Disability Assistive Electronic Devices and Software Document List
Updated/Revised Date: 2022-04-03
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Electronics/Software Publications - (181 Articles)
20-20-20 Screen Rule: Does it Help Prevent Eye Strain?
Researchers confirm that computer users taking a short break to look away from a device screen every 20 minutes improves symptoms of eye strain.
Author: Aston University
Publish Date: 2022-09-24 - Updated: 2022-09-25Panopreter Speech Software for Business and Personal Use
Review of Panopreter, a text-to-speech program that reads words on digital devices like smartphones or computers with a touch or a click and converts them into speech or audio.
Author: Panopreter
Publish Date: 2022-09-15Stop Twitter Feed Automatically Refreshing
Here is how you can stop the annoying way your Twitter timeline feed keeps auto refreshing and jumping around before you have finished reading Tweets.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2021-07-183dRudder Foot Mouse
The 3dRudder Foot Mouse is designed for people who are unable to use a standard mouse using hands, but still need the use of a mouse.
Author: Stanislas Chesnais
Publish Date: 2020-11-24How to Create God Mode in Microsoft Windows 10
Instructions to create Windows 10 God Mode folder to provide convenient and accessible access to many of your Microsoft PC computer settings all in the one place.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2020-09-04 - Updated: 2021-05-30Change TV Channel Using Your Eyes with Xfinity X1 Eye Control
Xfinity X1 users with disabilities like spinal cord injuries or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can now use their eyes to change channels, set a recording or search for shows.
Author: Comcast
Publish Date: 2019-06-19 - Updated: 2020-03-18IoT Devices Should Deal with Privacy Impacts for People with Disabilities
Future of Privacy Forum releases; The Internet of Things (IoT) and People with Disabilities: Exploring the Benefits, Challenges, and Privacy Tensions.
Author: Future of Privacy Forum
Publish Date: 2019-01-31Alexa, be My Friend - Kids Talk to Technology, But How Does Tech Respond?
While some interfaces have features aimed at younger users, research shows these devices generally rely on clear, precise English of adult users.
Author: University of Washington
Publish Date: 2018-08-13 - Updated: 2018-11-20Google Glass Helps Kids With Autism Read Facial Expressions
Children with autism improve social skills using smartphone app paired with Google Glass to help them understand emotions conveyed in facial expressions.
Author: Stanford Medicine
Publish Date: 2018-08-02How Special Needs Desperately Need Augmented Reality
AR-focused EdTech company Leap With Alice aims to provide undeniable evidence that Augmented reality (AR) technology can empower learning disabilities like never before.
Author: Leap With Alice LLC
Publish Date: 2018-07-16 - Updated: 2018-07-17Paralyzed Man Rocks with Jamboxx Musical Device He Invented
Paralyzed man rocks air guitar national anthem at baseball stadium with Jamboxx musical device he invented.
Author: Duncan Crary
Publish Date: 2018-06-20 - Updated: 2018-09-25Epihunter Classroom - Making Silent Epileptic Seizures Visible
The innovative proprietary Epihunter Classroom app analyses the data and turns on the light of the smartphone when an absence seizure occurs.
Author: Mark Winters
Publish Date: 2018-03-19Access Stylus Makes Touchscreens Accessible for Everyone
Access Stylus allows motion-disabled user to select/activate apps; enter and select text; dial phone numbers; scroll, magnify and rotate view; manipulate images on a touchscreen.
Author: Arnoldware Applications
Publish Date: 2018-03-08 - Updated: 2018-04-10GlassOuse Assistive Device V1.2 and G-Switch Series are Ready for Pre-order
GlassOuse introduces the new GlassOuse V1.2, a customizable hands-free Bluetooth mouse for individuals with limited mobility or who are unable to use their hands to connect to technology.
Author: GlassOuse Assistive Devices
Publish Date: 2018-03-03 - Updated: 2018-04-30Wearable Stretchable Electronics Aid Stroke Recovery Treatment
New wearable designed to be worn on the throat could be a game-changer in the field of stroke rehabilitation.
Author: Northwestern University
Publish Date: 2018-02-19 - Updated: 2018-04-30Augmented Reality ProjectDR Lets Doctors See Under the Skin
The system, called ProjectDR, allows medical images such as CT scans and MRI data to be displayed directly on a patient's body in a way that moves as the patient does.
Author: University of Alberta
Publish Date: 2018-01-24Virtual Reality Goes Magnetic with Electronic 'Skin' Sensors
Sensors will enable people to manipulate everyday objects or control appliances in the physical world and augmented or virtual reality with gestures.
Author: Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Publish Date: 2018-01-19JAMBOXX an NYSID Adaptive technology Product
JAMBOXX is a MIDI Breath controller that allows a person with disability to perform, play and read music.
Author: Tom Occhiogrosso NYSID
Publish Date: 2018-01-10 - Updated: 2018-09-03Athena Fund Distributes iPads to 3,000 Special Education and Kindergarten Teachers in Israel in 2017
Athena Fund announces around 3,000 special education teachers and kindergarten teachers in Israel received iPads in 2017 as part of the iPad for Every Special Education Teacher program.
