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Blake Allee:

Hello, my identify’s Blake Allee.

Sarah Crawford:

Brian Norton:

Erin McCreedy:

Jim Rinehart:

Kaitlin Hill:

Nikol Prieto:

Raine Sims:

Justin Amber:

My identify’s Justin Amber.

Josh Anderson:

I’m Josh Anderson, and welcome to your vacation Assistive Expertise Replace.

MUSIC:

Josh Anderson:

Howdy, and welcome to your Assistive Expertise Replace, a weekly dose of data that retains you updated on the newest developments within the area of expertise designed to help people with disabilities and particular wants. I’m your host, Josh Anderson, with the INDATA Challenge at Easterseals Crossroads in stunning Indianapolis, Indiana. Welcome to Episode 705 of Assistive Expertise Replace. It’s scheduled to be launched on November twenty ninth, 2024.

Listeners, as you’ll have heard from the opening music, in the present day is our annual gift-giving information, our Black Friday particular the place we, often, a gaggle of us sit round and speak about some actually cool tech or some various things which have come out over the past 12 months, perhaps some new issues that we’re enthusiastic about, however this 12 months we’re doing issues slightly bit in a different way.

This 12 months I’ve been fortunate sufficient to ask a few of our superb crew from our Scientific Assistive Expertise, our INDATA mission, our ATLAS mission, and have them are available in right here in studio or distant and simply give us an concept of perhaps one thing that they’re enthusiastic about, some sort of expertise. It doesn’t even need to be assistive expertise, simply one thing that they’re actually enthusiastic about, after which speak just a bit bit about it. If you need extra data on the issues mentioned throughout in the present day’s present, you possibly can look down within the present notes the place I’ve added some hyperlinks, so you possibly can go study some extra about these gadgets and instruments for your self.

An enormous shout-out to the parents who have been good sufficient to hitch us for the present, and actually to only our complete crew for the superb work that you simply do on daily basis. Since in the present day is Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, I suppose we’ll take slightly little bit of time simply to speak about all of the issues we’re grateful for, however sadly I don’t need to take up the entire present. Contemplating that I’m right here at work going forward and recording this, I’ll simply let you know the way grateful I’m to be a part of such an unbelievable, superb crew, and the way grateful I’m for every certainly one of you for tuning in and listening. Listeners, now let’s go forward and get on with the present.

MUSIC:

Josh Anderson:

Of us, our first visitor can be the most recent member of our Scientific Assistive Expertise crew, however I gained’t let you know all about her. I’ll let Sarah Crawford introduce herself. Sarah, welcome to the present.

Sarah Crawford:

Thanks for having me. I’m excited to be right here. I’m, yeah, new at Easterseals Crossroads. Fourth week to date is what I’m in, so yeah, brand-new, however I’m within the assistive expertise division, the medical expertise division. Haven’t picked a crew but, nonetheless sort of studying every part, however yeah, to date actually having fun with it.

Josh Anderson:

Yeah, and we’re excited. You’re figuring out nice. Yeah, don’t choose a crew too fast. Simply assist all of them out. That’s all the time excellent. I used to be paid to say that by our teammates, however Sarah, so the explanation I’ve received all people on is as we do our gift-giving information, I needed folks’s perspective with perhaps what’s a cool piece of assistive expertise which may make an ideal reward, after which who might it assist and with what want.

Sarah Crawford:

Yeah, so I, clearly nonetheless being new, there’s not an entire lot that I learn about, however one which I realized that I believed was actually cool was the Glean AI workspace, and I believed that that was cool as a result of it may be used for college kids. It may be utilized in a whole lot of other ways, however particularly for college kids perhaps in lectures. In the event that they need to go to class and perhaps they’ve ADHD or they wrestle paying consideration or exhausting of listening to, they’ll have basically it creates a transcript and an audio recording of the lecture, for if a professor is talking. Then you too can, because it’s doing that, go in and add notes to look again in a while or spotlight a sure half, like, “This might be on the check.”

