Craig Burns Assistive Technology Specialist at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us a voice amplification app for your iPhone. Check it out here:
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AM128 – Be My Eyes App
Podcast: Play in new window | Download 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. Do you enjoy helping other people? Did you know there is a way to help others without […]
ATU205 – Becca Klockars (aka OTMommy) and the Blended Learning Classroom, Apple Watch and Accessibility, Microsoft’s Award for Autism Services, Waze app, Stephen Hawking’s Open Source Communication System
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: Becca Klockars (aka OT Mommy) – AT for the Blended Learning Classroom A First Look at the […]
iDo Getting Dressed App
On Tuesday, I covered an app from the Center for Educational Technology called iDo Hygiene, which teaches 12 areas of personal hygiene. The company behind iDo Hygiene also offers an iPad app to teach dressing skills called iDo Getting Dressed. Just like the iDo Hygiene app, the iDo Getting Dressed app is also designed by professionals to benefit individuals with autism, intellectual disabilities […]
5 Ergonomic Keyboards
For individuals who spend a lot of time on a computer, it is important to maintain an ergonomic posture. Awkward typing postures can result in ulnar deviation and pronation, or the horizontal and vertical bending of the wrists. The stressed compression of the nerves in the wrists contribute to developing disorders like carpal tunnel syndrome. A great way […]
Introducing the iDo Hygiene App!
Choosing the best app for each child may be a major challenge. After all, there are so many educational games and productivity apps already available to choose from–with the list ever-growing! However, a newer app, created by the Center for Educational Technology, recently caught my attention as its lesson is clear: personal hygiene. iDo Hygiene is an iPad app […]