Guess what? We decided to spice up our demo centers in Fargo and Bismarck by adding some furry friends – not the typical coworkers, but companion pets! We wanted to see how they’d affect folks dealing with loneliness, anxiety, or dementia. Well, turns out these...
Six months have flown by since I joined the team at North Dakota Assistive, but not without some surprises! Admittedly, when I started last May I didn’t know much about assistive technology or accessibility (I’m still learning, and I’ve only scratched the surface)....
This digital world has made so many things easier for all of us. We can send and receive money with the tap of a finger, we can talk to our appliances, and we can present to a worldwide audience in seconds. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the easy. It’s harder...
One of the goals of my Bush Foundation Fellowship that I received in 2019, was to meet with others around the world to see what they were doing in the area of assistive technology and bring back ideas to ND Assistive. Despite a two-year COVID interruption, I...
Recently, I visited a friendly, small town in the north east area of North Dakota, to do an exhibit at one of their community events. A popular topic of discussion was types of magnifiers available for people with low vision. There are so many available options for...