I believed that that was actually cool, simply because I might have actually used one thing like that in school and I didn’t know that that expertise existed, if it even did again then. I even have a sister who is difficult of listening to in class proper now, and so she has the same one nevertheless it’s not Glean. She says she doesn’t prefer it that a lot, so I had considered telling her about Glean and seeing if Ball State College would add that into their bills that they pay for, for college kids that want accessibilities.

Josh Anderson:

Superior, superior. Yeah, and Glean is a very, actually useful gizmo. I do know we’ve used it earlier than with college students, but additionally, yeah, with of us who could also be exhausting of listening to, simply to have the ability to have these transcripts. In fact, the varsity ought to all the time give CART or another providers, however generally these would possibly fall by and it’s nice to have a backup. Such as you stated, these different instruments of with the ability to return and mark my recording, not need to go pay attention or learn your entire factor, get the essential stuff from it, could be only a nice, useful gizmo.

Sarah Crawford:

Josh Anderson:

I don’t know the way lengthy it’s been round. It’s been round for a minute, however sure, I feel it might have helped nearly all of us in some unspecified time in the future.

Sarah Crawford:

Josh Anderson:

As a result of notetaking is by far not my sturdy go well with.

Sarah Crawford:

Oh, no, me both, particularly in case you’ve received a number of courses in a day. Your mind’s most likely drained.

Josh Anderson:

Yeah, positive, most positively. Effectively, Sarah, what’s perhaps one thing that you simply’re wanting ahead to this vacation season?

Sarah Crawford:

Effectively, this 12 months I’m excited to see household. I’ve received my sisters, who I don’t get to see as typically, so that they’ll be on the town. Then I take pleasure in cooking, so perhaps making an attempt a brand new recipe for the vacations this 12 months. That’s what I’m wanting ahead to.

Josh Anderson:

Superior. Effectively, Sarah, thanks a lot for approaching the present and sharing with us in the present day.

Sarah Crawford:

Yeah, thanks. Thanks for having me.

Josh Anderson:

All proper. Our subsequent visitor is Justin Amber. Justin, inform our listeners slightly bit about your self.

Justin Amber:

Howdy. My identify’s Justin Amber, and I’m an assistive expertise technician on our medical crew, and I work on our blind and low imaginative and prescient.

Josh Anderson:

Justin, what’s a bit of expertise, both assistive expertise or different, that you simply’re sort of enthusiastic about?

Justin Amber:

All proper. A number of issues that I’m excited for need to revolve round automobiles, the primary one being a scan software and a code reader. That’s only a software, similar to once you go to AutoZone and it checks out what sort of error messages are in your sprint. The explanation why I feel this specific one is cool is as a result of it’s iOS- and Android-compatible, and so once you’re utilizing VoiceOver, you possibly can truly use this if you’re blind or low imaginative and prescient.

Similar factor with the following machine. It’s the multimeter and information logger, similar factor. It runs by your automotive and figures out what the problems are, and it’s iOS- and Android-compatible as properly. Then there’s additionally a speaking tire gauge, so this opens up some avenues for blind and low-vision customers to work on automobiles, and it’s one thing I’m slightly bit obsessed with.

Josh Anderson:

Superior. Superior. Effectively, Justin, what’s one thing you’re wanting ahead to this vacation season?

Justin Amber:

I’m simply wanting ahead to watching my six-year-old son open all of his presents, and simply spending time with household.

Josh Anderson:

That’s the greatest. That’s the greatest. Thanks a lot for approaching, Justin.

Justin Amber:

Josh Anderson:

Our subsequent visitor on the present in the present day is Blake Allee. Blake, are you able to introduce your self to the listeners?

Blake Allee:

Hello, my identify is Blake Allee. I’m the demo and mortgage lead right here at Easterseals Crossroads.

Josh Anderson:

Effectively, Blake, what’s a bit of expertise or assistive expertise that you simply’re sort of enthusiastic about, and perhaps who might it assist and the way?

