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Roll Your Way to Easier Computer Access
The RollerMouse by Contour www.contourdesign.com is an ergonomic alternative to the traditional computer mouse. It’s a mouse which moves a cursor around your screen which you control by moving a hollow tube around on a metal bar. If you want the cursor to move up,...
Calibowl: a Non-Spill Bowl
Having the right adaptive dinnerware can make all the difference in a meal. Adaptive dining products come in a variety of designs to help make mealtime easier and encourage independent feeding. Introducing the Calibowl, the non-spill bowl. Calibowl's...
Difficulty Hearing on the Phone at Work? A New Captioning Solution for Business!
Do you have difficulty hearing on the business phone in your office? Hamilton CapTel recently introduced captioning software that can be installed on the Cisco Business phones and can be used by registered users. This software solution, Hamilton® CapTel® for...
Join Assistive at the Capitol for Disability Awareness Day!
We invite you to join the Assistive team and many other businesses for Disability Awareness Day at the North Dakota Legislature on Thursday, February 16, 2017 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the Great Hall of...
Nothing is Impossible: a woman with ALS uses a phone for the first time in four years
Through Assistive's services Geraldine Oas, a woman with ALS, worked with an Assistive Technolgy (AT) Consultant and found AT solutions to connect her to her loved ones, complete daily tasks, and have a little fun. Tammy Jo A. Taft of the Traill County Tribune...
Learn How Assistive Saved a Woman’s Life!
We work with a lot of assistive technology (AT) devices here at, Assistive. Some of this AT not only increases independence , but can actually save a life. One of our very own board members, Carol Anhorn, discovered this. "As a marketing professional for more...
TBT: Giving Hearts Day Donations Changed this Woman’s Life
A "Throw Back Thursday" (TBT) post to not too long ago when we received a letter detailing exactly how donations raised during Pedaling for Possibilities and Giving Hearts Day funded an iPad that changed a woman's life. After working with IPAT staff, Judy Wall, a...
Marv Bossart Foundation/HERO Free U-Step Walker Program
Do you have Parkinson's and have difficulty walking? The Marv Bossart Foundation for Parkinson's Support offers free U-Step Walkers (see more information below) through HERO in Fargo. They do this as part of their mission to make sure every Parkinson's patient...
USB Option Gives Medical IDs a New Meaning
Medical identification (ID) bracelets can be one of the most important items worn for those who have ongoing medical conditions, drug/food allergies, or take multiple medicines. Medical IDs can alert healthcare workers, emergency personnel, doctors or...
Learn through interaction with the Seven Message Take N’ Talk Go!
Enabling Devices' Take N' Talk products aim on learning through interaction. Users take/place an item from/on the device and it plays a word or sentence that corresponds with the item that was selected. Light sensors on the device make this type of detection...
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