Author: Athena Fund
Publish Date: 2018-01-10Foot Mouse with Programmable Pedal
Footime foot mouse and programmable pedal helps people with hand, arm, shoulder, upper body stresses/difficulties by allowing them to do all PC entries, typing and surfing by foot.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2017-12-22 - Updated: 2018-01-10Israeli President Honors Special Education Teachers
Israeli President, Reuven Rivlin, welcomed outstanding special education teachers and kindergarten teachers at a ceremony in Jerusalem.
Author: Athena Fund
Publish Date: 2017-12-07Athena Fund Distributes iPads to Special Ed Teachers in Southern Israel
Israel - Athena Fund announce over 600 special education teachers received laptops during October as part of the iPad for Every Special Education Teacher program.
Author: Athena Fund
Publish Date: 2017-11-11Bringing Smile and Head Mouse Control to AAC and Eye Tracking Devices
Perceptive Devices and Tobii Dynavox partner to bring Smile and Head Mouse Control to AAC and eye tracking devices.
Author: Perceptive Devices LLC
Publish Date: 2017-10-25 - Updated: 2018-04-30UCIC Launches Hardware Agnostic Alexa Voice Service Client
Developers can now add Alexa Voice Service to their hardware projects with unprecedented simplicity and ease and using any compatible far field solution.
Author: Unified Computer Intelligence Corporation
Publish Date: 2017-10-18 - Updated: 2018-03-15New VR Technology Uses Mouth Gestures to Interact in Virtual Reality
New VR framework interprets mouth gestures as a medium for interaction within virtual reality in real-time.
Author: Binghamton University
Publish Date: 2017-10-05Brain-Computer Interface Augmented With Virtual Walking Avatar Can Control Gait
A brain-computer interface augmented with virtual walking avatar can control gait and may help patients recover ability to walk after stroke, SCI and other gait disabilities.
Author: University of Houston
Publish Date: 2017-08-23 - Updated: 2018-04-30iPad for Every Special Education Teacher in Israel
About 10,000 special education teachers in Israel will receive iPads with specialized software and applications for students with special needs and various disabilities.
Author: Athena Fund
Publish Date: 2017-08-23Taking Eye Fatigue Out of Virtual Reality With New 3D Display
The key component for the new system is a spatial multiplexing unit that axially shifts sub-panel images to the designated depths while laterally shifting the centers of sub-panel images to the viewing axis.
Author: The Optical Society
Publish Date: 2017-06-26MAS App - Mobile Workplace Accommodation Case Management App
Mobile workplace accommodation case management app assists U.S. businesses create inclusive workplaces for employees with disabilities.
Author: IBM
Publish Date: 2017-06-13Brain Interface Device Helps Stroke Patients Retrain Brains to Move Paralyzed Hands
Device reads brain signals and converts them into motion allowing stroke patients to use their minds to open and close a device fitted over a paralyzed hand.
Author: Washington University School of Medicine
Publish Date: 2017-05-28 - Updated: 2021-04-24LanguageLine InSight for iPhone Interpreter App
App allows users to contact highly trained interpreters for limited English proficient, deaf, or hard-of-hearing with just one touch.
Author: LanguageLine Solutions
Publish Date: 2017-05-18Virtual Reality and Other Technologies Poised to Aid Mental Health Treatment
Research suggests VR technology can be an effective part of treatment for phobias, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other mental health conditions.
Author: Wolters Kluwer Health
Publish Date: 2017-05-08Virtual Reality Used to Help Prevent Falls
VR could be a big help in detecting balance impairments early and for reversing those impairments and preventing falls.
Author: University of North Carolina Health Care
Publish Date: 2017-04-24Big Keys App: Large Keyboard and Emoji Magnifier for Cell Phones
Big Keys App for iPad and iPhone features custom made keyboard emoji sizes to make it the perfect size for you.
Author: Hassan Hattab
Publish Date: 2017-03-24 - Updated: 2019-02-09Connect by BeWarned: Simple App Assists Deaf to Communicate
BeWarned launches new free app for deaf and hard of hearing people allowing them to communicate with the hearing.
Author: Irina Maltseva, CMO of BeWarned
Publish Date: 2017-02-16 - Updated: 2018-04-10Immersive Virtual Reality Helping Children with Autism Overcome Phobias
Newcastle Blue Room service offered on NHS shows immersive virtual reality can help children with autism spectrum disorder overcome their fears and phobias.
Author: Newcastle University
Publish Date: 2017-02-10Brain Computer Interface Allows Locked-In People to Communicate
Brain computer interface that deciphers thoughts of people unable to communicate could revolutionize lives of those with completely locked-in syndrome.
Author: PLOS
Publish Date: 2017-02-04 - Updated: 2021-04-03Teleoperation and Autonomy Can Improve Mobility For Disabled Drivers
Demonstration of teleoperated autonomous vehicle service for people with reduced mobility successfully completed as part of GATEway project led by TRL.
Author: GATEway Project
Publish Date: 2017-01-04 - Updated: 2018-06-213dRudder: Foot Powered VR and Gaming Controller
3dRudder is a totally new way to move in virtual reality using a foot-powered movement controller for both PC gaming and VR.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2017-01-02 - Updated: 2020-11-24VR Technology May Improve Motor Skills in Damaged Limbs
Research could be applied to patients in physical therapy programs who have lost the strength or control of one hand.