Blake Allee:

Yeah, so one thing that we’ve had it for a short time in our library, however not too long ago I’ve been taking part in extra with it, it’s known as the Hable One. It’s by Hable. It’s for blind or low-vision customers that need to use a smartphone. You simply pair it together with your smartphone, after which what’s good is it has Perkins-style keys, and you cannot solely kind with the Perkins-style keys however you too can program gestures and shortcuts, so you possibly can actually get to a degree the place you’re flying round your machine. For those who’re utilizing a smartphone, you must use it with TalkBack or VoiceOver, however that’s just about the way it works right here.

Josh Anderson:

Superior. Effectively that’s actually cool. Yeah, I do know for some of us, simply studying all of the completely different gestures, all of the swipes, the faucets, every part, generally is a little bit difficult, so having a distinct technique to entry it’s received to be a very nice, nice sort of lodging.

Blake Allee:

Yeah. Some folks, simply swiping on a display screen or the gesture is slightly troublesome, so that may be a good factor to have precise buttons that you simply’re urgent to have the ability to use for it. Yeah, I do take pleasure in it. It’s received the six keys to kind with. It additionally has a key for backspace, area bar and issues like that.

Josh Anderson:

Superior. That’s very, very cool. Effectively, Blake, what’s one thing perhaps you’re wanting ahead to this vacation season?

Blake Allee:

This vacation season I’m wanting ahead to turkey, positively.

Josh Anderson:

Blake Allee:

Turkey, turkey, turkey. Yeah.

Josh Anderson:

For positive. Superior. Effectively, thanks a lot for approaching the present.

Blake Allee:

Josh Anderson:

Thanks, Josh. All proper, our subsequent visitor in the present day is Nikol Prieto. Nikol, introduce your self to our listeners who perhaps haven’t heard you on right here earlier than.

Nikol Prieto:

Certain. I’m Nikol Prieto. I’m the schooling outreach lead for the INDATA mission, and I spend a whole lot of my time simply bragging about our applications and the superb issues that assistive expertise can do for people within the State of Indiana.

Josh Anderson:

She does. She is the busiest cheerleader round right here, nevertheless it’s completely superb. She goes round and simply is a superb consultant for INDATA and a I suppose not frequent, frequent visitor on right here, however one of many of us who I used to make do, spend two hours placing this complete present collectively, however this 12 months she simply will get to speak about one factor. Nikol, what’s a bit of expertise or assistive expertise that you simply’re enthusiastic about that might actually assist of us out?

Nikol Prieto:

Gosh, I’ve a number of issues on my listing, however the one I really need is a Rocketbook pocket book, and it’s a reusable sensible pocket book. I’m an individual who loves to jot down handwritten notes. I additionally imagine that it syncs that data to my mind. I feel that’s how I’ve realized greatest. This, you possibly can reuse it, and you may write your handwritten notes after which sync them to Evernote or e-mail and that kind of factor. It helps anybody who likes to do these handwritten notes however can’t preserve them organized. You don’t have papers in all places, and it’s fairly cheap. I feel there have been three sizes. The pocket book was $25. There’s a planner. Take into consideration every year you’d have a planner you would use for $37, after which there was a pocket-size for about 13.

Josh Anderson:

Oh, wow. No, that’s very, very reasonably priced. Yeah, particularly for people who wish to handwrite these notes and truly be capable of have one thing they’ll actually have a look at. Nikol, what’s one thing you’re wanting ahead to this vacation season?

Nikol Prieto:

I’m wanting ahead to day without work with household. Yeah, completely.

Josh Anderson:

I’ve to agree. That’s a quite common reply, and I feel all people’s wanting actually ahead to that. Effectively, thanks a lot for approaching the present and sharing in the present day.

Nikol Prieto:

Josh Anderson:

Listeners, our subsequent visitor is Jim Rinehart from our Scientific AT crew. Jim, are you able to go forward and introduce yourselves to the listeners?

