Match & Find

Looking for an app to help develop your child’s memory, matching, sequencing and searching skills?  The developers behind the Match & Find app understand that working memory is essential for language and number development.  Keep reading to learn more about Match & Find and how it may benefit your child! Match & Find features six different activities, all of […]

Meet Leka: A New Robotic Toy for Special Needs

In several posts, I have written about different types of robots and their benefits on individuals with special needs.  If you’ve taken a tour of the INDATA Project’s lab here at Easter Seals Crossroads, you’ve probably already met a dancing robot named ARTI, or Assistive Robotics Technology Initiative.  (If you haven’t had a chance to meet the […]

Time for Bed Little Ted

Looking for an app to help your child relax before bed?  Check out Time for Bed Little Ted!  In this app, professional voice actors read a calming bedtime story, “which is supportive of early learning and has easy to use, fun interactions.” When using the app, children help the bear get ready for bed by helping […]

4 Accessible Apps for Hard of Hearing

There are countless ways to interpret the term communication.  In general, it is the means of connection between other people and environments.  It is so essential and common, yet so often taken for granted.  Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing understand this all too well, as they have to find alternative means to communicate with others around them. […]

Bitsboard App – Personal Learning Tool

Searching for an educational app full of games and flashcards to help study reading, spelling, and more?  Check out the Bitsboard app by Innovative Investments Limited!  Bitsboard allows users to study “almost anything for free across 25 addictive mini-games in one app.” Bitsboard is available to download for free and allows users to create their own study sets or download […]

BrailleNote Touch by Humanware

If you are a student or professional who is blind and seeking for a smart, accessible device to take notes, check out Humanware’s new BrailleNote Touch.  The company has noted the device to be, “The note taker of the future.” The BrailleNote Touch is the first certified Braille tablet providing access to the Google Play Store. […]