by Kim Cantrell, Program Director Do you struggle to remember your daily tasks and to stay organized? If so, you are not alone. The popularity of organization apps demonstrates that most of us can use a little help managing our day-to-day lives. No matter your specific needs, chances are, there is an app for that. Below…
Each year, the majority of the population makes at least one or more resolutions for the upcoming year. Subsequently, each year people get frustrated and quit their resolutions before Spring. Why do we fail and what assistive technology can help us achieve our goals? Fortunately, if you are the type of person that has made…
The following post was written by Nikol P. of the INDiana Assistive Technology (INDATA) Project. We found it on one of our favorite blog sites we follow called Assistive Technology @Easter Seals Crossroads. Thanks for sharing your great app reviews! Two things most kids love are Christmas and iPads. What better way to celebrate both…
The field of AT is ever-changing, multifaceted and oh-so-dynamic! Sometimes it gets overwhelming to think about new and constantly evolving technology and the fact that there is always more to learn. Well, the following blog writers can help you make sense of it all, and figure out which AT could work best for you and…
by Chi Hung Luke Hsieh, Assistive Technology Advocate at Community Access Center in Riverside, CA Amazon announced its latest big idea last month: The Amazon Echo. The Echo is essentially a hands-free, voice activated Bluetooth speaker connected with wifi and to the cloud with a processing chip and 7 microphones. For more detailed information, visit…
At the September Ability Tools Southern Regional Meeting, held at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, my colleagues and I got the chance to learn more about Google Glass and what this new technology could potentionall mean for people with disabilities. We also even got a chance to actually try out Google…
This week’s blog post comes to us from Laura Hall who works with the Michigan Assistive Technology Program. Many of these AT items can also be found to borrow for FREE for 30 days in California at our Device Lending Libraries. Check them out and happy back-to-school! Enjoy! Living and working near a college town,…
The following short closed captioned video provides a great, simple and easy AT idea for executive function or episodic memory loss. The idea? Use Twitter – a free program/app – to tweet to yourself about your daily activities. Then, you can search them easily if you don’t remember something that you did or what happened…
Here at Ability Tools, we enjoy following other assistive technology blogs, forums, and reviews from various sources. Here are a few for you to check out! 1. Bmeerz: This is an ambitious AT reviewer that offers many different reviews/demos of AT devices in a video format on Youtube. You can click on CC to open…
by Nubyaan Scott, Program Coordinator for Ability Tools Many of you may know Amazon for its widely diverse online marketplace where you can buy anything from a squat stand to a Roswell soil sample. But, did you know they also make a smartphone? A couple of weeks ago the company revealed that it had designed…