Do you have a reading disability and want to be able to easily read text on the go? Here are two apps that have built-in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and allow you to take a picture of text and have it read back to you-Prizmo and ClaroSpeak Plus. Both of...
What do you do if the best phone that works for your needs was made for a landline and you only have cellphone service? At IPAT, we work with many people who need specialty landline phones in the areas of amplification, no-fee emergency pendants, and phones for...
Will that iPad work to magnify text for my Grandma? I wonder if that alternative joystick will work for my child to access the computer? Answer questions like these by renting assistive technology (AT) from IPAT first. It makes so much sense to try AT before you...
Getting in and out of the bathtub can be a huge safety issue and an impossibility for people with certain physical disabilities and illnesses. In many situations, walk-in bathtubs such as this one from Home Depot, may be the first solution that comes to mind....
Type....type....delete...delete...type...DELETE...type. This is what composing a simple email was like for Erik before he found out about computer adaptations that could help him. He had been using a computer for years, however, lately due to aging, arthritis and...
"Catch you on Skype!" "Email it to me." "I will fill you in when I call you later." These are many of the phrases we use in today's digital age indicating the multiple ways we now stay connected. If you have a dual hearing and vision loss, though, these methods...
"Catch you on Skype!" "Email it to me." "I will fill you in when I call you later." These are many of the phrases we use in today's digital age indicating the multiple ways we now stay connected. If you have a dual hearing and vision loss, though, these methods...
There are many reasons someone would need to access the computer without their hands, such as a Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), quadriplegia, Muscular Dystrophy, etc.. Although we have...
For people who are deaf and use sign language, an interpreter can make all of the difference in many communication situations. What does one do, though, when an interpreter is not available and texting/writing are not options? Thankfully due to the wonderful...
For people who are blind and use portable, capture-read software, there is a new kid in town, and he may look a little familiar. The KNFB Reader app for iOS, released in September 2014, does everything his big brothers did (i.e. such as the K-Reader Mobile), but he...