week)
As Baby Boomers retire, companies as varied as GE, Philips,
and Nintendo are working on technology that helps seniors
stay at home and remain independent.
Technologies
to Help Older Adults Maintain Independence (Aging and
Disability in America - 10/29/09)
This paper is intended to inform potential grant applicants
and other key stakeholders, including older adults, health
and social service practitioners, technology vendors, payers,
policy makers/regulators, and The SCAN Foundation about
technologies that are ready to be quickly taken to scale.
The
Medicine Cabinet of the Future (Popsi.com)
Your future medicine cabinet will integrate home, pharmacy
and doctor's office into a digital health network.
What
is Assistive Technology?
Assistive Technology is any item, piece of equipment, or
product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf,
modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain,
or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.
WordTalk
A free text-to-speech plugin for Microsoft Word. It will
speak the text of the document and will highlight it as
it goes. It contains a talking dictionary and a text-to-mp3
converter.
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