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Exploring the Frontiers of Assistive Technology A video podcast showing how people use assistive technology to communicate, express their creativity, play games and make so much more out of life. This podcast shows that there is no reason why people with physical, vision, speech or language impairments cannot use the same creative and educational software as every other Mac OS X user. There are a few episodes per year, each starring a different person. Copyright AssistiveWare, all rights reserved.
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Head-designed Updated: 2008-10-08 15:41:46 Description: Giesbert Nijhuis was a talented photographer and graphic designer when he had a spinal cord injury due to a car accident in December 1995. Left paralyzed from the neck down he took up his old professions again replacing his pencil with a compu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Communication is the central thing Updated: 2008-04-28 18:49:51 Description: Walter Pfrommer was a pediatric surgeon when he was diagnosed with ALS in 1999. Despite losing his mobility and speech he continued to work: first as a project manager on a hospital IT project, later as consultant to another person who took ov...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD We can because we think we can Updated: 2007-09-10 10:44:18 Description: Leigh-Anne Tompkins was born with cerebral palsy due to a lack of oxygen at birth. Inspired by a documentary of a young woman who painted with her feet, Leigh-Anne started drawing when she was 9 years old. Supported by her parents, teachers, c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Me and my computer Updated: 2007-05-29 07:48:56 Description: Elina was born with athetoid cerebral palsy. About a year ago, when she was 9 years old, she got a computer and in this 4 minute video she demonstrates how it has revolutionized her life. The computer has given her independence as she can now ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD One Thumb to Rule Them All Updated: 2007-05-22 08:44:20 Description: Mike Phillips is a gamer and freelance technology writer born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). In this 3.5 minute video, he explores the frontiers of accessibility, playing games such as World of Warcraft and Unreal Tournament 2004 with jus...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD It has made the world of difference Updated: 2007-02-12 12:49:21 Description: Anne Robertson became blind as a small child. She is now a professional French to English translator. In this short video, she shows how she uses VoiceOver, the latest Mac OS X screen reader from Apple, in combination with naturally sounding F...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Everything I can't do in the real world I can do with my Mac Updated: 2006-11-28 10:45:59 Description: Joe Barnick was born with spinal muscular atrophy. In this 3.5 minute video he shows how, with an adapted trackball and AssistiveWare's KeyStrokes on-screen keyboard, he is able to do all those things with his computer that he cannot do in the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Pivotal Role in the Household Updated: 2006-11-12 12:57:11 Description: Marie-France has lost her voice and can only move a jaw muscle because of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Motor Neurone Disease (MND) or Lou Gherigs Disease. In this 4 minute video she shows how, with a single switch and Ass...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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