Hadley video: Finding things you've dropped

[kestrell]

Hadley has a series of workshops titled "Basic O&M" (orientation and mobility), but sounds as if it could be useful to lots of folks, the most recent video titled "Finding Things You've Dropped." Look down the page and you will find other workshops in the series, such as one on preventing falls.
https://hadley.edu/workshops/o-m-basics-series/finding-things-you-ve-dropped

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[kestrell]

When I was giving presentations about assistive tech for my thesis, I had one of those toy grabber/Waldos, which just used a soft grip--it was made for kids--and it also made a variaty of science fiction sounds. Adults loved it. I should get another one.
One of my major tips: check out kids's toys, they tend to make use of really advanced technology, are easy to learn and use, and are often pretty cheap. I used to bring things I found to folks in the MIT Media Lab and they would just go nuts.

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[jesse_the_k]

I had a kid's-toy grabber for a while which was much cheaper and much easier to use than the fancy PikStik -- it's called a Toysmith Robot Claw.

It was entirely plastic, so it gave off a remarkably crunchy death scream when I rolled over it (in my ~300 lb chair).

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[kestrell]

*lol* You are just hell on wheels, babe.
So, did I mention I started a Coursera class on learning Git? And I'm tuning into the NFB NVDA virtual conference today and tomorrow.My web design instructor is late posting this week's lecture, so I got bored.

Re: That's right

[jesse_the_k]

Goodness. It's a good thing all these courses exist online. Without that stimulation who knows what trouble you would get into.

Re: That's right

[kestrell]

Yes, my motto is "You don't want me to get bored, do you?" That usually strikes fear in Alexx when I say it, and then he leaps to amuse me. I try not to abuse the power.