Disability Assistive Electronic Devices and Software Document List

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• Stop 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.

• 3dRudder 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.

• How 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.

• Change 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.

• IoT 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.

• Alexa, 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.

• Google 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.

• How 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.

• Paralyzed Man Rocks with Jamboxx Musical Device He Invented

  Paralyzed man rocks air guitar national anthem at baseball stadium with Jamboxx musical device he invented.

• Epihunter 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.

• Access 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.

• GlassOuse 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.

• Wearable 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.

• Augmented 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.

• Virtual 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.

• JAMBOXX an NYSID Adaptive technology Product

  JAMBOXX is a MIDI Breath controller that allows a person with disability to perform, play and read music.

• Athena 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.

• Foot 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.

• Israeli President Honors Special Education Teachers

  Israeli President, Reuven Rivlin, welcomed outstanding special education teachers and kindergarten teachers at a ceremony in Jerusalem.

• Athena 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.

• Bringing 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.

• UCIC 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.

• New 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.

• Brain-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.

• iPad 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.

• Taking 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.

• MAS App - Mobile Workplace Accommodation Case Management App

  Mobile workplace accommodation case management app assists U.S. businesses create inclusive workplaces for employees with disabilities.

• Brain 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.

• LanguageLine 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.

• Virtual 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.

• Virtual 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.

• Big 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.

• Connect 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.

• Immersive 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.

• Brain 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.

• Teleoperation 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.

• 3dRudder: 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.

• VR 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.

• Amputees with Phantom Limb Pain Helped by Augmented Reality

  Method of treating phantom limb pain using machine learning and augmented reality.

• Augmented 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.

• EdSim: Virtual and Augmented Reality Learning Experiences Challenge

  U.S. Department of Education launches $680,000 challenge for virtual and augmented reality learning experiences.

• BeWarned: 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.

• Closed 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.

• Chatstasy 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.

• Smyle 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.

• VocaliD Personalized Digital Voices for Assistive Devices

  VocaliD Inc. creates BeSpoke personalized digital voices for those living with voicelessness.

• VADIA 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.

• Disability and Virtual Reality Technology

  Article examines uses and benefits of Virtual Reality Technology for persons with disabilities.

• Sitecues: 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.

• Windows 10 is Free for People with Accessibility Needs

  Microsoft states Windows 10 operating system will remain free to people with accessibility issues.

• Website Vision Accessibility Checklist

  Digital accessibility checklist to help guide local government leaders in making online services available to people with disabilities.

• YouTube 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.

• CaptiVoice.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.

• First Accessibility Compliant Electronic Laboratory Notebook

  LabArchives is the first Electronic Laboratory Notebook to announce compliance with major accessibility standards.

• Phone 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.

• Touch 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.

• OptiKey: 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.

• Capti 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.

• Something Happened: Windows 10 Error Message Fix

  How to install windows 10 if you receive the something happened error message or Error Code 80240020.

• XL-Viewer: Smartphone for Seniors and Disabled

  Launch of a brand new durable, easy to use smartphone for seniors and persons with disabilities.

• Grizpaw 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.

• New Google Chrome Accessibility Extensions

  Accessibility extensions for Google Chrome browser aimed at helping persons with disabilities surf the Internet..

• Robotic 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.

• Kurzweil 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.

• Keeble 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.

• Acapela 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.

• Wrise - New Accessible Mac Word Processor

  Wrise is a new word processor for Mac that makes reading and writing accessible for everyone.

• Learning 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.

• Tablet Computers for Educational Medium

  Touch screen tablet computers can support the learning process when used in an educational setting.

• Window-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.

• Accessible Microsoft Office Online Options

  Microsoft new accessibility improvements to give users who are blind and have low vision a better Office Online experience.

• Capti 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.

• Introducing 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.

• New 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.

• Eye 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.

• Secure 3D QR Codes with No Internet Required

  Article examines how QR codes can be a means to display 3D images and secure visual communication.

• Launch 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.

• List 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.

• TabAccess 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.

• HAFEM 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.

• Accessible 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.

• Mind 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.

• Google 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.

• Tobii 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.

• Vocally 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.