Author: American Friends of Tel Aviv University
Publish Date: 2016-12-15Amputees with Phantom Limb Pain Helped by Augmented Reality
Method of treating phantom limb pain using machine learning and augmented reality.
Author: Chalmers University of Technology
Publish Date: 2016-12-02 - Updated: 2018-04-30Augmented Reality Technology Advances Learning
Research project examines learning using Augmented Reality technology and the motivational and cognitive aspects related to it in an informal learning context.
Author: University of Helsinki
Publish Date: 2016-11-28EdSim: Virtual and Augmented Reality Learning Experiences Challenge
U.S. Department of Education launches $680,000 challenge for virtual and augmented reality learning experiences.
Author: ed.gov
Publish Date: 2016-11-13 - Updated: 2019-01-08BeWarned: Free App for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
BeWarned app aids deaf and hard of hearing to detect dangerous sounds, communicate with people, make emergency calls and dance to their favorite music.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2016-11-08 - Updated: 2018-05-13Closed Captions and Transcripts Benefit Most Students
As the use of video in higher education becomes more commonplace, making captions and transcripts more widely available should be a priority for institutions.
Author: Oregon State University
Publish Date: 2016-11-03Chatstasy App Makes Smartphones Less Complicated for Seniors and Disabled
Chatstasy App makes using smartphones easier and less complicated to use for the elderly and physically challenged.
Author: Chatstasy LLC
Publish Date: 2016-10-20 - Updated: 2018-04-30Smyle Mouse for Hands-free Control via Face Gestures
Smyle Mouse allows users to achieve mouse control in a completely hands-free, touch-free and voice-free fashion.
Author: Perceptive Devices, LLC
Publish Date: 2016-10-18 - Updated: 2020-04-24VocaliD Personalized Digital Voices for Assistive Devices
VocaliD Inc. creates BeSpoke personalized digital voices for those living with voicelessness.
Author: VocaliD Inc.
Publish Date: 2016-08-08VADIA Virtual Reality Simulator Helps Teenagers with Autism Learn How to Drive
New virtual reality simulator specifically designed to help teenagers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) learn to drive.
Author: Vanderbilt University
Publish Date: 2016-07-26 - Updated: 2020-05-09Disability and Virtual Reality Technology
Article examines uses and benefits of Virtual Reality Technology for persons with disabilities.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2016-07-20 - Updated: 2019-03-14Sitecues: Improving Patron Web Accessibility
Sitecues software not only helps people with low vision, but also aids the millions of people who struggle with other forms of print disability.
Author: Ai Squared
Publish Date: 2016-06-02 - Updated: 2020-10-14Windows 10 is Free for People with Accessibility Needs
Microsoft states Windows 10 operating system will remain free to people with accessibility issues.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2016-05-09 - Updated: 2021-05-30Website Vision Accessibility Checklist
Digital accessibility checklist to help guide local government leaders in making online services available to people with disabilities.
Author: Vision
Publish Date: 2016-04-20 - Updated: 2021-06-03YouTube and Tablet Computers Empower People with Intellectual Disability
Concordia University research shows mobile technologies like tablets and smartphones help people with intellectual disabilities face challenges.
Author: Concordia University
Publish Date: 2016-02-26 - Updated: 2020-07-18CaptiVoice.com Helps Students Read Better
Captivoice.com, an online version of Capti Narrator, empowers English language learners and students with reading disabilities to listen to everything they want to read.
Author: Charmtech Labs LLC
Publish Date: 2016-02-25 - Updated: 2018-04-30First Accessibility Compliant Electronic Laboratory Notebook
LabArchives is the first Electronic Laboratory Notebook to announce compliance with major accessibility standards.
Author: LabArchives
Publish Date: 2016-02-23Phone Wear 360° - Perfect Smart Phone Holder for Elderly & People with Disability
Phone Wear 360 - A device for smart phones with ability take the phone on and off the armband with ease, as well as rotate it 360 degrees.
Author: Phone Wear 360°™
Publish Date: 2016-01-20 - Updated: 2016-06-11Touch Screen Technology Problems? Ask a 2 Year Old
Study reveals 2 year olds are adept at using touch screens, swiping, unlocking, and searching for features on smartphones and tablets.
Author: BMJ
Publish Date: 2015-12-23OptiKey: Assistive On-screen Keyboard
OptiKey is an assistive on-screen keyboard designed to bring mouse, keyboard, and speech control to people with speech and motor limitations.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2015-09-14 - Updated: 2018-04-30Capti Narrator for Education: Effective & Accessible Teaching & Learning
Capti Narrator is an award-winning productivity application for listening to everything you want to read on iOS, Windows, and Mac.
Author: Charmtech Labs LLC
Publish Date: 2015-08-27 - Updated: 2016-06-11Something Happened: Windows 10 Error Message Fix
How to install windows 10 if you receive the something happened error message or Error Code 80240020.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2015-08-02 - Updated: 2021-05-30XL-Viewer: Smartphone for Seniors and Disabled
Launch of a brand new durable, easy to use smartphone for seniors and persons with disabilities.
