Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly
look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices
designed to help people who have difficulties with vision,
mobility, hearing or other special needs!
It seems as if all devices can be connected to one's
smartphone nowadays--from thermostats, lights, door locks
and even a smoke detector. The all-new Nest Protect 2.0
is a smart solution to keep you and your family safe from fires and
carbon monoxide poisoning.
The new Nest Protect offers many smart features:
It will alert you via your phone and by speaking aloud in
case of emergency
It will tell you exactly where smoke is (For example, "There is
smoke in the kitchen.")
It quietly tests its batteries and sensors over 400 times
daily
It automatically tests its horn and speaker once a month so you
don't have to
For more information, to read our blog or to drop us a line,
visit EasterSealsTech.com. That was your accessibility
minute for this week! I¹m Laura Medcalf with the INDATA
Project at Easter Seals Crossroads, in Indiana.
About the Podcast
A weekly look at assistive technology--tools designed to assist people with vision, mobility, or hearing impairments. Produced by the INDATA Project at Easter Seals Crossroads in Indiana.