Jim Rinehart:

Yeah. Hello, all people. As Josh stated, I’m Jim Rinehart. I’m a assistive expertise specialist right here at Easterseals Crossroads. I’ve been right here about ten and a half years. Most of my work is with the imaginative and prescient sensory crew. Most of my of us are both visually impaired or are blind. I stay and work out of the northeast a part of the state, and most of my work is completed in that trapezoid between Fort Wayne and South Bend.

Josh Anderson:

Yeah, Jim is barely north of what I wish to name the snow belt right here in Indiana. When it begins getting chilly, it looks as if it’ll be midway sunny down right here and perhaps we get flurries, and one way or the other the farther you go north within the state, the extra these flurries flip into inches and inches flip into toes. We’re so completely happy for all of the work that you simply do up there. Effectively, Jim, what’s a bit of assistive expertise or perhaps expertise that you simply’re actually wanting ahead to, otherwise you assume would possibly make a great reward or a great software for anyone this 12 months?

Jim Rinehart:

Yeah. Lots of people have most likely heard loads about synthetic intelligence or AI, and one factor that’s actually caught my consideration right here of late has been the Copilot app that’s a part of the Home windows working system. For those who’re shopping for a brand new laptop, it ought to come loaded on it already, but when it’s not, you will get it by the Microsoft Retailer. Once more, it’s free, and it does all types of cool stuff, every part from if you would like a recipe for one thing, you possibly can ask it for a recipe on learn how to bake chocolate chip cookies or no matter.

I’ve received an individual who’s been utilizing it to create youngsters’s tales, sure, of various varieties. Actually, I attempted one thing out final night time with the Christmas season coming, and I stated one thing like, “Inform me a narrative, a Christmas story, with three children in it, perhaps ages 5 to 10,” and once you hit the Enter button to make it work, it takes a number of seconds after which it’ll simply spit out an entire Christmas story. It all the time begins with, “As soon as upon a time,” nevertheless it contains the three characters, they usually have been all asleep they usually heard a noise. They got here down, Santa was on the home and the entire bit, so it was all … and his sled was caught and the youngsters helped him get his sled unstuck, and it was only a actually cool story. It does that sort of factor, which is actually slick, I feel.

Additionally the identical process mainly, and ask it to both make you an image, or one thing {that a} buyer of mine has been working with is making a coloring e book web page. You ask it to make a coloring e book web page of one thing, of Santa Claus or one thing, and it ought to generate a type of that you could truly obtain, and obtain it to your downloads folder after which print it off, put it aside to a different folder or issues like that. It’s free, so the worth is correct as properly. Simply exhausting to place a bow on it until you’re getting a brand new laptop as a part of it. Yeah, I might encourage all people to attempt it, and it’s good for nearly anyone. I’ve used it with a few my folks which can be safety customers, they usually’ve had fairly good success with it as properly.

Josh Anderson:

Good. Superior. Superior. Yeah, I really like synthetic intelligence and simply all the nice issues they might do for people with all completely different sorts of disabilities. Effectively, Jim, personally, perhaps what’s one thing you’re wanting ahead to this vacation season?

Jim Rinehart:

Oh, properly, you’ve received [inaudible 00:14:46] developing, and we’re beginning to work on it slightly bit. I play trumpet, have since I used to be 11 years previous, and I’ve received a few Christmas applications at completely different church buildings that I’m taking part in in, in order that’ll be sort of enjoyable. It all the time is. It’s a whole lot of work, however when all of it comes collectively, it’s simply a whole lot of enjoyable. In fact, like many individuals, searching for just a bit little bit of day without work by the vacations, however don’t inform my boss about that.

Josh Anderson:

Your secret is protected with me, Jim. Your secret’s protected with me. Hey, thanks a lot for approaching the present and speaking. Jim, thanks a lot for every part you do for us right here on daily basis.

Jim Rinehart:

Josh Anderson:

Our subsequent visitor in the present day is Raine Sims. Raine, welcome to Assistive Expertise Replace.

Raine Sims:

Thanks. Thanks for having me.

Josh Anderson:

Yeah. Are you able to go forward and introduce your self to our listeners?

