"There is more descriptive video programming on television than ever before, but accessing that content is still a challenge for the blind. With the new rules that the FCC has adopted today, the challenges may soon become a thing of the past. Comcast has already announced a move to make a talking program guide and to enable a single button on the remote to turn on descriptive … [Read more...] about Rules Adopted Today By The FCC Will Make Watching Video More Accessible
http://www.eastersealstrech.com/2013/10/21/monday-tech-tip-transitioning-from-high-school-with-assistive-technology/ … [Read more...] about Transitioning from High School with Assistive Technology
Disney Research presented a new algorithm that's able to translate 3D information in an image or video directly into tactile sensations on a special haptic display. The display itself stays perfectly smooth (unlike, say, a Tactus keyboard), and instead modulates the friction at your fingertips to trick you into feeling like there's texture under them. The display creates the … [Read more...] about New Haptic Tech Promises Feeling and texture for Touch Screens and Gestures
All Technology is Assistive Technology From: Thoughtful Design - 09/20/2013 By: Sara Hendren Six dispositions for designers on disability All technology is assistive technology. Honestly - what technology are you using that's not assistive? Your smartphone? Your eyeglasses? Headphones? And those three examples alone are assisting you in multiple registers: They're enabling … [Read more...] about “All Technology is Assistive Technology” Article
Pearson expands their inventory of accessible college eBooks. Click on the link below to read the entire blog post from NFB. Some news from Pearson Higher Education. … [Read more...] about News from Pearson Higher Education