Podcast: Play in new window | Download 171-02-19-16 Bookshare 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! Many individuals with low vision or blindness, autism, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and more […]
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Following Directions by Teach Speech Apps
Does your child have a hard time following directions? If you answered yes, then Teach Speech Apps offers a solution with their namely titled Following Directions app! Following Directions is a fun, interactive app that helps individuals learn how to follow instructions through a series of engaging activities. Before diving into further details on the app, let’s […]
8 Exciting Fidgets for Adults
Last week, I wrote a featured blog discussing 5 different fidgets for children with special needs. Within hours of publishing, the article gained a tremendous amount of attention due to the prevalence of fidgeting among children with and without special needs. (After all, children will be children and they just have to move!) As you probably already know, children are not the […]
My First AAC App
Looking for an affordable app to help introduce your child to augmentative and alternative communication? My First AAC is an iPad app specifically designed for toddlers and preschoolers who experience speech difficulties. This particular app has been noted as “a great beginner Augmentative Alternative Communication app for young children” by Megan Bratti, MS, CCC-SLP. My First […]
Monday Tech Tip: PDF XChange Editor
David Frye, Assistive Technology Specialist at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us PDF-XChange Editor, which is an application that allows a user to modify PDF files. Check it out here: Click here for more information on the PDF XChange Editor
ATU246 – Blindfold games, Taxes and Assistive Technology, Livescribe for Study Skills, Air Travel Stories
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: Tips for using the TurboTax website and iOS app as a blind user | AppleVis http://buff.ly/1Xg1XEW How […]