AM162 – Toys’R’Us Toy Guide

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 162-12-18-15 Toys’R’Us Toy Guide–Differently-Abled Kids 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! Only 7 more days until good ol’ Saint Nick comes to town! […]

Tool Factory’s Switch Software Bundle

Tool Factory is a leader in innovative educational technology with a mission to “improve US education by providing superior educational software, hardware, staff development options, and a selection of special education products.”  One product provided on their website is their Switch Software Bundle. The Switch Software Bundle is one of several products within their category: Interactive […]

INAPSE 2015 – APPFEST!

These apps were discussed on December 17, 2015 at the annual INAPSE conference.  This list is provided for the convenience of our participants: Apps and accessibility features that Brian and Wade demonstrated (or planned to!): Brian               Siri Wade              Voiceover Wade              Zoom Wade              Large Print Wade              Invert Colors Brian               Speak Screen / Selection Brian               Switch Control Wade              […]

Top 7+ Assistive Technologies of 2015!

With good ol’ Saint Nick paying a visit in just over a week, many of us are busy wrapping gifts and planning our holiday events.  The month of December has just flown by–as has each month of 2015! With the new year coming oh-so-soon, I always like to write a post reflecting on the top assistive technologies of the […]

SwiftKey Symbols: symbol-based communication app

Over a year ago, I wrote about four different assistive keyboards available on iOS devices.  The first keyboard I mentioned in the post was SwiftKey, a free keyboard app that adapts to the user.  More recently, the same company has released SwiftKey Symbols, a symbol-based assistive communication app. The Symbols keyboard is currently only available for Android devices and is “targeted at (but […]