Tag Archives: assistive technology

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. Each month, we look through the searches on our blog and through the information requests made by our patrons who speak Spanish and … Continue reading

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U.S. Department of Transportation Hosts Online Dialog for Individuals to Share Their Thoughts on Mobility and Transportation Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is holding an online dialog about transportation and assistive technology for people with disabilities between now and Friday, May 30th, 2014. DOT needs your input on mobility and transportation technology preferences and needs of … Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, April 21 – Friday, April 25

Policy: UN: People with disabilities free to make own decisions (Disability Scoop) The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has issued new guidelines urging countries to recognize the importance of supported decision-making for people with disabilities. … Continue reading

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The Paralympic Games and Recreational Therapy

Since the end of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, we have begun looking forward to the 2014 Paralympic Games beginning on March 7th. Over 40 countries will be represented at this year’s winter games and athletes will participate in … Continue reading

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What you need to know about assistive technology but didn’t know who to ask …

Marcia J. Scherer, President of the Institute for Matching Person and Technology (http://matchingpersonandtechnology.com ), recently gave an 80-minute webinar on assistive and cognitive support technologies  for the Military Families Learning Network (http://blogs.extension.org/militaryfamilies/) . The presentation covers how to define assistive … Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup Monday, Jan 20 – Friday, Jan 31

Health: Automated system could efficiently identify high-risk osteoporosis patients (Science Daily) An automated system that identifies high-risk osteoporosis patients being treated for fractures and can generate letters encouraging follow-up is an effective way to promote osteoporosis intervention and prevent future … Continue reading

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Software explains how people who are color blind see the world

At the University of Alicante (UA) in Spain, scientists have designed software that helps analyze the vision of people who are color blind and it simulates how people with colorblindness really see. The software helps to redesign images or objects … Continue reading

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The Autism App: Future of Early Diagnoses

Would you be able to recognize the signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in your child? Children with ASD may display communication challenges, repetitive behavior, restrictive movements, and impaired social interaction. Fairly distinctive signs on paper but difficult for most … Continue reading

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Review of NIDRR Presents – “Current and Future Trends in Information Communication Technologies (ICT) for People with Disabilities: How RESNA is helping to lead the way”

On April 17th, 2013 NIDRR hosted NIDRR Presents—Current and Future Trends in Information Communication Technologies (ICT) for People with Disabilities:  How RESNA is helping to lead the way at their Washington, DC offices and by teleconference with guest speaker Dr. … Continue reading

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Enter the exciting world of assistive technology!

The world of assistive technology (AT) is very exciting. It’s constantly innovating and changing for the better, developing new technologies and improving existing tools to support independence for people with disabilities. Just what *is* assistive technology? The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive … Continue reading

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