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Marcie had a stroke several years ago, which has left her with hemiparesis — weakness — on her right side. This made using a traditional heavy vacuum with a cord — particularly on the stairs — difficult, and even dangerous for her.
ClaroSpeak Plus is a premium reading and writing app with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities, which means that this app can turn a piece of paper or page from a textbook into digitized text which can then be read aloud.
Earlier this summer, we introduced our OpenAT 3D Printed Toy project which is a different take on switch-accessible toys. The goal of this project is to create a switch adapted toy that provides multiple, selectable feedback options and is easy to make.
On Saturday, October 15th, we were pleased to partner with Brampton Library to host a Youth Making Change family build event at their Springdale Branch.
“I would totally recommend the Assistive Technology Services program to others! Everyone has been quite supportive and helpful,” she says. “I am amazed by the amount of support and care that I have received from the staff at the Assistive Technology Services program.”