Accessibility is a vital concern for all levels of government as technology becomes a fundamental tool for streamlining internal operations and delivering services to citizens. When a Canadian assistive technology company developed a revolutionary computerized travel guide for the blind,...
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Posts tagged "Special Needs"
OrbiTouch Keyless Keyboard: Breaking Barriers
The following is an excerpt from an guest blog post featured on the special education technology blog Teaching All Students that follows the orbiTouch experience of a young man and his mother. A big thanks to Patrick Black, blog creator, for featuring...
For those with disabilities, a new entrepreneurial spirit
The following excerpt is from an Orlando Sentinel article written by Kate Santich published on November 12, 2011. The article explores initiatives by various Central Florida organizations to promote entrepreneurism among persons with special needs. Toward that end, the Department of Veterans...
OrbiTouch salutes our veterans by fighting unemployment
They fought for America. Now we can make America a country worth coming home to through jobs. "As it says on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., “Freedom is Not Free.” Our wounded warriors serve as a constant reminder...
Blue Orb awarded National Science Foundation Grant
Multi-year award will help provide online entrepreneurial opportunities to persons with disabilities. MAITLAND, FLORIDA--Blue Orb, Inc., parent company of the assistive technology keyboard orbiTouch, was awarded a three year Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation in partnership with Central Florida...