Raine Sims:

Yeah. My identify is Raine Sims. I’m an assistive expertise specialist with the ATLAS program.

Josh Anderson:

Our ATLAS program is certainly one of our newer applications, which is Assistive Expertise Library And Providers, they usually assist out the colleges right here throughout Indiana. We’ll most likely speak about them some extra on one other present, however that’s not why we now have you right here in the present day. Immediately we’ve received you right here, are you able to inform us a couple of piece of expertise or assistive expertise that you simply’re enthusiastic about, and perhaps who it will possibly assist and the way?

Raine Sims:

Yeah, so I’m actually enthusiastic about this program known as Glean. It’s an AI-powered notetaking software. It’s designed for college kids and professionals who might wrestle with conventional notetaking, whether or not on account of consideration, reminiscence or processing challenges. I feel that Glean is especially useful as a result of it permits college students, or any consumer actually, to concentrate on understanding what’s occurring in actual time with out stressing out over capturing each single element.

Josh Anderson:

Yeah. That’s one thing that I do know we are able to all use help with. I do know notetaking will not be my sturdy level and by no means actually has been. I really feel like if I take good notes, I’m not paying consideration, and if I concentrate, I don’t take good notes. What an ideal software. Raine, what’s one thing that you simply’re wanting ahead to this vacation season?

Raine Sims:

I’m actually wanting ahead to slowing down and spending time with household and mates, together with perhaps getting slightly further time on the pottery studio. Yeah, that’s one thing I’ve been actually into recently, however yeah, the vacation season all the time appears like a pleasant reset.

Josh Anderson:

Superior. Superior. Effectively, thanks a lot for approaching.

Raine Sims:

Excellent. Thanks a lot.

Josh Anderson:

Our subsequent visitor in the present day is Kaitlin Hill and she or he’s truly recording this on her birthday, however I gained’t let you know what 12 months as a result of I do know slightly bit higher to not try this. Kaitlin, might you introduce your self to our listeners?

Kaitlin Hill:

Certain. I’m Kaitlin Hill, I’m an occupational therapist, and I’m the lead assistive expertise specialist for ATLAS. I’ve labored with children by adults, however proper now I’m specializing in assistive tech for teenagers in public colleges within the state.

Josh Anderson:

We’re so completely happy to have you ever, not simply as a part of the crew but additionally on this present in the present day. Kaitlin, what’s a bit of assistive expertise or expertise that you simply’re actually enthusiastic about, and perhaps whom might it assist and the way?

Kaitlin Hill:

I’m truly carrying them in the present day. These are Kiziks, and they’re hands-free footwear. I really like them as a result of they’re a very good instance of common design. They’re useful for all kinds of parents, not simply people which have disabilities, but additionally anyone that simply needs to have the ability to simply get their footwear on and off or has their fingers full. I truly received these once I was pregnant, in order that I didn’t need to bend over to place my footwear on anymore. They’re nice as a result of you possibly can simply slip your foot proper in.

They’ve a patented heel design in order that the heel doesn’t collapse once you slide your toes in. You may have them pre-tied, so people that aren’t in a position to handle the laces themselves can have a caregiver do these for them. They’re actually helpful for people that want slightly bit of additional assist getting their footwear on. Perhaps they’re submit surgical procedure, perhaps they’re not in a position to bend their hips fairly in addition to they used to, or perhaps they’ve a child of their fingers they usually don’t need to need to put the infant down to slip their footwear on.

Josh Anderson:

Oh, these are completely superior, and thanks for bringing them too, so I can truly see them. I do know they don’t translate that properly into the podcast, they’ll’t fairly see them, however very, very cool. Kaitlin, what’s one thing you’re wanting ahead to this vacation season?

Kaitlin Hill:

Effectively, I’ve a six-month-old, so he’s simply beginning to eat strong meals, so we’re actually excited for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners with him, and in addition to go to Winterlights and see what he thinks of all of the Christmas lights.

Josh Anderson:

Superior. Effectively, thanks a lot for approaching the present and sharing.

