Podcast: Play in new window | Download 154-10-23-15 Toca Boo app 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! Wanting to find a fun Halloween-themed app for your kiddos? As of this recording, […]
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Encourage speaking and more with the Learn My World app
Learn My World is a unique flashcard-type application that helps teach early learners new words and phrases by using photos of objects familiar to that child. It’s as simple as snapping a photo of a friendly face or item that your child is familiar with and recording the name of person or item! While using the app, children can zoom […]
5 Halloween Apps for Your Kiddos!
Witches, monsters, and ghosts—oh my! It’s that time of year again, the time children carve silly faces into pumpkins and play pretend in their favorite costumes. With autumn now in full swing, many children love participating in the spooktacular activities of the holiday. When children aren’t carving pumpkins or trick-or-treating, they’re likely wanting to play on a smartphone or tablet. In […]
DotToDot: Have fun learning numbers & letters by tracing dots!
The cool autumn air always reminds me of one of my most favorite childhood activities: coloring! I remember my younger sister and I coming home after school, drinking hot apple cider and eating warm kettle corn. Upon finishing our after school snack, we’d rush outside and sit on the crisp, colorful leaves and begin coloring in our favorite […]
Monday Tech Tip: Topaz HD (portable video magnifier)
Greg Blackman from Eye Can See, Inc. shows us a portable video magnifier called Topaz PHD. Check it out here:
Consumer Highlight: Karen Carichoff
I got the opportunity to go out with David Frye, Assistive Technology Specialist at Easter Seals Crossroads, and observe one of his last appointments with Karen Carichoff. Karen is working with David to go over any issues she has since he recommended, installed, and trained her on Dragon Naturally Speaking. Dragon Naturally Speaking is speech […]