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Accessible Smart Home Systems: Lowe’s Iris
Many of us view smart home technologies such as the Nest or the Phillips Hue, as cool, fun, and made for the "person who has everything". For people with severe physical disabilities such as quadriplegia, however, technologies such as these may be a necessity and...
Accessible Smart Home Systems: Lowe’s Iris
Many of us view smart home technologies such as the Nest or the Phillips Hue, as cool, fun, and made for the "person who has everything". For people with severe physical disabilities such as quadriplegia, however, technologies such as these may be a necessity and...
U-Mary PT Students Research a Solution
Students enrolled in the University of Mary Physical Therapy (PT) program recently explored assistive technology (AT) with a purpose at the IPAT Demonstration Center in Bismarck. Dr. Mary Dockter, PT Department Chair, in collaboration with Peggy Shireley, an...
Spring Out of Your Seat
Spring is almost upon us; the time for getting up, getting going, and getting things done! But about that getting up part...what if it isn't the easiest thing? If you or a loved one are having trouble getting out of your seat, check out the Assistive Technology...
Pedaling for Possibilities 2015 Results
IPAT's 2015 Pedaling for Possibilities fundraising and stationary bike event was a success! Over $25,000 was raised so that people with disabilities and those experiencing the effects of aging in North Dakota and Moorhead, MN can purchase assistive technology for...
Look Ma – I Made an AC Outlet a Phone Jack!
When families down-size, they often overlook things like available phone jacks in their new environment. This happened to a family I was working with who required specialized phones due to the significant hearing loss of one of its members. After moving her parents...
Mad About Mice!
As computers and the internet become more and more integrated into everyday tasks, people find themselves behind a computer more often and for longer periods of time. With prolonged computer usage comes the potential for repetitive stress injuries due to improper...
Have your Text and Read it Too!
Do you have a reading disability and want to be able to easily read text on the go? Here are two apps that have built-in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and allow you to take a picture of text and have it read back to you-Prizmo and ClaroSpeak Plus. Both of...
Pedaling for Possibilities Rocked!
Check out the picture to the left. This is just one of the fun-loving, money raising, bike teams who took part in IPAT's Pedaling for Possibilities (P4P) on Saturday, February 28th. They were a new entry to the stationary bike race event, and will be fondly...
SB 2289 Mid-point Progress Report
North Dakota's 2015 legislative session is at the mid-point. On March 4th, the bills introduced in the Senate will cross-over to be heard in the House, and bills introduced in the House will cross-over to be heard in the Senate. The bill of most interest to...
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