Kaitlin Hill:

Josh Anderson:

Our subsequent visitor in the present day is Erin McCreedy, and she or he is from our ATLAS mission as properly. Erin, are you able to inform our listeners slightly bit about your self?

Erin McCreedy:

Yeah, my identify is Erin. I’m the mortgage library lead for the Ok-12 ATLAS mission. Principally, you most likely heard Raine earlier, and Raine has deemed me the czar of the lending library. Principally, I deal with all the objects. Inventorying, some procurement, ensuring that loans get to the place they should go.

Josh Anderson:

Sure, and Erin truly got here to us with library expertise, and I need to admit I’ve by no means met somebody who enjoys cataloging and doing stuff like that a lot. We’re so completely happy to have you ever as a part of this crew, however actually the explanation we now have you right here in the present day is to speak about perhaps a bit of expertise that you simply’re enthusiastic about, perhaps who it might assist and the way.

Erin McCreedy:

Yeah. I’m excited to speak to you in regards to the Xbox Adaptive Controller. This has been round for fairly a while. We even have a number of in our lending library, and also you is perhaps asking your self, “Why does a Ok-12 lending library have a tool for video gaming?” Effectively, I believed the identical factor, and I feel this machine is actually useful for everybody.

It not solely makes video gaming simply accessible for the typical one that needs to play on their Xbox, nevertheless it additionally could possibly be useful for eSports golf equipment at colleges. Perhaps you might have a scholar that has entry wants, primarily bodily. Perhaps you might have a scholar who makes use of a wheelchair who wants a mounted controller, issues like that. This machine has a whole lot of completely different swap ports. It’s very customizable. You set it in entrance of you. It’s most likely like a foot by half of a foot, and then you definitely plug your completely different switches in, any sort of swap, after which it’s customizable. You may mount it onto a wheelchair. It’s nice.

Josh Anderson:

Yeah, it is extremely cool. I feel it additionally reveals that that shift, as the massive corporations attempt to make issues which can be slightly bit extra accessible for people, all the time makes it loads nicer.

Erin McCreedy:

Completely. I feel it’s nice that Microsoft needed to place that on the market, and like I stated, it’s been round for a few years. Me personally, I don’t play video video games, so it’s $100, in order that’s slightly on the pricier facet for me, nevertheless it’s a great funding. Because it’s been round for some time, Microsoft is investing on this expertise, so I actually admire that.

Like I stated, you don’t need to have entry wants to make use of this. Perhaps like me, I wrestle going from … my companion has a PlayStation, and the controller for PlayStation and Xbox, they’re barely completely different, and so I all the time get confused. “Effectively, on this sport the bumper was this, and now it’s a distinct button.” This might assist me play video video games with my companion, simply making it slightly extra easy. That’s an ideal instance of how I might use it.

Josh Anderson:

Good. Superior. Effectively, Erin, what’s one thing that you simply’re wanting ahead to this vacation season?

Erin McCreedy:

I actually love doing puzzles, and so I’m excited to spend time with my household and do puzzles. I actually like crafting. I’m actually into this factor known as gem portray proper now.

Josh Anderson:

Erin McCreedy:

They’ve actually, actually small gem beads, and also you get a package. It’s the identical idea of paint by numbers, besides you’re taking these little teeny tiny gems and you set them in particular spots such as you would for a paint by numbers.

Josh Anderson:

Superior. Effectively, I can’t wait to see a few of your crafting over the vacation season, however thanks a lot for taking trip of your day and approaching the present.

Erin McCreedy:

Thanks. Recognize it.

Josh Anderson:

All proper. Effectively, our subsequent visitor in the present day is Mr. Brian Norton. Brian, are you able to introduce yourselves to our listeners, introduce your self to our listeners?

Brian Norton:

Completely. Yeah, that could possibly be selves. A number of voices in my head. No. Yeah, I’m Brian Norton, VP of Grownup Providers right here at Easterseals Crossroads. Assistive expertise is a ardour of mine, a program that I used to be part of for a lot of, a few years, and I like to be nonetheless linked. Yeah, glad to be right here.

