Forbes

AssistiveWare Chief Exec David Niemeijer Opens Up About Learning Language And Building ‘The Next Generation In AAC Technology’

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. “It [Proloquo2go] has been extremely successful,” said AssistiveWare ...
Fast Company

Accessible technology is a win-win for the workforce

Technology is everywhere: in our pockets, on our wrists, in our ears. For many, it’s a source of convenience, but for more than 1 in 4 Americans with disabilities, it can be a gateway to communication ...
University of Wyoming

AAC Training

AAC training, resources, and support are widely available through vendors, online tools, and community groups. Free product training is offered by PRC-Saltillo, Tobii Dynavox, EyeOn, Ablenet, and ...
Fast Company

Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology but still face barriers to the digital world

Imagine that you have low vision and you’re completing an online job application using screen reader software. You get through half the form and then come to a question with drop-down options the ...
Education Week

Using Technology for Students in Special Education: What the Feds Want Schools to Know

Assistive technology—from visual timers to help students with learning differences keep track of their schedules to digital captioning software for those with hearing difficulties—can improve outcomes ...
University of Wyoming

Augmentative & Alternative Communication

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is an area of clinical practice that addresses the needs of individuals with significant and complex communication disorders, which may include ...
Disability Scoop

Pediatricians Urged To Promote Wider Use Of Assistive Communication Devices

Physicians are being told to play a bigger role in ensuring that children with disabilities have access to needed augmentative and alternative communication technologies. In a clinical report out this ...
Business Wire

Leading AAC Provider Smartbox Launches Lumin-i: a New Eye Tracking Solution Developed in Collaboration With Smart Eye

MALVERN, England & GOTHENBURG, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) provider Smartbox Assistive Technology, and Smart Eye, a leader in AI-based eye tracking ...
Forbes

How Tobii Dynavox Tech Has Helped Scott McGuire Use His Voice

Scott McGuire was 29 years old in 1997 when doctors diagnosed him with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), colloquially known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was wheelchair-bound and on a ventilator ...
Nextgov

Digital inaccessibility: Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology but still face barriers to the digital world

COMMENTARY | Technologies often hit roadblocks because the information they are designed to work with – documents, websites and software programs – don’t work with them. Imagine that you have low ...
Government Technology

Digital Inaccessibility: Blind and Low-Vision People Have Powerful Tech But Still Face Digital Barriers

Imagine that you have low vision and you’re completing an online job application using screen reader software. You get through half the form and then come to a question with drop-down options the ...