Mark Stewart, Assistive Technology Specialist at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us keyboard key guards that are designed for computer uses with limited motor skills. Check it out here:
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ATU227 – Learning Ally College Success Program, Wearable Technology for People with Autism, US Access Board News, Microfluidic Sensors for Health Care, WebMD app
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: Learning Ally College Success with Mary Alexander and Kristin Witucki www.learningally.org/collegesuccess Biometric wristbands predict outbursts in people […]
AM151 – Optelec Compact+ HD
Podcast: Play in new window | Download 151-10-02-15 Optelec Compact+ HD 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! Looking for a device that allows you to read text anywhere, anytime? The […]
Learn social skills with Give Me 5!
For some children, especially many on the autism spectrum, learning how to behave appropriately can be rather challenging. Individuals at The Developmental Garden acknowledge this fact and aspire to help children succeed by developing helpful resources, such as the Give Me 5 app. Give Me 5 is a social skills learning app available on both Android and iOS platforms. […]
Camp Discovery: Autism Learning Games
Searching for an Android app to benefit your early learner with autism? Look no further! Camp Discovery was developed by the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), “one of the world’s largest organizations using applied behavior analysis (ABA) in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder.” Although Camp Discovery is designed for children with autism, all children can […]
CrowdViz: an app designed to assist blind and visually impaired
Several months ago, I wrote about the Be My Eyes app and even hosted a podcast on this app. If you’re not familiar with this app, Be My Eyes was designed to connect individuals who are blind with volunteer helpers around the globe via live video chat. By pairing individuals with visual impairments with sighted volunteers, […]