Author: XL-Viewer
Publish Date: 2015-06-17 - Updated: 2021-08-16Grizpaw One Handed Games Controller (Left or Right)
The GrizTech Grizpaw is a left or right handed game controller for people with injuries to one hand or arm.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2015-06-16 - Updated: 2021-11-01New Google Chrome Accessibility Extensions
Accessibility extensions for Google Chrome browser aimed at helping persons with disabilities surf the Internet..
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2015-05-26 - Updated: 2016-06-11Robotic Grasping Tools Using Brain Control
For those with disabilities sensors inserted in the brain can cause actions like grasping or pressing a button directly through brain activity.
Author: University of Missouri-Columbia
Publish Date: 2015-02-09 - Updated: 2021-09-07Kurzweil 1000 V14 Accessible Text-to-speech Software
Kurzweil 1000 Version 14 text-to-speech software makes printed or electronic text readily available to people who are blind or have low vision.
Author: Kurzweil Education
Publish Date: 2015-02-06 - Updated: 2021-09-07Keeble Accessible IOS Keyboard
Keeble, by AssistiveWare, is a keyboard that can be used in any iPad or iPhone app as an alternative to the standard iOS keyboard.
Author: AssistiveWare
Publish Date: 2015-02-01 - Updated: 2021-09-11Acapela TTS Voices for NVDA Screen Reader
Acapela TTS voices for NVDA enables blind and vision impaired people to use high quality and high performing voices with NVDA screen reader.
Author: Acapela Group
Publish Date: 2015-01-29 - Updated: 2021-01-27Wrise - New Accessible Mac Word Processor
Wrise is a new word processor for Mac that makes reading and writing accessible for everyone.
Author: AssistiveWare
Publish Date: 2015-01-28Learning Math Through Movement with Kinect for Windows
Study shows increased understanding of geometric angles by students who performed body-based tasks while interacting with Microsoft technology.
Author: University of Vermont
Publish Date: 2015-01-27Tablet Computers for Educational Medium
Touch screen tablet computers can support the learning process when used in an educational setting.
Author: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Publish Date: 2015-01-23 - Updated: 2020-10-20Window-Eyes 9 Screen Reader Released by Ai Squared
Release of Window-Eyes 9, a software program used by people who are blind or have low vision to access and use computers.
Author: Ai Squared
Publish Date: 2015-01-13Accessible Microsoft Office Online Options
Microsoft new accessibility improvements to give users who are blind and have low vision a better Office Online experience.
Author: Microsoft
Publish Date: 2015-01-12 - Updated: 2021-09-20Capti Narrator: Listen to Anything on Windows and Mac Computers
Capti is a tool for listening to digital content useful to students, professionals, and people with print disabilities.
Author: Charmtech Labs LLC
Publish Date: 2015-01-08Introducing Seniors to Social Media Improves Health and Combats Isolation
Training older people in social media improves cognitive capacity and has beneficial impact on mental health and well-being.
Author: University of Exeter
Publish Date: 2014-12-14New Intel System Provides Professor Stephen Hawking Better Communication
The Intel-created advanced communications platform can be adapted for 3 million people afflicted with motor neuron diseases and quadriplegia.
Author: Intel
Publish Date: 2014-12-03 - Updated: 2018-04-30Eye Tracking Mouse for People with Disabilities from Samsung
EYECAN+ eye-tracking mouse allows disabled to compose and edit documents and browse the web with simple eye movements.
Author: Samsung Electronics
Publish Date: 2014-11-26Secure 3D QR Codes with No Internet Required
Article examines how QR codes can be a means to display 3D images and secure visual communication.
Author: The Optical Society
Publish Date: 2014-11-14 - Updated: 2020-11-24Launch of Web Portal on Accessible Workplace Technology
U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy announces launch of PEATworks.org a comprehensive Web portal spearheaded by ODEPs Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology.
Author: U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy
Publish Date: 2014-10-17 - Updated: 2020-12-09List of Computer Screen Readers for Visually Impaired
A list of both commercial and free mobile and computer screen readers for the blind and visually impaired.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2014-08-06 - Updated: 2020-04-05TabAccess Device Helps Make Computer Tablets More Accessible
TabAccess provides easier access to Android and iOS tablet devices for people who have hand and arm mobility challenges.
Author: Zyrobotics
Publish Date: 2014-06-18 - Updated: 2015-10-05HAFEM Matrix: Accessibility Features for Disabled eLearners: Microsoft Windows vs. Mac OS X
Recent studies indicate that the rate of distance learning is on the rise and it changes the options for disabled eLearners.
Author: John W. Brown, Joseph B. Hildreth, Dr. Timur Mirzoev
Publish Date: 2014-04-22 - Updated: 2021-08-01Accessible ReadSpeaker docReader - Online Document Viewer of Choice
New customizable version of ReadSpeaker now provides accessible online reading and viewing experience of PDFs and other documents on the Internet.
Author: ReadSpeaker
Publish Date: 2014-04-10 - Updated: 2016-06-11Mind Reading Robots are Coming
University of Cincinnati discusses research and current progress on brain-computer interface at the International Human-Centered Robotics Symposium (HuCeRo) Nov. 14 to 17 at UCs Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center.
