You should add "Dictation Pro" pp to the list. I use it every day to create reports with just my voice. There is a vocabulary training in the app to make sure the software recognizes what I speak...
https://disabilityhorizons.com/2017/10/assistive-technology-the-top-dictation-apps/#comment-7369
Good tips! For road trips, it would also be prudent to check the weather along the route, especially in winter or monsoon. I would suggest checking it on apps that provide micro-location data.
Hi! Thano you for the informative article)
Janie, thanks so much for this, it’s brilliant & spot on. Although I’ve had chronic illness & disability for 10-15 years, it’s got worse, I’m a people pleaser & find it hard to put across...
As a stroke survivor and wheelchair user, I'd like to raise the issue of the wheelchair passenger having a clear view of the road ahead to avoid nausea. The high seating position for the wheelcha...
I use a wheelchair following a medical injury which left me permanently disabled. I need a carer to push my wheelchair. Usually my husband. I often wear sunglasses to avoid eye contact. Other tim...
It's great to find out more about David, especially after the Inclusion Hour featured Boccia only the other week! Joanna
As an actor with a neurological disorder it’s incredibly challenging to find opportunities. While it’s encouraging to see more disabled roles “portrayed” in television, movies and stage, ...
I'm very happy to see your selection of great inclusive products in the new Disability Horizons Shop. There are so few adaptive products in the mainstream marketplace and so they are hard to find...
I'm displeased by the number, still, of non disabled actors in roles presented here. Esp The Fundamentals film with Paul Rudd. Why? How hard would it Really have been to cast someone with Duchenn...
And also RJ Mitte in Breaking Bad.
I am extremely fortunate to also have an internal transfer vehicle. I drive a Ford Tourneo Custom. I have an electric ramp that comes down at the back and when I'm inside, my electric wheelchair ...
I’m not sure how useful this would be, but one device I’ve found to be extremely handy if you’re a manual wheelchair user is this device called the SmartDrive MX2+, a power assist device fo...
Hi Hannah! Just read your post and I really enjoyed it. Your story is somewhat similar to mine in a way; disabled following a spontaneous spinal fracture six years ago at the age of 47 which has ...
In reply to Christopher Colgan. Hi Christopher. We're looking to do a follow-up piec...
https://disabilityhorizons.com/2020/06/8-influential-black-women-with-disabilities/#comment-7388
Wow, I'm surprised @ Lachi isn't on this Black Women with Disabilities list!! She's a award winning singer, writer and actress who is blind. She belongs here!
https://disabilityhorizons.com/2020/06/8-influential-black-women-with-disabilities/#comment-7384
I can't wear a face cover of any description as I am autistic with severe sensory issues. I can't have anything touching my face or head. I wear a badge and have a sunflower lanyard pinned to my ...
In reply to Robert Hawkins. It ...
I have recently started seeing someone who is a stroke survivor! He is amazing! Thank you for sharing your story. You are correct on your assessments. He brings so much to the table. It is incred...
In 2014 I started experiencing lack of muscle control when performing strenuous exercise, within months I had tremors and terrible mood swings. After bouts with many neurologists I was diagnosed ...
https://disabilityhorizons.com/2017/12/writing-travelling-living-multiple-sclerosis/#comment-7387