Podcast: Play in new window | Download Panel – Brian Norton, Belva Smith, Josh Anderson, Wade Wingler | Q1 How subscribe via RSS Q2 Phone plans for emergency communication Q3 Reading building directories with an app Q4 Dragon “move to body” email question Q5 What AT to use in a presentation for educators Q6 What […]
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ATU315 – Off the cuff with Craig Burns – Mobility and Cognition Team Lead at Easterseals Crossroads
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Off the cuff with Craig Burns – Mobility and Cognition Team Lead at Easterseals Crossroads www.EasterSealsTech.com | cburns@eastersealscrossroads.org —————————— […]
AM238 – Apple’s HomePod
Podcast: Play in new window | Download 238-06-09-17 Apple’s HomePod 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! Apple is finally joining Amazon and Google with their own version of the […]
Advocates for Our Angels
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing Four minutes. It only took four minutes for seven-year-old Savannah Martin to disappear and make it to the pond on the edge of her family’s property in Lawton, Okla. — and drown. In 2008, Kevin Curtis Wills jumped into Iowa’s Raccoon River and tragically drowned at the age of nine. […]
Letters with a Deeper Meaning
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing ATP. Assistive Technology Professional. This certification is more than just three letters after your name. Just like all educational degrees, licensures, certifications and awards, ATP means something — not just to the person who receives it, but to consumers with disabilities and the assistive technology community. And like most credentials, […]
Override the Summer Slide
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing Summer is a time when most kids are enjoying water parks and splash pads, not focused on their academic skills. But maybe they should be. “Many students experience some learning loss during the summer,” said Cristen Reat. Reat is the co-founder and program coordinator at BridgingApps. “I believe there is […]