Author: University of Cincinnati
Publish Date: 2013-11-14 - Updated: 2018-06-21Google Glass: Revolutionary Uses for Persons with Disability
Article looks at some of the future uses of the Google Glass project as an aid for persons with disabilities.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2013-10-25 - Updated: 2021-10-12Tobii Brings Gaze Interaction to Tablet Devices
Tobii Technology eye tracking and Gaze Interaction announce launch of Tobii EyeMobile bringing true eye control capabilities to popular Windows 8 tablets.
Author: Tobii ATI
Publish Date: 2013-09-19 - Updated: 2016-09-23Vocally Voice Activated Phone Dialer
A review of Vocally3 Infinity a device added to your phone line for dialing stored and new phone numbers using voice command only.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2013-08-03 - Updated: 2022-01-22Orion TI-84 Plus Talking Accessible Graphing Calculator
The Orion TI-84 Plus talking calculator is ideal for students who are blind and visually impaired.
Author: Orbit Research
Publish Date: 2013-03-01 - Updated: 2022-02-11Developments in Online and Technological Accessibility
The US may have a series of laws related to online accessibility but the laws have not had the effect of making the Internet widely accessible for people with disabilities in America.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2013-02-07 - Updated: 2022-02-17Access4Kids Device Helps Disabled Kids Access Touch Screens
Researchers are trying to open the world of tablets to children whose limited mobility makes it difficult for them to perform the common pinch and swipe gestures required to control devices.
Author: Georgia Tech
Publish Date: 2012-12-13 - Updated: 2022-03-08Accessibility Features in Microsoft Windows 8
Review of Microsoft Windows 8 operating system accessibility options and programs that make it easier for people to hear see and use a computer.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2012-12-02 - Updated: 2021-08-01Accurate Brain Controlled Computer Cursor
Brain sensors measure signals from individual neurons and use them to control computer cursors with thoughts.
Author: Stanford School of Engineering
Publish Date: 2012-11-19 - Updated: 2021-06-27iPad Mini Accessibility Features for Disabled
Review of the Apple iPad Mini including accessibility features for people who experience forms of disability.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2012-10-26 - Updated: 2022-03-23Lip Reading Computer Interprets Human Emotions
A computer taught to interpret human emotions based on lip pattern could improve how we interact with computers and allow disabled people to use computer-based communications devices such as voice synthesizers.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2012-09-10 - Updated: 2022-02-07NPointer Uses Hand Arm Gestures to Control Computer
Free NPointer software works with a webcam and hand or arm gestures for people with disabilities head gestures can be used to scroll click double-click and other navigation functions for Windows programs.
Author: Neurotechnology
Publish Date: 2012-08-21 - Updated: 2022-02-17JayBee Augmentative Communication (AAC) System
JayBee assists individuals with illnesses and disability to communicate both audibly and instantly with the outside world.
Author: Txtlocal
Publish Date: 2012-07-28 - Updated: 2021-08-17Apple Mountain Lion OS X Accessibility Features
The Mountain Lion OSX operating system by Apple offers several accessibility features for people who experience various forms of disabilities.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2012-07-27 - Updated: 2022-04-28Amaze Website Accessibility Software
Amaze provides faster and easier process to make websites accessible to web users who are disabled.
Author: Deque Systems, Inc.
Publish Date: 2012-07-11 - Updated: 2022-03-04Apple iPad Helps Boy Find His Voice
Children with autism often need a communication system like the iPad they can carry with them when they need it.
Author: University of Kentucky
Publish Date: 2012-07-03 - Updated: 2021-06-24Essential Accessibility: Tools for Website Accessibility
Essential Accessibility is a creative and innovative means of providing people with disabilities with the tools they require to connect through the Internet.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2012-06-17 - Updated: 2022-04-14How to Get an iPad for a Disabled Child
iPad funded by UCP Bellows Fund a national program that provides funds to individuals for disability related equipment.
Author: United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Connecticut
Publish Date: 2012-04-12 - Updated: 2022-04-01iPad Gives Voice to Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders
The iPad for children with disabilities gives hope and promise that a child with an autism spectrum disorder does have a voice and can be heard much sooner.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2012-03-28 - Updated: 2022-06-09How to Connect an iPad or iPhone to TV or Projector
Information on which cables to use to connect iPhone or iPad to your Television set or projector.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2012-02-02 - Updated: 2022-04-28BodyWave Reads and Reacts to Brainwaves and Provides Interactive Feedback
BodyWave reads brain activity through the human body via a brainwave monitor that attaches to the arm or leg and activates and deactivates computer simulations by mind alone.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2012-01-09 - Updated: 2022-05-07DVDVideoSoft Programs Fully Accessible for People with Visual Impairments
DVDVideoSoft made its software compatible with screen readers and releases new updates for YouTube software which includes a special compatibility mode for such software.
Author: DVDVideoSoft Ltd
Publish Date: 2011-12-02 - Updated: 2013-06-04Boogie Board Rip LCD Writing Tablets - Paperless Society Moves Closer to Reality
Boogie Board Rip LCD Writing Tablet is now shipping to North America Europe and other select global locations for purchases made through Brookstone.com Amazon.com and improvelectronics.com.
