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Category: Smart Home and Wearables

a pair of dark smart glasses with small cameras at both ends of the glasses
August 12, 2026 Chris White, CEO Vision Ireland

Smart Glasses Have Mainstreamed Assistive Technology. The Backlash Is Unacceptable

Privacy concerns around smart glasses deserve serious scrutiny. But labelling

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March 24, 2025 KLaSalle

Enable Ireland’s Additional Training and Support Resource Page

Assistive Technology is meant to enable independence, but learning how

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December 12, 2024 Sean Loughran

Accessible Remote Controls

Assistive technology devices play a vital role in empowering individuals

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point and speak being used on an iPhone. Microwave controls pictured with finger hovering over the power level button
June 26, 2023 Karl O'Keeffe

Point & Speak – Apple Accessibility 2023 (Part 3)

The final accessibility feature announcement from Apple in their May

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September 2, 2021 Sean Loughran

GEWA Ones

The GEWA One is a remote control that helps you

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May 10, 2021 Hilary Cotter

Using Alexa to control bed, television, bedside lamp and doors

Article by Hilary Cotter, Clinical Specialist in Assistive Technology, Brighter

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March 25, 2021 Garry Toner

HouseMate: SmartHome Control

I use a product called HouseMate. This enables me to

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September 4, 2020 Karl O'Keeffe

Easy Video Calling

In this post I’m going to look technologies to make

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August 10, 2020 Karl O'Keeffe

Hey Google, ask HouseBook where the spare batteries are?

HouseBook is a very interesting and potentially useful service launched

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January 14, 2020 Sean Loughran

New smart home solutions supporting independence – and some of their hidden costs.

At first glance, Smart home products appear to be quite

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