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Specialized Phone Program: Don’t Forget the Accessories
The North Dakota Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Service (TEDS) is designed to provide free specialized telephones and accessories to ND residents with severe hearing, vision, speech, cognitive or physical disabilities who have difficulty using standard...
Accessibility Features of the 2019 Amazon Fire TV Cube
Amazon's 2019 Fire TV Cube comes packed with accessibility features to suit the diverse needs of its users. Check them out! Voice Control Probably the best-known/most-advertised feature of the Fire TV Cube is the ability to control your compatible TV using just...
Amazon Black Friday: I Can Smile About That!
I am in full Black Friday mode and primed for all those great deals! If you are like me, you get excited and wait all year for the Black Friday shopping. For many years I have tracked the great deals by studying all the sale ads both in print and online the weekend...
Assistive Technology for Wandering: Stay at Home Longer
Most people we meet at ND Assistive want to age in the home of their choice and avoid a nursing home stay - if at all possible. Of the many calls we receive, wandering or eloping is high on the list of reasons that loved ones with dementia and other disabilities...
Free Captions on Skype Calls!
Skype, owned by Microsoft, now offers free live captions and subtitles during calls! This great feature makes Skype more accessible to individuals with hearing loss or deafness, auditory processing disorder, or who simply benefit from being able to read and hear...
Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October is here and it’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month! Since 1988, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) has been an annual awareness campaign that takes place each October. The purpose of NDEAM is to educate about disability...
October is AAC Awareness Month
October is International Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month. According to the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC), “International AAC Awareness Month is celebrated around the world each...
Our Smart Ceiling Fan Journey: Definitely Not a Breeze
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...
World Alzheimer’s Month: Assistive Technology for Memory Loss
September is World Alzheimer's Month, the international campaign by Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) to raise awareness of this debilitating disease. Alzheimer's is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills...
Getting Started on Building a Smart Home
Last month I covered the basics of smart home technology. In this blog I’m going to cover items to consider when taking the steps to turn your home into a smart home. There are many things to consider before investing in smart home systems. Current Set Up First,...
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