On Tuesday, I covered an app from the Center for Educational Technology called iDo Hygiene, which teaches 12 areas of personal hygiene. The company behind iDo Hygiene also offers an iPad app to teach dressing skills called iDo Getting Dressed. Just like the iDo Hygiene app, the iDo Getting Dressed app is also designed by professionals to benefit individuals with autism, intellectual disabilities […]
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5 Ergonomic Keyboards
For individuals who spend a lot of time on a computer, it is important to maintain an ergonomic posture. Awkward typing postures can result in ulnar deviation and pronation, or the horizontal and vertical bending of the wrists. The stressed compression of the nerves in the wrists contribute to developing disorders like carpal tunnel syndrome. A great way […]
Introducing the iDo Hygiene App!
Choosing the best app for each child may be a major challenge. After all, there are so many educational games and productivity apps already available to choose from–with the list ever-growing! However, a newer app, created by the Center for Educational Technology, recently caught my attention as its lesson is clear: personal hygiene. iDo Hygiene is an iPad app […]
Monday Tech Tip: Low Tech Job Accommodation idea
Brian Norton, Manager of Clinical Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us how to brainstorm low tech job accommodation solutions on an accommodation he recently worked on. Check it out here:
Samsung’s DOWELL app makes smartphones more accessible
For some individuals with mobility impairments, “simple” taps and swipes on a smartphone screen can be quite challenging. Samsung Electronics has come up with a potential solution to help make their smartphones more accessible to these users, an application called DOWELL. DOWELL is an app that will allow said users to operate their smartphones with existing assistive computer products such […]
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Changing Expectations through Sport
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing Back in the 70s, Ross Lilley was a bigtime windsurfer. A tough sport to break into, this surface water sport combines elements of surfing and sailing, and it requires technique, balance, strength and determination. An ordained minister, Lilley made “radical inclusion” a life mission, believing it wasn’t worth taking the […]