If you’re looking for a digital version of a whiteboard to help teach your student(s), check out Vico SmartBoard. Vico SmartBoard is an iPad app for teachers looking to tutor their students. Further, Vico is a platform that provides “learning in a lively, intuitive way” as if the teacher and student are in the same […]
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Talkie Articulation App
If you’re in the market for an app to help children learn and practice speech-sound production, check out the Talkie Articulation app. The app aims for “young children to utilize the content, with an adult or speech therapist to guide them so they can learn the correct sounds of phonemes.” The Talkie Articulation app was […]
OgStar Reading App
Looking for a fun app to help teach your child or student how to read, write, and spell? The OgStar Reading app is a comprehensive, multisensory 35-lesson literacy game. The app is based on the Orton-Gillingham Approach: “The Orton-Gillingham Approach is a direct, explicit, multisensory, sequential, diagnostic, and prescriptive way to teach literacy when reading, […]
AM415 – Mezzo Focus 16 Compact Desktop Video Magnifier
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! If you or a loved one are in the market for a new desktop video magnifier, […]
Medallion Cell Phone Transmitter
Individuals with hearing impairments might not be able to hear their cell phone ringing. The Medallion Cell Phone Transmitter from Silent Call Communications is a great accessory so you never miss a call again! Here’s more about the company: “Established in 1985 and headquartered in Waterford, Michigan, the Silent Call family includes men and women […]
AM414 – SMPL Universal TV Remote
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! Traditional universal TV remotes feature dozens of small buttons, which can be confusing and overwhelming for […]