Josh Anderson:

Yeah. We couldn’t not let Brian do that if we needed to. Brian used to all the time be an enormous a part of the vacation program, however after all with schedules and every part, and we simply needed to incorporate extra of us from the crew this 12 months. That’s why we’ve received this format, getting all types of parents. Effectively, Brian, what’s a cool piece of expertise, assistive expertise, that you simply’re actually enthusiastic about? Then let our listeners know who it would be capable of assist and the way.

Brian Norton:

Yeah, so one of many issues that’s actually geeking me out nowadays is the truth that iOS 18 is right here, and together with iOS 18, it got here with a whole lot of accessibility options, enhancements. What I’m loving to see in a few of our cell gadgets, whether or not that’s your cellphone or tablets or a few of these completely different cell platforms, is the addition of a few of these applied sciences that was once actually, actually costly.

Contemplating eye monitoring, that’s what I needed to carry to you in the present day, is simply there’s eye monitoring now in your cellphone. Eye monitoring has been round for a very long time, nevertheless it’s been an excellent costly piece of expertise. I’m not saying what’s now, iOS 18, the primary model of eye monitoring, is something to love, “Whoa, that’s superb. It’s going to do such a tremendous job.” It’s one thing, and it’s one thing to contemplate, and mainly means that you can management your machine with simply utilizing your eyes.

You may transfer the cursor round, you possibly can choose what’s on the display screen, you possibly can navigate, and you will discover that in your accessibility settings. For those who go into Accessibility, there’s a brand new icon down beneath there or a menu for eye monitoring. Excited to see what was once standalone, proprietary software program, that might assist of us with completely different disabilities get entry to computer systems and issues like that, coming to cell gadgets. As a result of it’s inbuilt, it’s reducing the fee and the entry-level value for a few of these varieties of merchandise.

Josh Anderson:

Yeah, it truly is. Like Brian stated, it doesn’t utterly change the opposite issues for some of us, however what’s actually cool is simply the truth that they’re constructing it in. I’ll say in case you’re going to carry it up, in case you’re going to play with it or use it or something of that kind, use a stand. Use a stand. I attempted to do it the opposite day with my cellphone in my hand, and also you don’t understand you don’t maintain as nonetheless as you assume you do. Undoubtedly discover a stand and get it there. Effectively, Brian, what’s one thing that perhaps you’re wanting ahead to this vacation season?

Brian Norton:

Man, I’m searching for slightly little bit of day without work. I feel all of us are. A bit of day without work, and I’m hoping it snows. Hope it snows on Christmas. We’re in Indiana. Typically you roll the cube with whether or not you’re going to get snow or not, and so hopefully we are going to, and we are able to take pleasure in some quantity outside time, sledding and doing a little stuff exterior with our younger adults. Now I’ve received grownup youngsters, however we nonetheless like to have enjoyable exterior.

Josh Anderson:

Superior. Effectively, Brian, thanks for approaching the present.

Brian Norton:

Josh Anderson:

Do you might have a query about assistive expertise? Do you might have a suggestion for somebody we must always interview on Assistive Expertise Replace? In that case, name our listener line at (317) 721-7124, ship us an e-mail at tech@eastersealscrossroads.org, or shoot us a be aware on Twitter @INDATAproject. Our captions and transcripts for the present are sponsored by the Indiana Phone Relay Entry Company, or InTRAC. You could find out extra about InTRAC at RelayIndiana.com. A particular because of Nikol Prieto for scheduling our superb company and making a multitude of my schedule.

Immediately’s present was produced, posted, and fraught over by yours really. The opinions expressed by our company are their very own, and will or might not replicate these of the INDATA Challenge, Easterseals Crossroads, our supporting companions or this host. This was your Assistive Expertise Replace. I’m Josh Anderson, with the INDATA Challenge at Easterseals Crossroads in stunning Indianapolis, Indiana. We look ahead to seeing you subsequent time. Bye-bye.

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