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For the Deaf, Captioned Tours Wherever You Roam

keen logo Picture this: You fly off to Rome, head to the Coliseum and, using your iPhone, play a video that guides you around the ancient arena where gladiators and lions once roamed. Later, walk across Piazza del Colosseo to the Roman Forum and view a video tour of the sprawling Forum ruins, taking in what was once the center of ancient Rome. If you’re deaf or hard of hearing, you can turn on the captioning feature. This vision will soon be a...

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A Few of My Favorite Things at ATIA

My favorite gadgets at this year’s Assistive Technology Industry Association conference, which featured more than 100 vendors, include two communications products and a new PDA for the blind. I also note some worthy... Read the full post...

Speech Recognition for the Deaf in the Workplace

I didn’t get to too many workshops at the Assistive Technology Industry Association conference this year, because I only attended for one full day. I did stop into a presentation on speech-recognition for the... Read the full post...

Hands off My Pony! And other ATIA Humor

Though assistive tech isn't really a topic to be taken lightly, sometimes it's good to have some fun with it -- and find the humorous side of things. Here's hoping you smile with these photos taken today at the... Read the full post...

Is Braille Making a Comeback?

I have been to plenty of Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) conferences, and this year has all the usual stuff (though gadgets are getting smaller every year!) As I walked the exhibit halls, I was... Read the full post...