• Panopreter Text-to-Speech with Natural Sounding Voices

  Panopreter text to speech freeware program reads written text aloud and saves the spoken speech as mp3 and wave audio files.

• Orion TI-84 Plus Talking Accessible Graphing Calculator

  The Orion TI-84 Plus talking calculator is ideal for students who are blind and visually impaired.

• Developments 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.

• Access4Kids 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.

• Accessibility 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.

• Accurate Brain Controlled Computer Cursor

  Brain sensors measure signals from individual neurons and use them to control computer cursors with thoughts.

• iPad Mini Accessibility Features for Disabled

  Review of the Apple iPad Mini including accessibility features for people who experience forms of disability.

• Lip 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.

• NPointer 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.

• JayBee Augmentative Communication (AAC) System

  JayBee assists individuals with illnesses and disability to communicate both audibly and instantly with the outside world.

• Apple 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.

• Amaze Website Accessibility Software

  Amaze provides faster and easier process to make websites accessible to web users who are disabled.

• Apple 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.

• Essential 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.

• How 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.

• iPad 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.

• How 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.

• BodyWave 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.

• DVDVideoSoft 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.

• Boogie 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.

• Tobii 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.

• Apple iPad 2 Accessibility Features Review

  A review of the new Apple iPad 2 accessibility features for visually impaired and persons with disabilities.

• Tired 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.

• People with Disabilities: Jobs and Technological Accessibility

  Some of todays technologies enable us to interact with each other on business levels despite a persons disability.

• DynaWrite 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.

• Developmental Disabilities Software Version 9

  New individual activity and behavior tracking medication schedules and advanced directives in Therap 9.0 developmental disabilities software.

• FrontFace 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.

• Inclusive 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.

• IVONA Text to Speech for Developers

  IVONA Text to Speech is an award winning developer and provider of text-to-speech technology.

• Apple's iPad Helps Special-Needs Kids Communicate

  iPad is being used as a communications tool for children with speech and communication problems.

• Human Cues to Improve Computer User Friendliness

  Research in computer graphics and computer vision tries to make using computers easier.

• Shared Control Brain Computer Interfaces

  Shared Control approach to facilitating human-robot interactions employs image sensors and image-processing to avoid obstacles.

• Brain Computer Interfaces for People with Spinal Cord Injuries

  Projects in progress that will place brain-computer interfaces (BCI) in patients with spinal cord injuries.

• Apple iPad Accessibility Features

  A review of many of the accessibility features incorporated in the new Apple iPad version 7.

• All-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.

• Ipads Help Autistic Children Communicate

  iPads are being used as a means of communication between children with autism who have difficulty speaking and the teachers.

• More 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.

• National 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.

• USB for Medical Diagnosis

  Plug-in interface for the microfluidic chips that will form the basis of the next generation of compact medical devices.

• Special 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.

• Using Mind Power to Control a Computer

  Manipulating complex visual images on a computer screen using only mind power of the brain.

• infovox3 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.

• Hot 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.

• K-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.

• ROKTalk Multi-Language Text-To-Speech Service for Websites

  ROKTalk text to speech enhances website accessibility and usability in making websites talk in multiple languages.

• Internet Explorer 9 Beta Release

  Microsoft Corp worldwide beta availability of its new Web browser Internet Explorer 9.

• IVONA Text-To-Speech - Lifelike Text-to-Speech

  IVONA human equality voices for e-books navigation devices and telephony systems in America.

• Panopreter Plus Text to Speech Software

  Text to speech software Panopreter Plus makes your PC speak and converts text to mp3.

• New Accessible Kindle

  National Federation of the Blind Commends Amazon on Unveiling of New Accessible Kindle.

• Librarian 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.

• HP 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.

• Digital TV Changeover Made Simple

  Ricability provides support for the elderly during the digital TV switchover.

• Co:Writer University Edition Writing Tool Helps College Students with Disabilities

  Word prediction writing tool accommodates individuals with writing disorders and physical disabilities.

• Reading 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.

• DocNog Mobile App Medical Provider Search

  Pioneering new healthcare application highlighted in App Store.

• Talking Touch-screens on Computer Devices

  Talking Touch-screens and Patients Computer technology targets underserved populations in health care.

