Podcast: Play in new window | Download294-9-7-18 Fidget Backpack 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! Fun and Function is a company offering hundreds of tools to help individuals […]
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Speech Blubs : Language Therapy App
There are so many language therapy apps that it can be overwhelming to find one that works for your child or student. Speech Blubs is a speech therapy app that uses voice-control and video technology to develop speech articulation for young children with or without speech difficulties. It was developed by Blub, Blub Inc. which […]
5 Smart Plug Options for Your Home
I have written about several smart home appliances over the years. While a lot of the technologies I write about can quickly become old news or outdated, anything related to smart home devices remains valid. If you are wanting to turn your standard lamp or appliance into a smart device, one easy way to do […]
Fidget Backpack
I have written about dozens of products from Fun and Function by now. They offer a wide variety of tools to help individuals focus, regulate their senses, and more. One of their most recent additions is the Fidget Backpack. The Fidget Backpack is a dream backpack for children who love to fidget. It works double […]
Monday Tech Tip: Amazon Fire TV Stick (Activating your TV by voice commands)
Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us how to control a television with voice commands using the Amazon Fire Stick and Amazon Echo. Check it out here:
ATU379 – “The New Assistive Tech: Make Learning Awesome for All” with Chris Bugaj
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. Show Notes: Purchase Chris’s Book, “The New Assistive Tech: Make Learning Awesome for All” at bit.ly/thenewatforall Listen to […]