Category Archives: Activities of Daily Living

Flip Writer AAC – Available Again and Free!

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Flip Writer AAC app   is a communication tool for individuals with hearing and speech disorder who benefit from text based information for the iPhone and iPad.  The app also features  high quality text to speech, providing a voice to those with a speech … Continue reading →

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Technology and the Elderly: A New Era –

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Technology is not just for the sake of having a cool new toy to play with (although we all remember how cool it was to hold our first iPhone), but it should change and affect (positively) people’s lives […]… Sourced … Continue reading →

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Gyroglove for Tremor Management

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Regain your independence. Sourced through Scoop.it from: gyrogear.co The Gyroglove is the mother of invention for a 103 year old woman with severe tremors. The innovator of the Gyroglove identified the lack of solutions resulting in the woman’s limitations with performing basic self-cares … Continue reading →

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Sunu Band | Smart-Watch

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Sunu Band is a discreet smart-watch that uses sonar technology and haptic feedback to improve perception, orientation and navigation for those living with impaired sight.SMART-WATCH Discreetly tell time with Sunu’s haptic vibrating clock. ULTRASONIC SENSORSonar ‘look-ahead’ technology helps you sense … Continue reading →

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WVU OT Students App Recommendations

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Thank you to Dr. Anne Cronin, OT Professor at WVU and the 2016 OT Graduating Class for their app recommendations! I appreciate their share of the recommended OT apps as listed below by category: Wrist Movement Apps Gyrosynth (iOS 2.99) – GyroSynth is a … Continue reading →

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iPad Air 2 Cases with Keyboards for Senior Citizen with Low Vision

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

As new iPads with iOS 9 appear, the “Hey Siri” feature may make the need for keys for speech recognition obsolete, but until that time, some users may need that feature readily available on the keyboard. I recently evaluated a … Continue reading →

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Text to Speech Apps for OT’s with Mobile Devices

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

OT’s work in many different settings and the tools we use continue to be more mobile in nature. When speaking of use of mobile device use of OT’s, a poll in 2014 by AOTA¹ found more than half of the OT practitioners surveyed use … Continue reading →

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Sixth Digit – Adaptive Stylus for Quadriplegics

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Sixth Digit Thanks to Josh Smith’s ingenuity,  there are additional options for access to touch screens, buttons and small target points for those with limited hand function. The mechanical engineer created the Sixth Digit Stylus out of necessity following a C 5 … Continue reading →

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Monitoring System Takes Stigma And Stress Out Of Aging Independently

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

For any senior who has cringed at the infamous “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” ads, there’s a new product in store that can take the stigma out of aging, far more discreetly Sourced through Scoop.it from: Huffington Post … Continue reading →

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Apps for Employment for Persons with Disabilities

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The 2015 Rehabilitation and Transition Conference was held this past week in Green Bay, Wisconsin. As an employee of Adaptive Technology Resources, I manned our booth in the  Exhibit Hall. It is always interesting to meet DVR Counselors and consumers … Continue reading →

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