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His lawyers argued during a hearing on Monday that state election officials don’t have time before November to train Wisconsin’s roughly 1,800 local clerks in how to handle electronic ballot requests from disabled voters and create ballots that can interact with the voters’ assistive devices.
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Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 25 June 2024
Tech Engineering for Kids, which is run through Canfield’s junior-level engineering course, involves students working in teams to design a form of custom assistive technology for a child with special needs in the Middle Tennessee region.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 23 June 2024
In addition, there are closed caption or closed caption decoders for guest room televisions, assistive listening devices for meetings upon request, and accessible guestrooms with mobility features and 32-inch doorways.
—Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
Pioneers of assistive technology, GPS, and the Internet The highlight of the evening was the Honors Ceremony, which recognized those who had developed technologies such as assistive robots, GPS, and the Internet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2024
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Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 25 June 2024
Tech Engineering for Kids, which is run through Canfield’s junior-level engineering course, involves students working in teams to design a form of custom assistive technology for a child with special needs in the Middle Tennessee region.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 23 June 2024
In addition, there are closed caption or closed caption decoders for guest room televisions, assistive listening devices for meetings upon request, and accessible guestrooms with mobility features and 32-inch doorways.
—Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
Pioneers of assistive technology, GPS, and the Internet The highlight of the evening was the Honors Ceremony, which recognized those who had developed technologies such as assistive robots, GPS, and the Internet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2024
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assistive
adjective
as·sist·ive
ə-ˈsis-tiv 
: providing aid or assistance
specifically
: designed or intended to assist a disabled person in performing an activity, task, or function especially in an independent manner
assistive technology
Assistive devices help with the performance of daily activities. Most familiar are canes, crutches, and walkers. Other examples of simple assistive devices are raised toilet seats and firm pillows placed under the seats of chairs to help people with hip or knee arthritis to rise from a sitting position. —Simeon Margolis, The Johns Hopkins White Pages
Simeon Margolis, The Johns Hopkins White Pages With some assistive devices, the visually impaired can do a variety of office jobs, using computers and telephones. —Eric Aasen, The Dallas Morning News
Eric Aasen, The Dallas Morning News Assistive technology (AT) by its very nature consists of a variety of personal and customized tools for multiple learning styles and physical challenges. —Kelly Ahrens, Learning & Leading with Technology
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