DayCape: Daily Visual Planning

DayCape “wants everyone to live in a world where they feel excited about the day ahead of them.”  DayCape is a fun and interactive digital image calendar that helps children with autism or other special needs, plan their day and make activities less intimidating.  The founder, Anton Håkanson, was diagnosed with autism as a young […]

Monday Tech Tip: Bose Noise Cancelling headphones

Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones. These headphones can be helpful in preventing distractions and keeping people on task. Check it out here: For more information about these headphone: https://www.bose.com/en_us/products/headphones/over_ear_headphones/quietcomfort-25-acoustic-noise-cancelling-headphones-apple-devices.html?mc=K3073347&gclid=CPaz-5mxu8sCFQ2QaQodO0IKMQ

VisuaLearn App

The Educational App Store provides a long, helpful list of apps available for individuals with or without special needs.  One app out of the dozens listed is VisuaLearn, an app that “promotes vocabulary development, sight word acquisition and sentence building.” VisuaLearn was initially developed for young learners with Down syndrome, but was found to benefit […]

The Sounding Out Machine

Looking for an affordable solution to help your child with reading?  The Sounding Out Machine is an app that transforms the iPad into an assistive reading device!  The app was developed by FizzBrain, “a mom-and-pop studio committed to bringing the latest and very best of educational practices into the world of apps.” The Sounding Out Machine app […]

5 Apps for Speech Delays

It is estimated that approximately 10% of kindergarteners will receive a diagnosis of a speech/language delay each year.  To aid in this delay, many work with certified speech-language pathologists, but why not practice these skills outside of therapy?  The App Store offers countless apps for individuals with speech delays, but I wanted to highlight a handful […]

Flip Writer AAC

With so many AAC apps available to help individuals who struggle communicating, it can be so hard finding the right one for each person!  Many go through several AAC apps–often spending hundreds of dollars–just to find out it didn’t work for them.  Last week, Flip Writer AAC became free to download on iTunes! Why should […]