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Learn money skills with Dollars and Cents app

Teaching students with special needs about money can be challenging.  Luckily there are apps like Attainment’s Dollars & Cents to help with these 3 money skills: Spending Money, Counting Coins, and Making Change. According to the app’s description: “Dollars and Cents is a great way to integrate functional activities into your math curriculum.  It’s ideal […]

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Niskoo: Reading and Spelling

If you’re looking for a fun app to help your child read and spell English, check out Niskoo: Reading and Spelling!  Niskoo is an educational app designed for younger children to help them increase their vocabulary by helping them learn how to read and spell through phonics practice.   The app contains a number of scenarios […]

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SmartWay Solutions Talking Thermostat VT3000

SmartWay Solutions has been manufacturing “inventive quality” residential thermostats and HVAC monitors since 1995.  One of their available products is the Talking Thermostat VT3000. The Talking Thermostat VT3000 is a battery-powered digital thermostat for controlling single and multi-stage heating and cooling systems.  Its unique audio playback assists users in setting up and maintaining precise indoor […]

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ATU-609 – Replay – ATIA 2020 with David Dikter

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Originally Aired: 8/28/2020 The ATIA conference will be in person this year starting next week and running through Feb. […]

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AM509 Carroself Smart Pill Dispenser

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! There are several smart pill organizers available on the market, such as Hero or MedaCube.  Another […]

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Carroself Smart Pill Dispenser

There are several smart pill organizers available on the market, such as Hero or MedaCube.  Another available option is the Carroself Smart Pill Dispenser.  The Carroself dispenser is the “efficient way to take care of yourself.” According to the product’s website: “The Smart Pill Dispenser of Carroself provides a change in the perception of existing […]