Wade Wingler, Director of Assistive Technology, at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us shows us an app called Type. This is a “minimal writing app” that helps students with learning disabilities and dyslexia take better notes. Check it out here:
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Monday Tech Tip: iOS built in screen reader options (speak selection & speak screen)
Brian Norton, Manager of Clinical Assistive Technology, at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us shows us two iOS built in screen reader options: speak selection and speak screen. Check it out here:
Mother from Indianapolis develops Lectio, an app for dyslexia
“Have you ever heard the expression, ‘Necessity is the mother of all invention?’ Well, it’s true,” says Kris Parmelee. Parmelee is an Indianapolis mother of a son with dyslexia, a learning disorder affecting at least 10-15% of the nation’s population. After several years of watching her son struggle with reading, Parmelee founded and developed Lectio, an app […]
A, B, Cs of Dyslexia Education
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing Do you have trouble telling the difference between “b” and “d,” or are you confused with words that sound similar, like celery and salary? These are some of the “red flags” of dyslexia — a learning disability affecting about one in five people, or 20 percent of the population. With […]
Nike launches FLYEASE, a cool new shoe for people with disabilities
“You loop, you swoop, you pull.” “Bunny ears, Bunny ears, playing by a tree. Criss-crossed the tree, trying to catch me. Bunny ears, Bunny ears, jumped into the hole, Popped out the other side beautiful and bold.” “Over, under, pull it tight, Make a bow, Pull it through to do it right.” […]
GoTalk Express 32
Are you or a loved one in the market for a powerful, yet simple picture communicator? Perhaps the GoTalk Express 32 will work for you! The GoTalk Express 32 is a full-featured communicator which gives users the ability to scan and link messages together to play in sequence. According to EnableMart, “It is an ideal […]