#assistive tech

[clatterbane]

I don't think I'm quite to the point of riding anything yet, but one thing I think I would probably really benefit from getting is an e-bike. (Of one of the more limited types that don't get counted as mopeds here.)

The little bit of pedal assist kind would probably be very handy for getting around this bike-friendly town and also help me get back in better shape.

(Probably better park the thing inside the house when I'm not using it, though. Even though this ain't Greater London. Thankfully, in some ways.)

The prosthetist initially treated it as a given that I could get a second leg set up for cycling, since that's apparently better with a pin lock socket for fuller knee ROM and some other different components. But, that apparently still needs to be officially approved, when I asked about it again out of curiosity. And then of course there's the fabrication time.

But yeah, idk if I should even really start looking at bikes until I've got hardware that works better for riding one. As I said, I'm not quite there yet, but honestly figure that I might be good biking longer distances to get some places I want to go before hoofing it the same distance makes sense.

[pastamic]

After I started experiencing HKPP I started having more tremors and so my linework is shaky as fuck. I have to work three times as long on a piece to get it to look half as good as it would have previously but I still do it! bc I would rather do that that tarnish my artistic integrity by stealing others art and destroy the environment, which is exactly what generative ai does. It steals from other artists and destroys the environment while it's at it. I'm working on getting better assistive devices (mostly braces, splints, an ipad, and a stand for it) to help me and I would love to see more technology ACTUALLY made to help disabled people do art, not just something made for lazy tech bros using disabled people as a shield against criticism.

"ai is making it so everyone can make art" Everyone can make art dipshit it came free with your fucking humanity

[dorothysantos]

The Cyborg’s Prosody, or Speech AI and the Displacement of Feeling on Sounding Out

Humbled and honored to be a part of a special series on Sounding Out guest edited by one of my mentors, Johann Diedrick. Please read Professor Jennifer Lynn Stoever’s statement of the series below. In summer 2021, sound artist, engineer, musician, and educator Johann Diedrick convened a panel at the intersection of racial bias, listening, and AI technology at Pioneerworks in Brooklyn, NY.…

[wikipediapictures]

eMate 300

“The Newton eMate 300 was an Apple Newton built into a laptop like casing including a standard keyboard. It was aimed at the education market.” - via Wikimedia Commons

[awwfulsounds]

Palm m505 personal digital assistant 2001 (x)

[pixelfireplace]

Casio NX-6000 with animations.

Full video upload by holochip on YT

[zadokthepriest]

from Umit Aydin

[neofox]

Vox's assistant is a cutey We call him Emory 💙

[unpretty]

okay i definitely need to mute notifications about that post before people defending my coworker or complaining about The Cloud tempt me into revealing Too Much Information. i mean i've already revealed too much information quite frankly but so it goes.

[thecoffeecrew404]

Reblog/Comment on this if your tumblr is about aac, if you use aac to make your posts, have any aac based social media's, or know of any creators who do

Namely where we can see the actual aac! Video, screenshots, resources links

Anything AAC

ALSO AAC DISCORD SERVERS/COMMUNITY CHATS PLEASE!!!

[punkrock-valentine]

Yooooo whatttttt who’s this bozo

[opendirectories]

[thezombieprostitute]

Hey Zombie, quick question about Tech Tuesday. Do you intend for Rose to cross path with one of her former boss again so that Jonathan might find out how she was treated ?

Tech Tuesday: Jonathan Pine

Summary: A dinner date with Jonathan is interrupted.

Warnings: Implied age discrimination, Implied smut. Please let me know if I missed any!

A/N: Reader is 40+ years old and female. No physical descriptors used.

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It doesn't matter that this isn't your first date with Jonathan. That you've slept together already. That the entire office knows the two of you are together. The butterflies are still fluttering with nervousness as you get ready. Maybe it's the place he's taking you to? It is higher up on the fanciness scale than you've ever been to before. You got a look at the menu online and warned Jonathan you couldn't pronounce half of the items! He assured you he'd handle the French words for you.

Your face heated up a little in embarrassment at how his fluent French makes you swoon. You have no idea what he's saying but it sounds so lovely. Especially when he says them with such reverence towards you. He could just be reciting a recipe but the way he says makes you believe he's actually saying you're beautiful. Quite the accomplishment for him to get you to believe, especially given your history.

You shake your head. Now's not the time to think of all those horrible bosses you had. All the ones who fired you so they could get more time with young, skinny, pretty newer secretary. But you're with someone better now. A boss who actually treats you with respect. Who wants you to stay. And he thinks you're beautiful. He's even been getting you to think that maybe, just maybe, he's right. It's why you bought yourself the bold red dress you're wearing tonight. It makes you feel almost as beautiful as he keeps saying you are.

