Looking for an app that can help your child who is deaf learn to read? Huawei has created StorySign, a new storytelling app that uses artificial intelligence, a digital avatar, and sign language in order to help these children learn to read. According to their website: “There are approximately 32 million deaf children globally and […]
Author: Laura Medcalf
SignGlasses – Smart Sign Language Glasses
“For a student who is deaf, turning away from an interpreter to take notes can mean losing valuable seconds of classroom communication. By the time they glance back up, a professor and interpreter have moved on, and the student could have no idea what they’ve missed.” SignGlasses allows students to receive live sign language interpreting […]
AM313 – seeBOOST Electronic Glasses
Podcast: Play in new window | Download313-1-25-19 seeBOOST for Central Low Vision: 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! seeBOOST is a new category of corrective eyeglasses that integrates cameras […]
seeBOOST – Electronic Glasses for Central Vision Loss
“Advanced age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of irreversible blindness and visual impairment in the world.” seeBOOST is a new category of corrective eyeglasses that integrates cameras and a microdisplay with a prescription lens. In other words, seeBOOST is an electronic pair of prescription glasses for individuals coping with central vision loss. It targets […]
Pip the Letter Pup
Looking for a toy to teach your little one his or her ABCs? Pip the Letter Pup is an adorable, interactive pup from Learning Resources. Pip introduces children to every letter of the alphabet through fun, hands-on play. Pip the Letter Pup shrinks and grows with the help of five spinning hexagonal pieces, each of […]
BigBlu VisionBoard Keyboard for Low Vision
Looking for a keyboard for an individual with low vision? Check out the BigBlu VisionBoard from Ablenet! The BigBlu VisionBoard features large white keys with bold black lettering. The keys measure 1 in (or 2.5 cm) and are nearly 250% larger than the print on standard keyboards. The white keys with bold lettering “make it […]