Posts by Kathryn Wyeth
Zoomsgiving: Connecting While Decreasing Social Isolation & Loneliness
By Jen Mullins, BS, CTRS, MATP Staff When I think about Thanksgiving, I think about connecting with my loved ones and enjoying food I like! This year with the pandemic, getting together with family for the holidays will be different. A friend recently shared an article with me about this: “Remember that ‘different’ does not…
Read MoreAT to Help with Wearing a Mask!
[Image description: the featured image of this video is of Jen Mullins, a white woman who has her wavy, brown hair up in a ponytail. Jen is smiling under a floral printed mask and is holding a silicone mask insert on the outside of her mask while holding up a thumbs up. Note: the silicone…
Read More3-D Printed AT for Writing, Painting, and Drawing (with Jen)!
[The featured image of the video above is of Jen Mullins, a white woman with long, brown, wavy hair. Jen is smiling and wearing a coral-colored cardigan and black shirt underneath. In one hand, she is holding a Palm Pen Holder device that is holding a paintbrush. In her other hand, Jen is pointing at…
Read MoreNew Accessibility Features for iPhone, iPad, & More-Coming this Fall!
By Jen Mullins, BS, CTRS, MATP Staff This past Monday Apple announced that it will be releasing its iOS 14 update in the fall. Note: OS is the abbreviation for operating system. In general, an OS is the software that runs your device. I’ve been learning about some of the new accessibility settings that are included…
Read MorePart 2: AT for Cutting Without Cuts!
By Jen Mullins, BS, CTRS, MATP Staff In the video linked to this post, I share about a few more AT devices and strategies that might make cutting up food in the kitchen safer and more accessible. Below are the devices from the video along with links where you might find the devices online. Please…
Read MoreAT for Cutting Without Cuts in the Kitchen: a Vlog!
By Jen Mullins, BS, CTRS, MATP Staff Due to precautions related Covid-19, many of us are cooking from home more. For someone whose disability impacts their vision, fine motor, hand dexterity, and upper body strength and coordination, cutting and chopping food can be challenging. Assistive Technology (AT) devices are available that may help. In the…
Read MoreWearable AT for Navigation!
By Jen Mullins, BS, CTRS, MATP Staff In a previous AT blog post, I shared that I have a disability that impacts my ability to navigate. When I walk, bike, drive, etc., without my GPS, I can’t work out where I am or how I need to get where I need to go. More than…
Read More“I didn’t quite catch that. Can you repeat it?” -Siri on iPhone
By Jen Mullins, BS, CTRS, MATP Staff Voice Assistants (VAs) are software that has been programmed to listen to users and (hopefully) perform resulting actions. “Users can ask their [voice] assistants questions, control home automation devices and media playback via voice, and manage other basic tasks such as email, to-do lists, and calendars with verbal…
Read MoreDisabled And Here
By Jen Mullins, BS, CTRS, MATP Staff One of the most engaging aspects of my job is marketing! I am a storyteller by nature and so I enjoy listening to others tell their stories and crafting my own narratives. A well told story can bring people together by sharing about a specific cause and/or increasing…
Read MoreDIY Light Up Cane!
By Jen Mullins, BS, CTRS, MATP Staff Recently, I got to meet and talk with Alisa Grishman of Access Mob Pittsburgh (AMP). Alisa is the inventor of the “Light Up Cane”; although she says that she’s not an inventor and just “had a good idea”. Sure sounds like an inventor to me! The Light Up…
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