Exploring options at the NATRC

Gary Mokuau is concerned about time. If inclement weather or a missing table get in his way, he's late to class. “It takes more than 15 minutes to get from the engineering building to the business building,” he said. “I'm already late. I can't be getting all set-up in the middle of class.” For Mokuau, …

Meet your potential new assistant

Each person has unique abilities and disabilities. The Nevada Assistive Technology Resource Center works with people on an individual basis to find the device that works best for his or her lifestyle. Below are some examples of the devices stocked in NATRC's lending library. iPads and iPods Both Macintosh devices operate via touchscreen and can …

Clearing things up: NATRC provides vision-aiding devices

"Oh wow,” Katryna Hemp said as soon as she placed the glass dome over the paper. “I like this.” Hemp, a 21-year-old education major at the University of Nevada, Reno, was reading through the lens of a globe magnifier. Hemp has difficulty seeing and devices, such as the half circle of acrylic that makes up …

AdastraSoft reduces the price on its AT software for the iPhone

AdastraSoft has reduced the price on its range of assistive software offerings including HaloTalk: The application may be used as a set of "opposite" flashcards as-is.  However, HaloTalk is designed to facilitate rapid prompting.  Since autistic individual has a tendency to verbally repeat the last word(s) of a question, it is extremely important if visual …

Mainstreaming e-readers

Apple's iPad Brings Easy Reading to the Blind

IP-Relay for the iPhone iPod Touch

First IP-Relay application for the iPhone

GOVERNMENT 2.0 DRAFT REPORT AND ACCESSIBILITY

Leading accessibility expert Roger Hudson on Gov. 2.0

iPhone App Opens World to Boy with Rare Syndrome

Proloquo2go Allows 8-Year-Old Andrew Patitucci to Communicate with His Family

Graduate Student’s iPhone App Gives Voice to Disabled Users

Graduate Student's iPhone App Gives Voice to Disabled Users...

RESNA 2010 will be held at the luxurious Red Rock Spa, Las Vegas, NV

SAVE THE DATE RESNA 2010 and the International Symposium on Quality of Life Technology Red Rock Spa Las Vegas, NV June 26-30, 2010