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Volunteer for Pedaling for Possibilities 2016!
Pedaling for Possibilities (P4P) needs you! Contribute to P4P by volunteering! Kohl’s Cares volunteers. Pedaling for Possibilities 2016 Volunteer Opportunities When: February 13th, 2016 from 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm Where: Courts Plus Community Fitness 3491 University...
Donate to IPAT on Giving Hearts Day 2016!
Giving Hearts Day is the biggest charity giving day of the year in North Dakota. Because donations of $10 or more are matched, it is a great day for donors to multiply the results of their giving. For 24 hours on Giving Hearts Day, gifts will be matched dollar for...
How to Use a Livescribe Smartpen to Study Smarter NOT Harder!
It is no secret, here at ND Assistive we love Livescribe's smartpens and have boasted about the many wonderful things a smartpen can do for people with disabilities! Not up to speed? Check out the video below for a quick smartpen tutorial!...
Accessibility Alert: Attention ALL Video Program Distributors
On November 25, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that as of November 30, 2015, video programming distributors must ensure that emergency information provided in text scrolls on television be accessible to persons who are blind or visually...
CapTel App for Smartphones
Many of our readers and consumers are familiar with a CapTel Captioned Telephone, which is a phone that displays the words a caller says throughout the conversation. However, one particular IPAT consumer wanted the same service . . . . . on his smartphone! Due to a...
Watchminder: Get Personalized Vibrating Reminders Without a Smartphone!
Last month I wrote about a smartwatch and its ability to provide discreet vibrating reminders, which help people with ADHD, Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury, and more. Today we are going to talk about a watch that provides reminders...
AARP and Technology Education
Topics of technology are arising and coming at us faster than ever. Many of these innovative items can be daunting, and one may not know where to start. AARP has stepped in with an idea that will alleviate any stress and make learning technology fun! AARP is a...
Are Your Tweets Accessible?
If you are a Twitter user and you use it for work, make sure you are taking some simple steps to ensure that the content of your tweets is accessible to readers with disabilities. A quick Twitter overview: it is a popular social networking tool that allows users to...
Train Siri to Hear Better
The virtual assistant, Siri, seems to be getting better with age . . . . or in this case, update. By default, Siri can be opened by holding down the home button on your iPhone or iPad. Once opened, the button can be released and you may say your command. Within...
How to Simply Safari and Goodbye Distractions!
One of my biggest online pet-peeves is opening a webpage that buries its content in pop-ups and distracting advertisements. For people who may easily experience sensory overload due to a disability like traumatic brain injury, Autism, or ADHD, pop-ups and...
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