Stepping out of your building to get into Jonathan's car, you relish the hungry look he gives you as he opens the car door for you. He kisses your hand, giving you a meaningful look, before helping you into the car. Yeah, he's almost got you believing.

Ever the gentleman, Jonathan holds out your chair for you to sit before taking his own seat next to you. You appreciate that he didn't take the one opposite. While it's good for eye contact, you prefer the closeness of having him next to you. It also makes it easier for him to whisper in your ear the scandalous things he wants to do with you. Whispers that have you squirming in your seat as he smirks.

True to his word, Jonathan handled the ordering of the food. His voice and clear pronunciation giving you heart eyes when you look at him. Does he know how silky smooth his voice is?, you wonder as you gently bite your lip.

The appetizers are served and Jonathan, with your prompting, explains what each one is. He also reiterates that if you don't like something he's picked you are more than welcome to say so. He will not take offense, "especially as it just means more for me." The entire time one of you always has a hand on the other. Whether it's your hand on his knee or his hand caressing your face, or his arm around you. You're always touching and it makes you feel like he truly doesn't mind being seen with you.

Soon after the main course is served your fun is interrupted by someone shouting your name. You drop your fork as you recognize the voice.

You turn towards the source. Sure enough, it's him. "Mr. Stark? What are you doing here?" You feel Jonathan go rigid as he squeezes your hand. A silent indicator that he's ready to stand in as you need him.

"I'm here to eat," Stark replies. "But then I see you here with a boy-toy and I decided to come over and ask if you wanted your old job back."

"No," you huff, before turning back to your food.

"No?" he exclaims. "Listen, I'm not one for admitting I make mistakes---"

"All the more reason for me to not go back to working for you," you interrupt.

He hisses as he breathes in through his teeth. "Look, I lost a lot of clients when I fired you. Hiring you back on would go a long way towards winning them back. So much so, I'll double what I was paying you."

"What happened to the perky little thing who you gave my job to?" Your tone is innocent but you already know what he's going to say.

Rolling his eyes he tells you, "turns out she was better at being bent over the desk than she was working at it. Her incompetence cost me a lot."

"Your incompetence, Mr. Stark," you retort. "I was fine to let her be your plaything while I did the actual work but when she got worried about being fired by HR for not doing her actual job she whined to you and you fired me. Her incompetence is one thing, but you chose to fire me. You fell for her sob story about feeling inadequate. You cost yourself those clients."

"And now I'm apologizing," Stark snipes back. "It's not my strong suit, but fine. I made a mistake in firing you. Come back and I'll triple your pay."

"Not a chance," you shake your head. "My current job doesn't pay as much as you're promising, but I'm treated with the utmost respect for someone of my skills and experience."

"Fucking hell," he sighs. He looks to Jonathan, 'you just gonna sit there? Not gonna defend your girl like a good boyfriend would? Or are you just an escort she hired to make herself feel better?"

"The lady doesn't need my help," Jonathan calmly answers. "Her thorns are quite sharp enough to take you down. Though, if you don't leave us be, I will be forced to ask that you be removed from the restaurant. Perhaps you should go back to your meal? Maybe you'll think more clearly on a full stomach."

Stark gives a huff and an eye roll before turning back towards his table. As soon as his back is turned you let out a shaky breath and Jonathan feels you trembling.

"Are you alright? Do we need to leave?" he asks as he gently turns your face towards his. His brilliant blue eyes are full of concern.

You put your own hand over his, holding him to your cheek. "I'll be okay. That was just...I've been wanting to tell him off for so long."

"Considering the nature of your firing, I'm not surprised," Jonathan admits. "How could someone be so shallow?"

You give a little snort, "it's not just him. Look over my resume. Pretty much every boss I had fired me for shallow reasons as soon as a prettier assistant became an option. Prettier, younger, skinnier, whatever."

He looks pained as he realizes what you've been through. "I have to admit, this does explain several things. And it makes me all the more grateful you've been willing to give me this chance to be with you."

Jonathan cups your face and brings you in for a deep, loving kiss.

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[political-us]

[awwfulsounds]

Sony Clié PEG-NX73V personal digital assistant running Palm OS 5.0 2003 (x)

[lesbienj]

kindly and politely asking non-disabled tolkien fans to question and reassess the impulse to give maedhros an elf-magic prosthetic that works exactly like a “real” hand