7 Apps to Help Calm Individuals with Autism, Anxiety, Other Special Needs

Helping individuals with autism and anxiety calm down is no easy feat.  While weighted products and multi-sensory rooms may help encourage relaxation, they’re not always available.  One of the greatest benefits of smart devices is their portability; this makes them available whenever wherever!  If you’re looking for calming apps to have at the ready – […]

Squirrel Devices Tactile Caliper: Accessible Ruler for Users with Blindness

Pranay Jain and Anshul Singhal are two Ph.D. candidates from MIT.  They’re also the developers at Squirrel Devices.  Squirrel Devices’ mission is to “enable Math and Science accessibility for students with blindness.”  Their first commercial product is the Squirrel Devices Tactile Caliper, which is a “geometry instrument for persons with blindness to measure and draw with high […]

ATU307 – SAS Graphics Accelerator with Ed Summers

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Ed Summers – Senior Manager of Accessibility and Applied Assistive Technology at SAS | accessibility@sas.com | www.sas.com/accessibility | blogs.sas.com/accessibility App: Historical Markers | www.BridgingApps.org Unedited Interview with Stereo Tracks representing graphs: http://traffic.libsyn.com/atupdate/SAS_Unedited_Stereo.mp3 Sonification Example 1:http://traffic.libsyn.com/atupdate/SGA_sonification_example_01_STEREO.mp3 Sonification Example 2:http://traffic.libsyn.com/atupdate/SGA_sonification_example_02_STEREO.mp3 Sonification Example 3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/atupdate/SGA_sonification_example_03_STEREO.mp3 Product page for the SAS Graphics […]

AM231 – HOVR

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 231-04-14-17 HOVR 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! Have you ever wished you could remain active while sitting?  The HOVR is a […]

Helping Hands Fine Motor Tool Set

Learning Resources offers a variety of hands-on educational toys for children of all ages.  One of their best-selling products is their Helping Hands Fine Motor Tool Set.  The set features four different tools and four different ways to develop “small hand muscles for writing and daily living.” Children will have loads of fun playing, picking […]