Author: Improv Electronics
Publish Date: 2011-11-02 - Updated: 2013-06-04Tobii PCEye: Eye Tracking Control for Computers
The Tobii PCEye eye tracking system allows you to put away the mouse and use your eyes to tell your computer what to do.
Author: Jessica Bosari
Publish Date: 2011-10-30 - Updated: 2017-10-25Apple iPad 2 Accessibility Features Review
A review of the new Apple iPad 2 accessibility features for visually impaired and persons with disabilities.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2011-10-22 - Updated: 2016-11-05Tired Eyes from 3D TV and Mobile Phone Displays
Prolonged viewing of mobile devices and other stereo 3D devices leads to visual discomfort fatigue and headaches.
Author: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Publish Date: 2011-07-23People with Disabilities: Jobs and Technological Accessibility
Some of todays technologies enable us to interact with each other on business levels despite a persons disability.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2011-07-13 - Updated: 2022-02-14DynaWrite Keyboard Communication Device Allows Persons with Speech Disabilities to Type and Talk
DynaWrite 2.0 special education software allows people with good literacy skills and typing abilities to simply type and talk.
Author: DynaVox Inc.
Publish Date: 2011-06-16Developmental Disabilities Software Version 9
New individual activity and behavior tracking medication schedules and advanced directives in Therap 9.0 developmental disabilities software.
Author: Therap
Publish Date: 2011-06-09 - Updated: 2013-08-01FrontFace for Windows 7 Tablet Functionality
FrontFace for Netbooks and Tablets helps overcome limited user experience of Windows based tablet computers while maintaining compatibility with existing applications.
Author: mirabyte GmbH & Co. KG
Publish Date: 2011-06-02Inclusive Technology's MyZone wins prestigious Award for Best Special Educational Resources or Equipment involving ICT
MyZone helps children and adults with learning difficulties to find things on the computer.
Author: Inclusive Technology
Publish Date: 2011-03-25IVONA Text to Speech for Developers
IVONA Text to Speech is an award winning developer and provider of text-to-speech technology.
Author: GK Communications
Publish Date: 2011-03-20 - Updated: 2018-04-05Apple's iPad Helps Special-Needs Kids Communicate
iPad is being used as a communications tool for children with speech and communication problems.
Author: Scioto
Publish Date: 2011-03-08 - Updated: 2013-06-03Human Cues to Improve Computer User Friendliness
Research in computer graphics and computer vision tries to make using computers easier.
Author: Binghamton University
Publish Date: 2011-03-05Shared Control Brain Computer Interfaces
Shared Control approach to facilitating human-robot interactions employs image sensors and image-processing to avoid obstacles.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2011-02-17 - Updated: 2022-05-31Brain Computer Interfaces for People with Spinal Cord Injuries
Projects in progress that will place brain-computer interfaces (BCI) in patients with spinal cord injuries.
Author: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
Publish Date: 2011-02-17 - Updated: 2022-05-31Apple iPad Accessibility Features
A review of many of the accessibility features incorporated in the new Apple iPad version 7.
Author: TestFreaks
Publish Date: 2011-02-06 - Updated: 2017-06-25All-in-one Literacy Support Software Package
WriteOnline ToGo offers students with dyslexia and others who struggle with writing a solution that is cost-effective and easy to use.
Author: iansyst
Publish Date: 2011-01-29Ipads Help Autistic Children Communicate
iPads are being used as a means of communication between children with autism who have difficulty speaking and the teachers.
Author: NSU Office of Public Affairs
Publish Date: 2010-12-28More Choice and Access for Print-Disabled Americans
Download publications to the book cartridges used in the new Digital Talking Book (DTB) players provided to patrons by NLS.
Author: National Federation of the Blind
Publish Date: 2010-12-21National Industries for the Blind Calls for Increased Internet Accessibility
National Industries for the Blind calls for websites and information services to become more accessible to people who are blind.
Author: National Industries for the Blind
Publish Date: 2010-12-18USB for Medical Diagnosis
Plug-in interface for the microfluidic chips that will form the basis of the next generation of compact medical devices.
Author: University of California - Davis
Publish Date: 2010-11-29Special Pricing for Intel Reader That Transforms Printed Text to Spoken Word for People with Reading Disabilities
Don Johnston Incorporated a company that develops assistive technology for individuals and students with disabilities limited-time price offer for the Intel Reader.
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Publish Date: 2010-11-17Using Mind Power to Control a Computer
Manipulating complex visual images on a computer screen using only mind power of the brain.
Author: NIH - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Publish Date: 2010-10-27infovox3 Portable Talking Companion for Visually Impaired Users
Accessibility provided by Infovox Desktop and Infovox InKey have been combined and improved to create a single powerful solution called infovox3.
Author: Acapela Group
Publish Date: 2010-10-27 - Updated: 2014-01-01Hot Virtual Keyboard for Persons with Disabilities
Hot Virtual Keyboard for persons with disability speeds up screen typing by replacing Windows built-in On-Screen Keyboard.
Author: Hot Virtual Keyboard
Publish Date: 2010-10-07 - Updated: 2021-02-02K-NFB Launches Blio Free E-reader Software
Blio e-reading application now available featuring a library of full color interactive media content and bestseller books.
