Aidan and Eye Gaze – A New World of Possibilities

Last week, we got this very short email: “I just had to share this video… We introduced the EyeGaze on Friday and again today.  This is day 2!  Oh My!  ;)” –Barb Welsford, Assistive Technology Specialist, Bridgewater The assistive technology team at South Shore Regional School Board in Nova Scotia sent us video clips that captured Aidan’s…

Grid 3’s Chat History feature awarded patent

The Chat History feature in Grid 3 is now patented technology.

Grid 3 Now Available in Canada!

Bridges is thrilled to announce that the most advanced AAC and alternative access software out there, the Grid 3, is now available in Canada. Breakthrough features and a simply elegant user interface give the Grid 3 unmatched ease-of-editing for the support team, with powerful access and communication tools for all communicators.  Including: Remote, instantaneous editing for an entire support team. Communication…

6 + 1 Super Cool AT stories from 2016 ATIA conference

This year’s  Assistive Technology Industry Association’s conference in Orlando turned out to be a really exciting few days.  We got to attend sessions, meet with our manufacturing partners and prowl the massive exhibit hall hunting for cool stuff. This year, the weather was unseasonably hot outside (peaking at 27C.  Most years, the weather is more…

2014 AT trends — AT and the mainstream tech

This is the third of three posts about trends we see effecting AT in the coming months written by Bogdan Pospielovsky,  Business Development Manager at Bridges. What trends have we missed?  Comment, rant, rave or write directly to Bogdan, bogdan@bridges-canada.com. The internet of things Smart, connected objects with wireless and mini computers on board have hit the…

iOS 7 Switch Access — First Impressions

To much fanfare, iOS7 has added switch settings to its many other accessibility features.  Recently I had a chance to play around with the switch settings in iOS 7.  [to see the latest in accessories to help you with iPad switch users  — mounting, cases, storage, charging, and training — visit the Bridges’ iPad page]…

Red Cross in UK Deploy First Response Book from Widgit

The British Red Cross and Widgit Software have collaborated to produce a Communication Book which will be in every single Red Cross ambulance in the UK. The book, based on Widgit’s First Response Communication book,  uses Widgit’s 40,000+ symbol vocabulary to help first responders give aid when verbal communication is impaired because of an injury,…

Happy Birthday Grid Player, What’s Next?

The Grid Player has just celebrated its first birthday. Whoopee! With birthdays come presents, and the folks at Sensory Software have delivered  lots and lots of presents presents to Grid Player users. Unfamiliar with the Grid Player, get more info by heading here. Talking Photographs Yup, another new grid set! this useful set of talking…

ICE Card and Dementia Induced Wandering

The Alzheimer’s Society of Ontario (ALSO)  is launching a new awareness campaign addressing the problem of individuals with dementia wandering from home, (see the story on CTV News here).  According to the Society “3 out of five people with dementia become lost at some point, often without warning.” (See ALSO’s Finding Your Way site) The…

Tobii C15 and CEye Eyegaze Module Assigned ADP Codes

Bridges is excited to announce that the Tobii C15 powerful, integrated, full featured, Windows based speech generating device and its optional CEye eyegaze control unit are now listed in the Ontario Ministry of Health’s ADP (Assistive Devices Program) catalogue.  ADP is a program that provides financial support to the acquisition of communication and other medical devices…