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Claro ScanPen App: Another Tool for Reading!
We are so lucky now with the bevy of apps available to scan in text and have it read aloud such as with the KNFB reader and Prizmo apps. I guess I am a little spoiled, though, because now I want more!! I have many clients who would like to be able to see the...
A Night of Possibilities was a Success!
We raised over $21,000 thanks to our sponsors and those who came to the event! Check out the fun we all had during A Night of Possibilities 2017. The event's program was emceed by WDAY's news anchor Kerstin Kealy and included a silent auction, live auction,...
Amazon Echo: Make a Call
For about a year, Assistive staff has been writing blog series on the Amazon Echo. The most recent featured blog was on “Ask My Buddy” application for Echo users. By now, if we haven’t convinced individuals that the Amazon Echo is a powerful assistive technology...
Stay Focused & Grow a Forest with this App!
Do you have trouble staying focused on a task because of your... "SQUIRREL!" ...phone and all of its time-sucking apps? Do you or your child have a diagnosed attention disorder and have trouble focusing due to the...
Halloween Fun for Everyone!
Halloween is that one day of the year when we can be someone else and people rejoice and give us treats! But, Halloween costumes and activities can get a little "spooky" for individuals with disabilities. Let's make Halloween inclusive for children with...
The Homer Player: an audio-book player designed for the elderly and great for everyone!
The Homer Player is one of the most straight forward, elegantly simple, and delightful apps that I've stumbled upon. It hits all of the initial markers that I look for in Assistive Technology (AT): Intuitive Actively updated Great customer support Does what it says...
Belkin Takes the Stage: Two Tablet Stands for Scanning Docs and More!
We work with many people in the school and business worlds who need to be able to take pictures of text and have it read back through apps such as Prizmo and KNFB Reader. When more than a few pages need to be scanned, we suggest a tablet stand of some sort. We...
North Dakota Talent Producing AT Solutions
NDAssistive has entered into a partnership with the NDSU and UND schools of Mechanical, Electrical and Computer Engineering to design assistive technology devices for our consumers, that aren't available in the open market. A senior design team at UND is currently...
Windows Ease of Access Center Makes it Easier to Focus on Tasks
Windows Ease of Access Center includes features to make staying focused on tasks easier! What is the Ease of Access Center? The Ease of Access Center includes a wide array accessibility of settings users can adjust to make controlling the computer easier. Its...
This Guy…..Never Gives Up!
Collin Clarke from Evansville, Indiana, weighed 201 pounds, with 37% body fat in May, 2015. He was 22 years old, and working behind the front desk at Bob's Gym. It was about this time when Collin looked inside the gym's multi-purpose studio and saw personal...
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