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Give the Gift of Accessibility This Holiday Season!

Dec 12, 2016

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Give the Gift of Accessibility This Holiday Season!

This holiday season, we invite you to join Tecla and Ontario March of Dimes Canada in sharing the gift of accessibility. For every $175 USD we raise, we will match you, dollar for dollar, and donate a Tecla to...

Why Switch Users Need Tecla – and Not Just Switch Control Alone

Nov 18, 2015

Filed under: cerebral palsy, iOS, iPhone, Quadriplegia, Quadriplegic, smartphone, switch control, Tecla Shield

Why Switch Users Need Tecla – and Not Just Switch Control Alone

You might be hearing more and more about Switch Control these days. Apple’s accessibility feature was recently covered by BuzzFeed, where one of Tecla’s first users, Christopher Hills, was highlighted as a great example of someone who uses Switch Control....

iOS 9 is Here. So What’s New in Apple’s Switch Control for Users with Limited Mobility?

Oct 02, 2015

Filed under: accessibility, ALS, apple, cerebral palsy, CP, ebooks, hands-free, iBooks, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Kindle, MS, parálisis, Quadriplegia, Quadriplegic, quads, Reading, Siri, spinal cord injury, switch access, switch control, Tecla, tecla shield, Wheelchair

Apple’s operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch was recently updated, and with this update comes some interesting new features. Two of the most relevant new features for accessibility are 3D Touch and Hey Siri. 3D Touch introduces...

Meet Christopher Hills, known as the "Switch Master" for his expertise in Apple's Switch Control

Sep 02, 2015

Filed under: accessibility, apple, cerebral palsy, Quadriplegia, Quadriplegic, switch control, tecla shield

Christopher Hills in his mobile editing suite in Brisbane, Australia Meet Christopher Hills. As one of Tecla's first beta testers, he's been using Tecla for almost three years. "When I first started using the Tecla Shield, I made my...