If you are not currently a tablet or smartphone user, you probably know someone who is, or at the least, experienced someone using a digital device in a public setting. So by now most people understand all of the wonderful benefits digital devices offer, including...
IPAT was recently asked to give a hands-on workshop to the North Dakota Vision Rehabilitation Specialists in the area of apps for vision and accessibility for the iPad/iPhone. Participants learned about apps that do everything from recognizing products to...
Summer is here, and for many that includes plans for a family vacation. While at the Autism Walk in Bismarck recently, a family asked me if I could direct them to any theme parks where accommodations for children with disabilities were available. This was a new...
The RCx-1000 Remote Control Speakerphone, at first glance, does not look like a phone at all! Flat, square, and covered with buttons of various shapes and sizes, it bears rows of flashing lights, places to write names, and a pendant. There is no handset, coiled...
I was working with a woman in her 80's who let me know in no uncertain terms that aging was hard work, and living with vision loss made it even harder. She told me her low vision made her seem so much less able than she actually is, and she was afraid that living...
When most people think of grab bars, they may often think of the old standard, permanent, wall mounted grab bars. Look a little further and you will find a sea of various devices to keep you from becoming a statistic and landing in the hospital from a fall. The...
Are you responsible for lining up speakers for your club? Do you need to keep your staff up to date on services available around the state? IPAT could be your answer! IPAT delivers informational talks on a regular basis as part of our public awareness outreach....
I am all about killing two birds with one stone when I can. And it is in that spirit that I ask all our blog readers who already shop Amazon to consider supporting IPAT through AmazonSmile. What is it you ask? AmazonSmile is simply a website operated by Amazon. It...
Pedaling for Possibilities (P4P) is IPAT's grant program that helps individuals all across the state of North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota purchase the assistive technology (AT) devices and services they need for independence at school, work, or home. Often P4P...
Computer/tablet access can be difficult for people with Parkinson's, Cerebral Palsy, arthritis, and other physical disabilities, so at IPAT we are always looking for new and better assistive technologies to aid...