If you’re looking to turn your iPad into an AAC device, there are several apps to help you do so. One available option is ChatAble, a symbol based AAC app. This app is ideal for individuals who are unable to write or speak. It provides a “grid of symbols (using PCS symbols or your own […]
Author: Laura Medcalf
Medisafe – Pill & Med Reminder App
Several patients often forget to take their medications. Over the years I’ve written about pill dispensers. In addition to automated pill dispensers, there are also helpful apps available, like Medisafe, which help ensure you take the proper dosage of medicine on time. Did you know? Improper medicine use and dosage tracking lead to: 50% of […]
AM305 – Feed the Woozle Board Game
Podcast: Play in new window | Download305-11-23-18 Feed the Woozle Board Game: 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! Looking for a fun, interactive game to engage your child with […]
NoiseOff Noise Reduction Headset
Many individuals with autism and other special needs have a hard time with loud noises. Hamilton Buhl offers an affordable solution, the NoiseOff Headset, for noise reduction. This device is a “unique device with no electronics or batteries that uses patented technology to buffer out loud, harmful, and distracting sounds, while still allowing speech to […]
Stone Soup – The Yummy Memory Matching Game
Yesterday I wrote about Feed the Woozle, a cooperative game from Peaceable Kingdom. Stone Soup is yet another example of a cooperative game from Peaceable Kingdom. A cooperative game is where “everyone plays together, no one is left out, and everybody has fun!” While playing this game, players work together to cook a soup by […]
Feed the Woozle Board Game
Looking for a fun, interactive game to play with your child or student with autism or developmental delays? Feed the Woozle Board Game from Peaceable Kingdom is a “Game of Silly Snacks and Mixed up Moves!” Everyone plays together to feed the Woozle snacks from a spoon. The objective of the game is to help the […]