This year, Apple released the iOS 12 system, claiming it will “make your iPhone and iPad experience even faster, more responsive and more delightful.” You can add “more accessible” to that description as well. “Taking advantage of iOS 12 is a great way for people with disabilities to ring in the new year,” said Brian […]
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Try Your Paw at Dog Care with Blindfold Doggy
If you love dogs and want to explore the responsibilities of dog care and ownership on a virtual level, Blindfold Doggy is the virtual pet game for you! Blindfold Doggy is a fully-accessible dog ownership simulation game, for both sighted and visually-impaired people, designed for rapid audio play. The object of the game is care […]
The Fun of Subwords is Now Accessible
Do you love trivia? Do you love word games even more? Subwords is an exciting mix between the two! Words are split into fragments, and you have to put them back together as fast as possible. The words are bound to a certain topic, so you have to know about the topic in order to […]
Medisafe – Pill & Med Reminder App
Several patients often forget to take their medications. Over the years I’ve written about pill dispensers. In addition to automated pill dispensers, there are also helpful apps available, like Medisafe, which help ensure you take the proper dosage of medicine on time. Did you know? Improper medicine use and dosage tracking lead to: 50% of […]
Toca Mystery House
I have written about several apps from Toca Boca over the years. Toca Boca is an “award-winning play studio that creates digital toys and everyday products for kids.” One of the company’s newest apps is Toca Mystery House. This app features a spooky house filled with surprises meant for slightly older children. Younger children can […]
The Five Best Notetaking Tools and Apps
Once fall break is over, the big year-end tests are just around the corner. But thanks to the ever-expanding world of technology, students no longer have to scribble notes in those old-school legal pads — unless they want to. “Students of all ages have countless tools at their fingertips now,” said Brian Norton, director of […]