Adaptive Technology | AT HelpDesk / Centre de dépannage TA

Apple(new window) has a well-deserved reputation for offering universally designed products that come packed with accessibility features right out of the box. The iPad is a great example of this, and since its launch in 2010, the iPad has dominated the tablet market by creating easy-to-use and accessible products that range in application from casual…

In this e-bulletin, we’re going to put the spotlight on an incredible new piece of assistive technology: The OrCam MyEye 2.0(new window). Designed for blind and partially sighted users, this device employs a lightweight smart camera that’s been designed to read text aloud and to recognize faces, products and money, allowing users to independently interact…

An engineer helping a student build a LipSync.

Today we sit down with Courtney Cameron, a Halifax-based Assistive Technology Specialist with Neil Squire Society, and get the inside scoop on Acadia University’s first annual build-a-thon featuring the LipSync device. How did this event come together? Acadia University’s Accessibility Services approached me for help in facilitating the University’s first official accessibility week. I was…

We’ve covered the various ways in which a smart phone can be used hands-free, and the ways in which that can serve as assistive technology. But, what if there was a device that was designed to be activated and used almost exclusively via voice commands? Enter the home assistant, a new and revolutionary type of…

This is part 3 of 3 of our LipSync Update series. In this last update, we conclude our interview with Neil Squire Society’s Director of Innovation, Chad Leaman. To read part 1, click here(new window). To read part 2, click here(new window). Q. How has the LipSync’s hardware evolved since its introduction? How about software?…

Category: Adaptive Technology

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First Annual Acadia Build-a-thon

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LipSync Update Part 3