Accessibility Minute With Laura Medcalf

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 many GPS watches available on the market to help you keep tabs on a loved one aging in place.  One available […] The post AM530 Tranquil GPS Watch first appeared on Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads.

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 new desk lamp, check out the Kary LED Desk Lamp.  Fluorescent lights are commonly used, but they can […] The post AM529 Kary LED Desk Lamp first appeared on Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads.

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! The TouchPad Pro Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for their BrailleDoodle device, which is an affordable, innovative device […] The post AM528 BrailleDoodle first appeared on Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads.

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 app to take notes on all of your Apple devices, check out Noted!  Noted is a fully-integrated audio […] The post AM527 Noted first appeared on Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads.

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! Solving math problems can be challenging for many students.  Fortunately, there are services like Mathway available to help.  Mathway provides students with the […] The post AM526 Mathway app first appeared on Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads.

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! In the past, I’ve written about different controllers available for the Xbox or Nintendo Switch.  I’m excited to announce there’s now a brand new Access Controller […] The post AM525 PS5 Access Controller first appeared on Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads.

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! Freeform is an app that helps users organize and visually lay out content on a flexible canvas.  It allows users to see, share, […] The post AM524 Freeform first appeared on Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads.

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 is a new product available to help improve the safety of individuals who are blind: introducing the See Me Cane.  The See […] The post AM523 See Me Cane first appeared on Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads.

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! Since 2015, the Be My Eyes app has worked to connect its 6.3 million volunteers to users with visual impairments to help with […] The post AM522 Be My Eyes new Virtual Volunteer Feature first appeared on Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads.