A magic dragon? The captain of a pirate's ship? A royal with their very own castle? Those are all costumes that Ryan and Lana Weimer, the founders of Magic Wheelchair, have created for their children who have spinal muscular atrophy,...
Over the summer, Ian Mackay accomplished something that most people would find daunting. Starting in Port Angeles, WA, he spent 10 days traveling by wheelchair to arrive in Portland, OR. During that time, he raised over $11,000 and was even named...
What's the app? SayIt! is an iOS application that helps disabled people speak. The current version is very simple but version 1.1 will include word prediction. The word prediction algorithm is like nothing I've ever seen before. You can use...
Carolyn Pioro talking to the hosts of The Social on April 25, 2016. You might recognize Carolyn Pioro from images featured on gettecla.com, or from Tecla's social media graphics. That's because Carolyn was the first Tecla beta tester from day one...
But first, a little history... Before Tecla existed, as a person with limited upper-body mobility, your options for accessing a smartphone were slim. The only solution available was to attach a switch to an adapted Bluetooth headset. With this setup,...