Exciting new staff changes!

In recent months, the Assistive Technology Program at Easter Seals Crossroads has seen a few staff changes.  I wanted to make sure our readers are informed of all these exciting changes! Prior to writing this blog, I went ahead and asked the newly-promoted staff about their new roles, responsibilities, goals, and more.  Check out the interview […]

Learn ABC’s of Sign Language with Fingerspelling Blocks

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 […]

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 […]