New Docuseries “Born For Business” Shines the Spotlight on Disabled Entrepreneurs
By Lauren Appelbaum Docuseries from the Emmy Award-winning creators of “Born This Way,” Bunim/Murray Productions, as well as Shopify Studios,...
ConnSENSE updates
Joy Zabala and the AT Oral History Project
It is with great sadness we share the news of the passing of AT pioneer Joy Zabala. Joy was a...
Instagram Makes Stories & Reels More Accessible With A New Captions Sticker
By Sumit Adhikari for androidheadlines.com Instagram has announced a new “captions sticker” for Stories and Reels, making its short videos more...
A Fidgetarium of Possibility
Posted by Eliza J. Anderson Reprint from AT3 Center News & Tips Thank you, Norm DeLisle, and the Maryland AT Act...
RESNA EXPERIMENTS WITH CONFERENCE
By Liz Beaulieu, Editor for HME News WASHINGTON – RESNA is making the most of having to hold its annual conference...
The SETT Framework and Evaluating Assistive Technology Remotely
By: Aleksandra Hollingshead, Ed.D.; Joy Zabala, Ed.D.; Janice Carson, Ed.D. For Council for Exceptional Children Educational teams evaluate assistive technology (AT)...
How I Became a Better Occupational Therapist: 10 ways to engage with the disability community and grow as a clinician and advocate
By Alanna Raffel for TECH OWL About eight years ago, as a recently graduated occupational therapist, I began my career...
Doubling down on accessibility: Microsoft’s next steps to expand accessibility in technology, the workforce and workplace
By Brad Smith for Microsoft Our accessibility team reminds us to do “nothing about us, without us.” It’s a motto...
Listening Difficulties in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Schafer, Erin C. PhD; Mathews, Lauren MS; Dunn, Andrea AuD, PhD; Author Information reprint: The Hearing Journal: April 2021 –...
Affording Grit – One Boy’s Way Outdoors
By Eliza J. Anderson for AT3 Center Louisiana’s assistive technology (AT) leasing program makes all the difference for a young...
Free ATIA Course: The Evolution of Accessible Telecommunications and its Impact in the Workplace
April 7, 2021; 3:30 – 4:30 pm EST. This presentation reflects the evolution of relay services over the past 30...
Chrome can now caption audio and video
By: Emily Scharff, Product Manager, Chrome & Chrome OS Accessibility and Madan Kompalli Product Manager, Speech Captions make online content...
Starbucks launches technology to make stores more accessible to visually impaired
By Marianne Wilson Starbucks Corp. is partnering with a technology company to make it easier for customers with vision problems to...
Resources for free and low cost communication boards, picture symbols and visuals for adults
Thanks to “Say It With Symbols” for these resources. Check out their website at Find free Adult Picture Communication Boards,...
Face Tracking and Eye Gaze for the iPhone and iPad: Access and AAC
By: Kathryn Helland For the AAC Community At long last, apps are available that take advantage of Apple’s True Depth camera to...
