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• Guidelines for Making PowerPoint Presentations Accessible to People with Low Vision

  
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  PowerPoint presentations are a staple of the business world, and are also popular in college and university classrooms. Have you ever viewed a PowerPoint presentation and thought, "I can barely read that text..."? For the millions of Americans with low vision, this occurs often. There are some simple, easy steps you ...
  2 weeks ago

• Ask Ben - Communicating By Phone

  
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  One Year Anniversary Column I have ALS. I am still able to get around fairly well, however, my speech has become increasingly difficult to understand, especially for those unfamiliar with me. I have good hand function, though texting with small buttons on a cell phone is not consistent and writing will obviously ...
  2 weeks ago

• 34 Assistive Technology Apps From edshelf

  
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  by edshelf: Reviews & recommendations of tools for education Do you have students with disabilities or special needs? Then you may need an assistive technology: a technology used by an individual with a disability to perform a... The post 34 Assistive Technology Apps From edshelf appeared first on ...
  2 weeks ago

• Hackathon Yields Review Site For Autism-Friendly Businesses

  
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  Cyrus Stoller (left) and Ryan Stevens, winners of the AT&T; and Autism Speaks hackthon. Photo courtesy of AT&T.; People with disabilities and their families have long relied on word-of-mouth to find disability-friendly community businesses, but that recommendation system has been given a new twist after a ...
  2 weeks ago

• TapToTalks ATIA 2013 Session

  
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  Lenny Greenberg, CTO of Assistyx, makers of TapToTalk, gave a great presentation at the 2013 ATIA (Assistive Technology Industry Association) conference in Orlando.  Here is a summary of Lennys key points: Our update to the 1992 Communication Bill of Rights: Every child who needs AAC has the right to have ...
  3 weeks ago

• Sugru

  
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  Sugru is a air-drying rubber compound that suits a lot of potential  D.I.Y. fixes, hacks and mounting needs. One example is the hack above showing a pre-modified Evil Controller Xbox joypad with Kontrolfreek thumb-stick extension, further modified by the user using Sugru . With thanks to Bill Donegan for sending me ...
  3 weeks ago

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