• Wireless Association® to Focus on Accessibility and Disability Issues

  The wireless industry has a long history of developing and supporting services for the disabled community.

• Blio e-Reader Software Information and Accessibility

  Blio is an accessible e-reader software platform from Ray Kurzweil and K-NFB Reading Technology Inc.

• Jedi Mind Inc Comments on Mayo Clinic "Typing With Brainwaves" Video

  Communicating through a computer by interpreting human brainwaves.

• Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablet

  Features for the Boogie Board Paperless LCD Writing Tablet based on heavy demand..

• Jedi 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.

• Brain Power: Thought Controlled Computer Mouse

  Application allows user to navigate computer click and open programs send email with the power of their brain.

• Camera 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.

• Accounting Software for Vision Impaired, World First

  Accounting software able to be used efficiently by the blind and vision impaired.

• Heal Your Body and Mind with Apple iPad App

  Affordable app shows how different lifestyle factors interact and offers expert advice on health and fitness.

• FBN ITPro Wireless to Provide Free Nationwide Wireless Service

  FREE Government Assisted Wireless Service to individuals receiving government assistance.

• Kindle E-reader Motivates Less-enthusiastic Readers

  Kindle electronic readers allow children to interact with text in different ways than they do with printed words.

• Independent 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.

• Apple iPad Information Price and Accessibility Features

  Information and specifications on the Apple iPad including accessibility features for persons with disabilities.

• IBM to Collaborate With Universities to Make Mobile Devices More Accessible

  Research initiative to explore an open common user interface platform for mobile devices.

• The 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.

• New Tool to Help Visually Impaired Perform Online Banking

  Web accessibility tool improves online experience and access for customers with visual impairments.

• Brain Waves Write Directly to Computer

  Brain waves used to type alphanumerical characters on a computer screen.

• Universities 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.

• Sony 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.

• Webwide Symbol-Supported Browser

  Webwide is a browser that makes browsing the web more accessible by simplifying the layout through symbols.

• vOICe Learning Edition Browser for the Blind

  The vOICe Learning Edition's Internet Sonification Browser for persons who are blind.

• WebbIE - A Web Browser for Blind and Visually-Impaired People

  WebbIE is a web browser for persons who are either blind or visually-impaired.

• SpeakOn: 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.

• Simply Talker 2000 Screen Reader for Windows

  Simply Talker 2000 is a screen reader for Windows 2000, XP, NT4, ME, 98 and Windows 95.

• Homer - Voicing Web Browser for the Blind

  Homer is a small self-voicing web browser built for the GTK web browser dedicated to blind users.

• The Kindle 2.0 Book Reader - Facts and Accessibility

  Information and facts on Kindle version 2.0 including accessibility features for blind and vision impaired.

• Microsoft Windows Version 7 and Accessibility Factors

  Microsoft Windows Version 7 Operating System and Accessibility features for persons with disabilities.

• Removing Barriers of Autism Via Keyboard

  Children with autism use alternative keyboard to communicate with their families and their world.

• Faster Computer Chips Using Graphene

  The key to new superfast computer chips is the use of a material called graphene a form of pure carbon.

• Free Radmin for People with Physical Disabilities

  Famatechs social program assists people with restricted mobility to receive a Radmin license for free.

• ConfidentReader Review - NaturalSoft Products

  ConfidentReader is assistive reading software designed to help persons with dyslexia improve their reading and spelling skills.

• NaturalSoft's NaturalReader Review

  A review of NaturalSofts NaturalReader and ConfidentReader software packages for persons with disabilities.

• Ghotit Spell Checker for People with Dyslexia

  Ghotit releases innovative context-based spell checker enabling people with poor spelling to write correctly.

• Wheelchair 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.

• Computer Screen Magnifiers Suitable for Visually Impaired

  Reviews of screen magnifiers software that interfaces with a computers graphical output to present enlarged monitor screen content.

• Windows Vista Speech Recognition and Narrator

  Article with screenshots showing how to use windows vista speech recognition and narrator program to aid computer accessiblity.

• List 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.

• Using 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.

• Windows Vista - Lowering Screen Resolution

  Instructions for lowering screen resolution for better readability for the vision impaired using Windows Vista operating system.

• Computerized 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.