Smarty Ears Apps is a company that creates apps specifically designed for children with disabilities. The company boasts more than 35 apps for kids with speech and language delays and disorders such as Stuttering, articulation delays, autism, down syndrome, and language disorders. Below, I’ve highlighted just a few of the many apps that are available. That’s […]
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EARs turns Apple products into Hearing Aid
EARs turns your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad into a hearing aid. This app amplifies the sounds around you in real time and allows you to easily shape its tone so you can hear clear, crisp speech. You can adjust the sound and tone of each ear simultaneously or shape each ear independently. EARs […]
Monday Tech Tip: Talking LabQuest
A representative from GW Micro talks about a collaborative project for people who are blind or have low vision, the Talking LabQuest, from GW Micro and Independence Science. Having trouble viewing the video? Click here! Click here to visit our archived videos.
ATU065: Toby Churchill (James Rowe), Apple and Other Accessible Technology Podcast, Teen with Autism Not Allowed to Use iPad on Flight, Kurzweil 3000 Image Reader and Firefly App, NOAA Storm Center App, Verizon Wireless Mobile Accessibility, Control Units or Electronic Aids to Daily Living (ECU/EADL)
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: Toby Churchill (James Rowe) www.Toby-Churchill.com Apple and Other Accessible technology http://bit.ly/MlQtzQ Autistic, Non-Verbal Teen Told She’s Not […]
AM065 – Environmental Control Units or Electronic Aids to Daily Living (ECU/EADL)
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHi 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. Think about how many times today you’ve flipped a light switch, adjusted the thermostat, changed the TV channel […]
Reading Focus Cards
Reading focus cards promote better concentration and comprehension. These low-tech pieces of assistive technology are useful for people who struggle to differentiate single lines of text when reading. It’s particularly useful for people who experience symptoms associated with ADD, ADHD and Dyslexia. Reading focus cards block out lines of text below and above the line […]