Monthly Archives: July 2017

Google Glass 2.0 Is a Startling Second Act | WIRED — The Assistive Technology Daily

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Yes, that’s Google Glass on her frames. But she’s not using it to check her Facebook, dictate messages, or capture a no-hands video while riding a roller coaster. Erickson is a 30-year-old factory worker in rural Jackson, Minnesota. For her, … Continue reading →

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ZooMe Power Travel Scooter

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

  When evaluating vocational rehab clients, all flavors of disability and workplace barriers can present themselves. Clients with MS or Guillian Barre can present  fine motor, visual or mobility challenges in their vocational tasks, requiring solutions to maintain their employment. Frequently, distance mobility … Continue reading →

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ELI Envision A Low Vision Identification System for ADL’s or Work Place Tasks!

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Identifying personal or work related materials can be a challenge for individual with low vision. I recently stumbled upon ELI Envision labeling system, an iOS and Android app using low cost special programmable labels with a mobile device that can be customized … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Activities of Daily Living, Android, Apps for OT's, Assistive Technology, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Low Vision/ Blindness, Mobile Device Use, Organization, Vision, Vocation | Leave a comment

Compact Keyboards for One Handed Typing

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

A variety of keyboard options are available for one handed typists. Likewise,  there are a number of different philosophies about methods of input, whether to use a standard QWERTY,  alternative or specialty keyboard method . Some of the options of alternative or specialty, one … Continue reading →

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