Avaz FreeSpeech

Learning language and grammar skills can be challenging for anyone, but especially for individuals with special needs.  Fortunately, there are apps like Avaz FreeSpeech available to help out!  With FreeSpeech, you can explore how tenses, sentence forms, parts of speech, and other grammatical properties change the structure of English.  A neat feature of this app […]

ATU618 – Puck with Barnabas Helmy

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. Special Guest: Barnabas Helmy – Inventor of Puck https://getpuck.com/ Bridging Apps: www.bridgingapps.org __________________________________________________________ We will host our annual Web […]

AM518 C-Pen Reader 2

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! I wrote about the original C-Pen Reader several years ago.  Now there is a new and improved version: […]

Time Shaker 5Q Wow

If you or someone you know experiences hearing loss, traditional bed alarms may not work.  iLuv may offer a solution with their Time Shaker 5Q Wow.  If you’re unfamiliar with iLuv, they are the “premier provider of the most comprehensive line of alarm clocks, smart devices, and accessories for the mobile lifestyle and the smart […]

LingoPen

Learning different languages can be challenging.  Fortunately, there are products, such as LingoPen, available to assist in this task.  LingoPen is specially designed for students learning a new language, as well as students with English as an Additional Language (EAL). With LingoPen, users can become “fluent and independent readers in the language of your choice.”  […]