Author: K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
Publish Date: 2010-09-28ROKTalk Multi-Language Text-To-Speech Service for Websites
ROKTalk text to speech enhances website accessibility and usability in making websites talk in multiple languages.
Author: ROKTalk
Publish Date: 2010-09-23Internet Explorer 9 Beta Release
Microsoft Corp worldwide beta availability of its new Web browser Internet Explorer 9.
Author: Microsoft Corp.
Publish Date: 2010-09-15IVONA Text-To-Speech - Lifelike Text-to-Speech
IVONA human equality voices for e-books navigation devices and telephony systems in America.
Author: IVONA Text-To-Speech
Publish Date: 2010-09-09New Accessible Kindle
National Federation of the Blind Commends Amazon on Unveiling of New Accessible Kindle.
Author: National Federation of the Blind
Publish Date: 2010-07-31Librarian of Congress Says Blind Have Right to Access E-books
Circumvention of digital rights management (DRM) technology by blind people seeking equal access to e-books.
Author: National Federation of the Blind
Publish Date: 2010-07-31HP Supports Disabled American Veterans in Benefit Outreach Efforts
The DAV MSO vehicles travel nationwide to local communities to help disabled veterans and families gain access to veteran benefits.
Author: Hewlett-Packard
Publish Date: 2010-07-28Digital TV Changeover Made Simple
Ricability provides support for the elderly during the digital TV switchover.
Author: Calacus PR
Publish Date: 2010-07-14Co:Writer University Edition Writing Tool Helps College Students with Disabilities
Word prediction writing tool accommodates individuals with writing disorders and physical disabilities.
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Publish Date: 2010-07-13 - Updated: 2011-11-30Reading eBooks and Accessible Textbooks with NEW Read:OutLoud University Edition eBook Reader
Postsecondary students and veterans with disabilities can read latest ebooks and accessible textbooks with new read:outloud university edition ebook reader.
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Publish Date: 2010-07-13 - Updated: 2011-11-30DocNog Mobile App Medical Provider Search
Pioneering new healthcare application highlighted in App Store.
Author: NogWorld LLC
Publish Date: 2010-07-12Talking Touch-screens on Computer Devices
Talking Touch-screens and Patients Computer technology targets underserved populations in health care.
Author: Northwestern University
Publish Date: 2010-07-09Wireless Association® to Focus on Accessibility and Disability Issues
The wireless industry has a long history of developing and supporting services for the disabled community.
Author: CTIA-The Wireless Association
Publish Date: 2010-07-09Blio e-Reader Software Information and Accessibility
Blio is an accessible e-reader software platform from Ray Kurzweil and K-NFB Reading Technology Inc.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2010-06-28 - Updated: 2010-06-29Jedi Mind Inc Comments on Mayo Clinic "Typing With Brainwaves" Video
Communicating through a computer by interpreting human brainwaves.
Author: Jedi Mind, Inc.
Publish Date: 2010-06-15Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablet
Features for the Boogie Board Paperless LCD Writing Tablet based on heavy demand..
Author: Kent Displays
Publish Date: 2010-06-10 - Updated: 2013-06-04Jedi Mind Focuses Medical Division on $220 Billion Disabled Market
Jedi Mouse allows user to navigate the computer open and close programs compose and send email all with the power of their mind.
Author: Jedi Mind, Inc.
Publish Date: 2010-06-10Brain Power: Thought Controlled Computer Mouse
Application allows user to navigate computer click and open programs send email with the power of their brain.
Author: Jedi Mind, Inc.
Publish Date: 2010-05-13 - Updated: 2017-10-25Camera Mouse: Control Your Mouse Pointer with Head Movements
Camera Mouse is a free program that allows you to control the mouse pointer on a Windows computer just by moving your head.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2010-05-12 - Updated: 2017-10-25Accounting Software for Vision Impaired, World First
Accounting software able to be used efficiently by the blind and vision impaired.
Author: Accomplish Cashmanager
Publish Date: 2010-05-09Heal Your Body and Mind with Apple iPad App
Affordable app shows how different lifestyle factors interact and offers expert advice on health and fitness.
Author: B Healthy U, LLC
Publish Date: 2010-04-26 - Updated: 2011-03-18FBN ITPro Wireless to Provide Free Nationwide Wireless Service
FREE Government Assisted Wireless Service to individuals receiving government assistance.
Author: FBN ITPro Wireless
Publish Date: 2010-04-26Kindle E-reader Motivates Less-enthusiastic Readers
Kindle electronic readers allow children to interact with text in different ways than they do with printed words.
Author: Kansas State University
Publish Date: 2010-04-16Independent Learning in the Classroom with Read&Write GOLD Assistive Technology
Lostock College promotes independent learning in the classroom with latest Read&Write GOLD assistive technology.
Author: Texthelp Systems Ltd
Publish Date: 2010-04-15 - Updated: 2010-07-13Apple iPad Information Price and Accessibility Features
Information and specifications on the Apple iPad including accessibility features for persons with disabilities.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2010-04-12 - Updated: 2011-02-25IBM to Collaborate With Universities to Make Mobile Devices More Accessible
Research initiative to explore an open common user interface platform for mobile devices.
