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Introduce children to STEM subjects with Smart Tales app!

Marshmallow Games is a multi-award-winning game studio that develops apps used by millions of children worldwide.  The company is a team of educators, developers, artists, and designers.  One of their available apps is Smart Tales. Smart Tales is an app full of stories and educational games for children that stimulate the imagination and passion for […]

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AM541 FamilyWall

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing, or other special needs! If you’re looking for an affordable app to help keep family to-do lists, calendars, shopping lists, […]

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Otsimo Special Education App

Otsimo is an app and game developer with over 50 games developed with educators and families.  I’ve already covered two of their apps, Otsimo Speech Therapy and Otsimo AAC.  A third app from this developer is Otsimo Special Education. Otsimo Special Education was created under the guidance of parents, psychologists, and special education teachers.  It […]

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Otsimo Speech Therapy App

Last week, I wrote about the Otsimo AAC app, which is a free, easy-to-use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app for individuals with communication challenges.  Another available app from that developer is the Otsimo Speech Therapy app. According to its description, Otsimo Speech Therapy is the “only speech therapy app that uses voice and speech […]

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AM540 Komodo Math

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing, or other special needs! Learning and mastering mathematics can be challenging for individuals with or without special needs.  Fortunately, there […]

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Otsimo AAC App

Otsimo is an app and game developer with over 50 games developed with educators and families.  The co-founder of Otsimo, Zafer Elcik, had a brother with autism who was nonverbal.  Elcik noticed that many augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices and apps were too expensive and/or too difficult for individuals with a disability like Elcik’s […]