Innovation Meets Determination: The Inspiring Story of Paxton Franke

Paxton, age 8, smiling in front of the Atlantic Ocean.

Meet Paxton Franke,  a second-year medical student at the University of North Dakota. Paxton’s journey is far from typical. “I’m legally blind,” Paxton Franke said. “What that means functionally is that I have no vision in the center of my eye, but my peripheries intact, which helps me mobilize and get around. Well, an interesting […]

AT for Food Preparation, Eating and Drinking

Find assistive technology resources for cooking at home including solutions for people with arthritis, limited grip strength, dexterity, fine motor issues, stamina, upper limb differences, low vision and blindness, executive dysfunction, dementia, and more.

Making a Difference with Assistive Technology While Having Fun

So much that goes on in the human services sector is serious and important, and don’t get me wrong, our work can be, but helping people discover what’s possible with tools, toys, gadgets, gizmos, and all the other things that define assistive technology can really be a lot of fun.

Prioritize Document and Web Accessibility

This digital world has made so many things easier for all of us. We can send and receive money with the tap of a finger, we can talk to our appliances, and we can present to a worldwide audience in seconds. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the easy. It’s harder to remember that […]

Your Simple Switch to a Smart Home

small square switch with robotic arm attached to a rocker light switch, another attached to a fan, another one attached to a computer and one attached to a coffee maker

Do you have a device with a switch or button that you would like to automate but have not found the right solution? Let me introduce you to the SwitchBot and my experience with this simple solution to automate your devices. The Switchbot is a small gadget with a robot arm that can be used […]

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