Articulation Carnival

Learning and practicing articulation in English can be dull and challenging for many individuals.  A certified speech-language pathologist noted this and was inspired to develop a more exciting way for children to learn and practice articulation.  The Articulation Carnival app motivates children to practice articulation at the word, phrase, and sentence levels.  The app also makes practicing […]

SwiftKey Symbols: symbol-based communication app

Over a year ago, I wrote about four different assistive keyboards available on iOS devices.  The first keyboard I mentioned in the post was SwiftKey, a free keyboard app that adapts to the user.  More recently, the same company has released SwiftKey Symbols, a symbol-based assistive communication app. The Symbols keyboard is currently only available for Android devices and is “targeted at (but […]

Skill Champ: Customized education for your child with autism

With so many resources available for individuals with special needs, it can be challenging to find the right ones for you or your child.  This is especially true for individuals with autism, as no two people with autism are alike.  Infiniteach Inc. is an autism innovation company founded “to change the way we approach autism […]

Language Builder from Stages App

Language Builder Picture Cards is a top-selling curriculum tool for autism.  The developers behind this tool also offer Language Builder, an app featuring six core autism educational activities.  The app is professionally designed and used by therapists, teachers, and parents to teach basic language skills to children with autism, speech-language delay or special needs. The […]

A Growing Need for Accessible Agriculture

Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing It’s officially the end of summer and the beginning of fall — a time when barbecues become roasts, and a chill in the air eventually takes over. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, September 2015 brings days excellent for sowing grains, hay and forage crops. There are also good days for […]

Forbrain: Auditory Processing Product

A startup company, Sound For Life Ltd., has developed a revolutionary patented device to aid speech and auditory processing by using auditory feedback.  Forbrain® is a headset that uses “groundbreaking technologies to create an enhanced audio-vocal loop which enables users to improve their speech.” Because the device optimizes the audio-vocal loop’s operating ability, Forbrain can significantly improve one’s […]