Pokemon GO is a popular free augmented reality app for iPhones and Android (including Samsung) devices. To play it you need to leave your […]
Tiny keyboard and mouse combination devices such as the wireless iPazzPort, Compass Mini or FAVI FE01-BL Mini can help people who have a limited range of movement. Most […]
Speechless is a new TV comedy series due to air on the 21st September 2016. It features a family of five including a mum who fights […]
This tutorial looks at how to slow down the keyboard repeat rate in Microsoft Windows. Many people find that when they press a key […]
Sticky Keys is a free Windows accessibility features that helps people who find it difficult to hold down two keys at the same time.
For a few years Google Now and Siri have enabled iPhone, Samsung and other Android users to make calls, send messages and ask questions using voice alone. It’s […]
The Bragi Dash is a set of $299 earphones that can play audio and intelligently process and filter the sounds around you. Fundamentally they […]
Last summer I shared a short video about Project Soli, an advanced Google Project that uses a tiny radar to detect and recognise small movements. The […]
Today I was instructed by my university to download SPSS from their server so I could complete a practical statistics activity for my course. […]
Although it is possible to buy keyboards of alternative shapes and sizes, access can often be improved by use of Windows’ Accessibility Options and […]
Most children with autism have some difficulty understanding and talking with people. Communication skills are fundamental for participation in family activities, to do well at school and for long-term […]
This week I worked with a 21-year-old CP lady, Ms F, whose expressive communication is limited to a few hand gestures and a glottal […]
Celebrate the role that OTs have in helping people lead fulfilling and meaningful lives around the world. Yesterday I joined forces with Sidra Medical […]
Mears Irlen Syndrome / Visual Stress (MISVis), also known as Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome (SSS), describes distortions in vision sometimes experienced by people with dyslexia, attention […]
In January 2012 Intel announced they were looking into improving the efficiency of Stephen Hawking’s access to his communication aid. At the time, an infrared […]
Background Information When we’re born we immediately use a range of pre-intentional behaviours to communicate. Generally a crying or laughing baby is not consciously intending […]
Windows Snap To Snap To is an accessibility option in Windows that automatically moves the cursor to the default button (usually “OK”) in any dialog box. […]
Here’s a session I did this afternoon. The child is 5 years old, nonverbal, has good receptive language, and is a little non-compliant. He […]
If you’re finding the computer mouse difficult to use you might to think about making some changes in Windows or downloading some free software […]
Hardware Ten years ago IBM created a box that you could plug into your computer that would reduce the effect of tremors on the movement of […]
I work with a number of people who benefit from the Micro Light switch to access computers, phones and tablets. The switch is suitable […]
Create some abstract expressionist art (potentially worth millions) using a mouse, rollerball, joystick, headpointer or even eyegaze. Press the mouse button (or hit the switch or […]
This fun app takes children through a series of activities to help them learn about shapes and colours. It can easily be used for […]
The Inference Group at Cambridge University originally intended to create a method of entering text into PDAs and other mobile devices. The result, however, […]