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: GPS Navigation and Fitness Tracking for Wheelchairs – Briometrix Natalie Verndon, Co-founder, Briometrix | www.briometrix.com Student Design […]
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AM270 – Time Timer Watch PLUS
Podcast: Play in new window | Download 270-1-19-18 Time Timer Watch PLUS: 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 little over a month ago I talked about the […]
Double Duel Homophone Game
Learning and practicing homophones is often challenging. Learning Resources offers a fun game, called Double Duel, that encourages children to practice their homophones! It is a high-speed homophone game that requires active listening and vocabulary skills. The Double Duel game engages players with four buzzers that each make a different sound: boxing bell, doorbell, honk […]
5 Time Management Tools for Special Needs
Visual timers can play an essential role in the lives of many individuals with special needs. They can make stressful transition periods easier, reduce resistance to routines, help manage a class or therapy session, and more for individuals with autism, ADHD, or other special needs. Keep on reading to learn about the benefits of visual […]
Learning Resources Sum Swamp Game
Learning Resources is a company that has helped millions of children develop a “love of learning…and build the educational skills that help them get ready to take on the world.” One of their 1,000+ educational products is the Sum Swamp Game. The Sum Swamp promotes early math skills such as basic addition and subtraction. Children […]
Monday Tech Tip: Ava app (live captioning app)
Tracy Castillo, ReUse Technician, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us the Ava app, which is a live captioning app for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Check it out here: