Mobility Impaired

For those who have impaired mobility, such as wheelchair users or bedridden users. Primarily used for environmental control-related applications or systems which replace otherwise external devices.

Remote Controls for Macs without a Remote Control

Remote Controls for Macs without a Remote Control

Almost all of the newer Mac models come with the Apple Remote control, and they can be used for a surprising amount of your computing. So what’s available for those of us who have a Mac that didn’t come with a remote, or who need a different remote for accessibility? There’s a huge range that will have an option appropriate for almost any user, no matter your assistive technology needs.

iPad Assistive Technology/Disability Round-Up

iPad Assistive Technology/Disability Round-Up

There have been a lot of articles on a lot of websites about accessibility and disability and assistive technology as they relate to the iPad since the specifications were first released. Now that people obtain the iPads to use themselves, the pace of articles is still increasing.

Ventrilo For Communication For The Chronically Ill

Ventrilo For Communication For The Chronically Ill

Ventrilo is a free speech-based chat server that you can set up on your home network so that people can communicate using speech between different computers in the same house. It doesn’t access the internet to work, so even if your net connection is broken Ventrilo will still work.

Control Your Cable Box With Your Mac On The Cheap!

Control Your Cable Box With Your Mac On The Cheap!

If you’re a digital cable TV subscriber in the United States you may have noticed the FireWire port on the back of your cable box. The most common assumption about this port is that it’s something for service technicians only but it’s actually something you can use to control your cable box, if you ask the right questions!

Give Yourself Backups For Christmas

Give Yourself Backups For Christmas

What would you do if you lost all your files because your computer’s hard drive failed? For less than $100 and with no technical knowledge you can have a backup of all the files on your computer, and you’ll never need to worry about hard drives failing and losing all your files.

Juergen Manthey - Locked-In Syndrome

Juergen Manthey - Locked-In Syndrome

Accessible technology has changed Juergen Manthey’s life. Usually, somebody with his disabilities would be expected to exist in a nursing home and watch daytime television which they couldn’t even turn on or off without somebody’s help. Instead, Juergen is really living.

Unusually Creative Stands for iPhone/iPod Touch

Unusually Creative Stands for iPhone/iPod Touch

Everybody has different positioning needs, and people are surprisingly creative about it when they need to be.

Adapted Computer System For Bed or Wheelchair

Adapted Computer System For Bed or Wheelchair

Allison Greene is quadriplegic due to multiple sclerosis (MS) and must spend much of her day in bed. Bill Greene has ingeniously adapted his wife’s Mac-based computer system to allow her to use it either from her wheelchair or while in bed.

iPod Touch Apps For The Dexterity Challenged

iPod Touch Apps For The Dexterity Challenged

The iPod Touch and iPhone are wonderful devices that have so many uses. However for quite a while I didn’t give them much serious thought because I thought I had no chance of actually being able to physically use them… Now they’ve become an everyday part of my life.

Maintain Grocery Lists and Recipes with SousChef

Maintain Grocery Lists and Recipes with SousChef

Earlier this year I purchased the MacHeist 3 bundle. It was the first bundle I ever purchased. It was just too good to pass up on. One of the included applications that intrigued me the most was the cooking application called “SousChef” by Acacia Tree Software. I wanted to add some more variety to my [...]