Author: IBM
Publish Date: 2010-03-10The Tech-Aid Institute and People with Intellectual Disabilities
The Tech-Aid Institute focuses on promotion and development of computer-based learning tools for persons with intellectual disabilities.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2010-01-07 - Updated: 2010-07-13New Tool to Help Visually Impaired Perform Online Banking
Web accessibility tool improves online experience and access for customers with visual impairments.
Author: TD
Publish Date: 2009-12-12Brain Waves Write Directly to Computer
Brain waves used to type alphanumerical characters on a computer screen.
Author: Mayo Clinic
Publish Date: 2009-12-07 - Updated: 2019-05-03Universities Will Not Deploy Kindle DX as Textbook Reader - National Federation of the Blind
The Kindle DX features text-to-speech technology that can read textbooks aloud.
Author: National Federation of the Blind
Publish Date: 2009-11-12 - Updated: 2010-01-16Sony VAIO X Series World's Lightest Notebook
Sony notebook VAIO X Series computer weighs just 1.6 pounds and is just over a half-inch thin roughly the width of a cell phone.
Author: Sony
Publish Date: 2009-10-08 - Updated: 2010-07-12Webwide Symbol Supported Internet Browser
Webwide is a browser that makes browsing the web more accessible by simplifying the layout through symbols while providing full speech support in any view.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2009-10-05 - Updated: 2022-09-04vOICe Learning Edition Browser for the Blind
The vOICe Learning Edition's Internet Sonification Browser for persons who are blind.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2009-10-03 - Updated: 2010-07-12WebbIE - A Web Browser for Blind and Visually-Impaired People
WebbIE is a web browser for persons who are either blind or visually-impaired.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-10-02 - Updated: 2010-10-27SpeakOn: Audio and Text Media Screen Readers
SpeakOn is a free media suite program that runs on your personal computer which is a speech-enabled environment.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-09-26 - Updated: 2019-02-11Simply Talker 2000 Screen Reader for Windows
Simply Talker 2000 is a screen reader for Windows 2000, XP, NT4, ME, 98 and Windows 95.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-09-25 - Updated: 2014-12-15Homer - Voicing Web Browser for the Blind
Homer is a small self-voicing web browser built for the GTK web browser dedicated to blind users.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2009-09-25 - Updated: 2010-06-24The Kindle 2.0 Book Reader - Facts and Accessibility
Information and facts on Kindle version 2.0 including accessibility features for blind and vision impaired.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-09-19 - Updated: 2014-02-05Microsoft Windows Version 7 and Accessibility Factors
Microsoft Windows Version 7 Operating System and Accessibility features for persons with disabilities.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-09-04 - Updated: 2016-09-23Removing Barriers of Autism Via Keyboard
Children with autism use alternative keyboard to communicate with their families and their world.
Author: National Science Foundation
Publish Date: 2009-08-31 - Updated: 2018-08-17Faster Computer Chips Using Graphene
The key to new superfast computer chips is the use of a material called graphene a form of pure carbon.
Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Publish Date: 2009-08-04 - Updated: 2009-08-21Free Radmin for People with Physical Disabilities
Famatechs social program assists people with restricted mobility to receive a Radmin license for free.
Author: Famatech
Publish Date: 2009-07-27 - Updated: 2010-07-13ConfidentReader Review - NaturalSoft Products
ConfidentReader is assistive reading software designed to help persons with dyslexia improve their reading and spelling skills.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-04-23 - Updated: 2010-07-13NaturalSoft's NaturalReader Review
A review of NaturalSofts NaturalReader and ConfidentReader software packages for persons with disabilities.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-04-23 - Updated: 2014-02-12Ghotit Spell Checker for People with Dyslexia
Ghotit releases innovative context-based spell checker enabling people with poor spelling to write correctly.
Author: Ghotit
Publish Date: 2009-02-22 - Updated: 2017-02-07Wheelchair Workstations for Computers and Work Areas
A wheelchair workstation provides adjustability and stability adjustments of horizontal and vertical position angle of equipment and distance from the user.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-02-17 - Updated: 2022-03-04Computer Screen Magnifiers Suitable for Visually Impaired
Reviews of screen magnifiers software that interfaces with a computers graphical output to present enlarged monitor screen content.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-02-17 - Updated: 2017-06-25Windows Vista Speech Recognition and Narrator
Article with screenshots showing how to use windows vista speech recognition and narrator program to aid computer accessiblity.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-02-17 - Updated: 2017-06-25List of Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts
This handy list of computer keyboard hotkey shortcuts will make computing a lot faster and easier for people with disabilities.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-02-17 - Updated: 2020-04-06Using Sticky Keys for Accessibility On PC and Mac Computers
Sticky Keys are designed for people who have difficulty holding down two or more keyboard keys simultaneously.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-02-17 - Updated: 2019-04-04Windows Vista - Lowering Screen Resolution
Instructions for lowering screen resolution for better readability for the vision impaired using Windows Vista operating system.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-02-12 - Updated: 2017-06-25Computerized Writing Aids Assist Persons with Aphasia
Research shows it is possible to improve writing skills for those with aphasia with the aid of computerized writing aids.
Author: University of Gothenburg
Publish Date: 2009-02-03 - Updated: 2018-03-19
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