Last winter, we had a wonderful opportunity to create a video with Eventide Senior and Assistive Living, 702 Communications, and H2M regarding the benefits of smart home products. This video discusses the aspects of several smart home products (i.e Amazon Echo...
With COVID-19, you may have heard stories lately of seniors, people with disabilities, and those with health issues only being able to have "face-to-face" conversations with their loved ones through a window. But what if no one can get to their window, and they...
Last winter, ND Assistive was contacted by the North Dakota Brain Injury Network (NDBIN) regarding showcasing our services and the benefits of assistive technology in a video format for the people served by NDBIN. This collaboration resulted in the creation of the...
Candy Lien (former employee from ND Vision Services/School for the Blind) recently wrote an article for the ND Association of the Blind's newsletter, and she agreed to allow us to use it for this blog. Candy describes her experience with the new Blind Shell...
FARGO, N.D. – Governor Doug Burgum has declared March 4, 2020 Assistive Technology Awareness Day after providers in North Dakota came together petitioning for awareness. The new day promotes independence to those with disabilities, broadening educational experience...
What if you suddenly lost the ability to do something due to an accident or illness, something that you loved? What if you were not able to use your phone or computer, drive a car, work at a great job, go to college so you could have a great job, continue to stay...
The ability to search for a movie like the "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" all by yourself on Netflix may seem insignificant to those without a disability. To someone with paralysis, however, it can be the BEST gift EVER! At ND Assistive, we are reminded every...
As many of you know, one of the focuses this year for ND Assistive has been to bring smart home technology to people with paralysis in North Dakota with a grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeves Foundation. This endeavor has been an amazing learning...
For over 20 years, laws have been in place requiring websites to be accessible for people with disabilities. Although many web developers, business owners, and government officials are aware of this, they may not know that the electronic documents on their...
The ND Assistive staff are pleased to announce that we have received a $75,000 grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The award is one of the High Impact Innovative Assistive Technology (HIIAT) grants awarded as part of the Reeve Foundation’s...