Assistive Technology

Ben Heck makes a lot of things. One thing he's been making for years, is special ordered one-handed gaming controllers. Here he is making one for the Switch.

If you love modding and electronics, I recommend his channel and live streams in general.

It's like a dental retainer with a touchpad to control devices with your tongue.

Their pitch expressly claims the device isn't AT... But it is to help more people access the outdoors, which I think counts to an extent.

I am working on a project that archives 80s and 90s tech documentaries and TV segments. The goal is to archive them to multiple platforms, to attempt to better ensure they don't become lost media.

Many of these videos don't have their original closed-captioning retained, so the only option is the generated subtitles.

I want my archives to be as accessible as possible. So my question is, are the YT auto-generated subtitles useful for those with limited hearing? Or maybe the question is, are they better than nothing?

I went to university with someone who had a cochlear implant, and he rarely used it because of the reasons listed in this article. Instead he'd just rely on his excellent context awareness and us other students' meager sign language attempts.

I visited the local planetarium recently, and this booklet caught my eye. Each page has the images embossed so they can be felt, and the text is all duplicated in braille.

The amateur astronomers here like to expound on how exploring the cosmos can instill a sense of wonder and awe. I think finding more ways to share that with people who would otherwise be left out is an important area for assistive technologies and design.

I came across this and found it too interesting not to share.

cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/11926067