by Mike Chaussee | Aug 31, 2017 | AT Equipment
Waking up is hard, and the coming winter months bring additional challenges to getting out of bed. We do not have the sun and chirping birds to naturally wake us up anymore. Plus the idea of getting out of a warm bed to meet cold air feels amost unbearable. For people...
by Jeannie Krull | Aug 28, 2017 | AT Equipment, Home Safety, News, Staying At Home
For those of you with an Amazon Echo, Google Home, or Microsoft Cortana device, there is a new application that can help you in time of need. The application is called Ask My Buddy. It is an alert system using only your voice. It can be used to contact your...
by Mike Chaussee | Aug 24, 2017 | News
Dallas and Mary Dietrich turned their tragedy into accessibility, for individuals with disabilities. In the winter of 1997, the Keystone, South Dakota couple was traveling with their son, daughter, and son-in-law on Interstate 90. They were involved in an auto...
by Tami Ternes | Aug 21, 2017 | Assistive General, AT Anecdotes, News
The year was 1988; President Ronald Reagan created National Senior Citizens Day on August 21 with a proclamation, declaring that, “Throughout our history, older people have achieved much for our families, our communities, and our country. That remains true today, and...
by Jeannie Krull | Aug 17, 2017 | AT Anecdotes, AT Equipment, Staying At Home, Vision
On the July 20, 2017, episode of Pioneer Public TV’s, Compass, two informative segments were shown that focused on services for people with hearing and vision loss in ND and MN. “Compass is a weekly discussion of public policy and important issues facing...
