Last week, I wrote about the Otsimo AAC app, which is a free, easy-to-use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app for individuals with communication challenges. Another available app from that developer is the Otsimo Speech Therapy app. According to its description, Otsimo Speech Therapy is the “only speech therapy app that uses voice and speech […]
Author: Laura Medcalf
AM540 Komodo Math
Podcast: Play in new window | Download 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! Learning and mastering mathematics can be challenging for individuals with or without special needs. Fortunately, there […]
Otsimo AAC App
Otsimo is an app and game developer with over 50 games developed with educators and families. The co-founder of Otsimo, Zafer Elcik, had a brother with autism who was nonverbal. Elcik noticed that many augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices and apps were too expensive and/or too difficult for individuals with a disability like Elcik’s […]
Bring your child’s imagination to life with SmartDreams Bedtime Stories app
Bedtime stories are a great way for your child to wind down before bed. There are several apps that feature magical bedtime stories, one of them being SmartDreams. The SmartDreams Bedtime Stories app is a “unique bedtime story app that transforms your child’s bedtime routine into a spellbinding journey of imagination.” Unlike other bedtime story […]
Alexicom AAC App
Communication is how we make connections and build relationships with others. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the Speech Assistant AAC app, which can help individuals who are nonverbal to communicate with others. Another available augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app is the Alexicom AAC app! Alexicom AAC allows users to use their […]
AM539 MedMinder Pharmacy
Podcast: Play in new window | Download 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! Worried about your loved one getting and taking the proper doses of their prescription medications? MedMinder […]