Thursday, March 27, 2014

2014 CSUN International Technology Conference for Persons with Disabilities

Notes and Summaries from the 29th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (California State University-Northridge) (CSUN) at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, California from March 17-22, 2014:

2014 CSUN
SeroTalk
WebAble

There were over 300 exhibitors from various companies that provide both assistive and accessible technology to persons with disabilities.

Below is some of the notes and summaries I have created giving the details from Serotalk Interviews:

I have chosen to give this info. from 4 Specials at CSUN 2014:

Here is the latest on assistive and accessible technology for blind and visually impaired people as well as other persons with disabilities.

By the way, This event is being sponsored by HIMS, Inc.

Here is the latest from HIMS, Inc. from Dave Wilkinson:

video magnifier: revolutionary product, it works with a monitor or tablet, there are several models and it contains an electronically-controlled camera, it is using such advanced digital technology like Apple iOS, iPad, and Android devices
wireless, PCs and Macs or standard monitor w/ every platform

for reading books they have a product called BookSense
Blaze and their new model Easy

listen to music and podcasts, print, camera, a cappella speech which has the same features as BookSense only additional stereo speaker and 10 different equalizers
YouTube speaker/ ear phones

Compare BlazeEasy vs. BookSense XT e-book readers

PlexTalk from HumanWare
shipping of these such products will be in the upcoming months probably before Summer 2014.