Bluebee Pals are interactive plush learning tools that connect to iOS and Android devices via Bluetooth. The toy’s patented technology allows the stuffed animal’s mouth and head to move while reading stories, teaching using educational games, learning a language, and singing songs. The companion app is free to use and you can use it with […]
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Monday Tech Tip: Grabbit
Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us Grabbit, which is a screen capture utility for Mac computers. Check it out here: Click here to learn more about Grabbit.
ATU582 – Touchless Computing with Pippa Chick – Global Account Director – Intel
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. Special Guest: Pippa Chick – Global Account Director – Intel Download and more info: www.touchlesscomputing.org Or: www.ucl.ac.uk – search for touch […]
AM482 – Ekomat Paths
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! A few weeks ago I talked about the Mobi-Mat RecPath, which you can place over grass, […]
Storyteller Read Aloud to Kids App
If you’re looking for an app that turns any children’s book into an audiobook, check out the Storyteller Read Aloud to Kids app! With Storyteller, you can scan any print book from your personal library and the app will read it aloud to your child. According to the App Store’s description: “Storyteller provides an opportunity […]
WayAround Assists People with Vision Loss
Much of the way we perceive and understand the world is through our eyes. In fact, in one study, 88 percent of participants ranked vision as their most valued sense. For the at least 2.2 billion people around the world who have a near or distance vision impairment, accessing the world and getting information often […]