by Genevieve McLachlan | May 21, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Articles, Blindness, Eye Specialists, Film, Hidden Disability, Macular Degeneration NZ, Medical Condition, Newsletter, Talking Books, Technology, Testimonial, Travel, Visual Impairment
Check out our May newsletter, which features a testimonial from someone who uses Alexa to listen to talking books; a NZ feature film Hook, Line & Sinker about a truck driver who had to give up the career he loved due to sight loss; and much more. Click on the...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Apr 30, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Adaptive equipment, Apple, Articles, Blindness, People with Disabilities, Personal Assistant, Print Disability, Talking Books, Technology, Testimonial
Alexa is a smart speaker that acts like a personal assistant. You can ask her questions or request her to do a task for you. These game-changing new technologies are making it easier for many of the Blind Foundation’s library members to listen to talking books –...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Sep 20, 2018 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Advisory Panel, Articles, Be. Lab, Conferences, Disabled Leadership Group, Leadership, Newsletter, People with Disabilities, Presentations, Research, Social Change, Technology, Testimonial
Our latest newsletter is packed with interesting articles, including a testimonial from a client. Don’t Take Our Word for it! Read our newsletter…
by Genevieve McLachlan | Sep 3, 2018 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Articles, People with Disabilities, Testimonial, Transport
I recently write this testimonial for Metlink, to share my experiences using the newly accessible buses in the Hutt Valley. “Over the last 20+ years, I have been a regular user of Wellington’s accessible buses and have observed many changes, both in the design...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Aug 29, 2018 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Assistive technology, Employment, Services, Speech Recognition software, Technology, Testimonial, Training
I received this lovely testimonial from a client I’ve been working with, using Dragon Speech Recognition software. “Genevieve at Adaptive Technology Solutions made the work we did together easy – at a time when I was feeling confronted, exhausted,...
