Podcast: Play in new window | Download0 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: Mario Damiani & Social Media Accessibility (dol.gov/odep) 10 Awesome iOS 7 Features That Apple Didn’t Mention At […]
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AM107 – Gerentechnology
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Show Notes Hi folks. Welcome to “Accessibility Minute”, your weekly look at Assisitive Technology—those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs. Gerontechnology may be a new word for some of us. It refers to the integration […]
Tangible Object Cards for Kids with Autism
Kids with autism may communicate differently and use a different way to express themselves. Assistive technology can help break down communication barriers. Tangible Object Cards pair a vocabulary word with a meaningful object securely fastened to the card. This device can also be helpful for teachers to help students communicate better using objects. Tangible Object […]
Braillephone
The Braillephone is a portable braille telephone device designed for people who are Deaf Blind. This device can be used like a telephone or for face-to-face communication between a person who is Deaf Blind and another person using a telecommunications device for the Deaf (TDD) or deaf relay service. It’s designed to enable those who […]
Free Assistive Technology Information from EnablingDevices.com
EnablingDevices.com has free resources for download. These resources are used to compared capabilities of people with different kinds of disabilities.Visit their homepage and look on the left hand side. Some of the topics with free resources include: Therapeutic Learning Skills Development Chart Activity Guides for Communicators Skills Development Chart for the Visually Impaired Capability Switches Comparison Chart And […]
Monday Tech Tip: Prizmo OCR app for iOS devices
Join us as Brian Norton, Manager of Clinical Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us an app called Prizmo. Prizmo is a photo-based scanner app that lets you scan text into your electronic format on iOS devices. Having trouble viewing the video-click here