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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...
You’re Invited – A Night of Possibilities
SEATS ARE LIMITED - GET YOUR TICKETS NOW BY FOLLOWING THE LINK BELOW https://anightofpossibilities.eventbrite.com Please join us and other local community advocates in supporting North Dakota and Western Minnesota residents with disabilities. Sometimes one piece...
Welcoming Carol Meier to Assistive
Hello everyone! My name is Carol Meier and I’m the newest member of the Assistive team. I am so excited and happy to be a part of this wonderful group! I have spent the past 13 years working as a receptionist/sales assistant at Touchmark on West Century. I am...
Is That a Banana In Your Ear? Understanding Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is not the same for everybody. For individuals with any degree of hearing loss, it can be very difficult trying to explain their loss. Some find that their friends and family with “normal” hearing just don’t get what it’s like to have a hearing...
Never be late with the Alarmy (Sleep If You Can) App!
Waking up is hard, and the coming winter months bring additional challenges to getting out of bed. We do not have the sun and chirping birds to naturally wake us up anymore. Plus the idea of getting out of a warm bed to meet cold air feels amost unbearable. For...
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