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  Using the phone is important to everyone, and relay services ensure that people with disabilities have full access to phone use. Relay services assist people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind, or have a speech impairment communicate over the...

I have a confession to make: I am addicted to my mobile technology, to include a smartphone and also a tablet. For the most part I have one device with me at all times (sometimes two). The reason for this is pretty simple. I use these devices for a variety of...

According to AARP’s 2013 statistics, the cost of living in a nursing home in North Dakota is over $71,000 a year!  This ever-rising number is yet another strong argument to stay in the home you have known for years.  However, what do you do if your home is no...

High School graduation is an important milestone in everyone's life. It marks the beginning of adulthood, jobs, and preparation for career choices. For persons with disabilities, exiting high school also means planning for transition and continued assistive...

  Staying active and enjoying the outdoors is part of any healthy lifestyle. Its been proven that individuals with disabilities flourish physically, mentally, and spiritually when enjoying their favorite outdoor activity. With that said, there are my different...

One of the strategies of assistive technology is to use one sense when another one is not available or diminished. For example if an individual has a hearing loss and would like to know when someone rings the doorbell, a system with a blinking light can be used so...

Using assistive technology (AT) can make work possible for people with disabilities, and help to keep valuable, aging workers productive. Simply put, AT can be the job accommodation that enables a person to perform a job activity or improve their job performance...

A Bluetooth headset can be very helpful for many reasons, especially if you have one of those newfangled giant, "phablet" phones, as I do.  With the push of a button on most Bluetooth headsets, one can initiate a compatible phone’s voice commands to dial a number,...