Looking for a fun, interactive way to teach your child fingerspelling? The Fingerspelling Blocks is an ideal, hands-on toy designed to teach young children (ages 3 and up) how to fingerspell! All 26 letters of the English alphabet are included in the Fingerspelling Blocks with corresponding sign language hand shapes molded on top. According to the […]
Posts with the Easter Seals Crossroads tag
Monday Tech Tips: iVera-home automation remote control for cell phone
Laura Medcalf, Social Media Content Specialist at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us how she turns her christmas tree lights on and off with iVera. iVera is a home automation remote control that allows you to control: lights, thermostats, door locks, and et cetera from your cell phone. Check it out here: Link to iVera app: http://getvera.com/controllers/veralite/ […]
Consumer Highlight: Gabrielle Books
I had the opportunity to meet with Gabrielle at her last appointment with her assistive technology specialist, Jim Rinehart, in her home in Elkart, Indiana. Jim is an Assistive Technology Specialist at Easter Seals Crossroads. He has been working with Gabrielle since the beginning of her freshman school year of college. Gabrielle is a freshman at […]
Tool Factory’s Switch Software Bundle
Tool Factory is a leader in innovative educational technology with a mission to “improve US education by providing superior educational software, hardware, staff development options, and a selection of special education products.” One product provided on their website is their Switch Software Bundle. The Switch Software Bundle is one of several products within their category: Interactive […]
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 […]
Monday Tech Tip: Back Supports
Mark Stewart, Senior Assistive Technology Specialist at Easter Seals Crossroads shows us a back support for an office chair. Check it out here: