Como cumplir con la reforma Mexicana de telecomunicaciones en materia de accesibilidad

Jul 25, 2014

Filed under: Accesibilidad, Android, discapacidad, iPad, iPhone, manos-libres, parálisis, reforma, smartphone, tablet, tableta, teléfono

Mexico recently announced their telecommunications legislation reform which will put a greater emphasis on telecom providers to accommodate users with disabilities. (Blog post in Spanish)

iPhone and iPad accessibility options for quadriplegics and other users with limited mobility

Jun 05, 2014

Filed under: Accessibility, hands-free, iPad, iPhone, Mobile Phone, Quadriplegia, Quadriplegic, quads, Tablet

We review some of the key accessibility features in iOS7 here based on the user’s preferred input device. All of these features can be found on your iPhone or iPad under Settings> General> Accessibility.

Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Apps with Adaptive Switches

May 06, 2014

Filed under: AAC, Accessibility, Android, iPad, iPhone, Mobile Phone, Quadriplegia, Quadriplegic, quads, Speech Generation

Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Apps with Adaptive Switches

Operation of an AAC on an iPhone/iPad with a single switch using the Tecla Shield is quite simple. iOS has a “switch control” setting that, when turned on, allows cycling through the icons on the screen in “groups”. In the...

4 ways Quadriplegics can use an iPad or iPhone

Apr 29, 2014

Filed under: Accessibility, Android, hands-free, iPad, iPhone, Mobile Phone, Quadriplegia, Quadriplegic, quads, Tablet

4 ways Quadriplegics can use an iPad or iPhone

While smartphones and tablets like the iPad, iPhone and Android devices are transforming how most people communicate, learn, shop and entertain themselves, a huge population of people with mobility impairments, like quadriplegics, lack the dexterity, stamina or concentration required to...

Designing the Tecla Shield - from Concept to Injection Molding

Apr 10, 2014

Prototyping is not always a clean, linear or glamourous activity. Here, our designer goes through the steps to producing the design for the Tecla Shield, from 3D printing multiple versions to the final injection molded parts for this assistive device...

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Como cumplir con la reforma Mexicana de telecomunicaciones en materia de accesibilidad

iPhone and iPad accessibility options for quadriplegics and other users with limited mobility

Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Apps with Adaptive Switches

4 ways Quadriplegics can use an iPad or iPhone

Designing the Tecla Shield - from Concept to Injection Molding