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 […]
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Monday Tech Tips: iVera-home automation remote control for cell phone
Laura Medcalf, Social Media Content Specialist at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us how she turns her christmas tree lights on and off with iVera. iVera is a home automation remote control that allows you to control: lights, thermostats, door locks, and et cetera from your cell phone. Check it out here: Link to iVera app: http://getvera.com/controllers/veralite/ […]
Consumer Highlight: Gabrielle Books
I had the opportunity to meet with Gabrielle at her last appointment with her assistive technology specialist, Jim Rinehart, in her home in Elkart, Indiana. Jim is an Assistive Technology Specialist at Easter Seals Crossroads. He has been working with Gabrielle since the beginning of her freshman school year of college. Gabrielle is a freshman at […]
ATU238 – Advice for Inventors of Assistive Technology (Part 1) – Holiday Gift Ideas for People Who Are Blind, Apple TV Apps and Accessibility
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. Show notes: Jerry Weisman president of ATSolutions.org More Holiday Gift Ideas for People with Visual Impairments – AccessWorld® – […]
AM162 – Toys’R’Us Toy Guide
Podcast: Play in new window | Download 162-12-18-15 Toys’R’Us Toy Guide–Differently-Abled Kids 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! Only 7 more days until good ol’ Saint Nick comes to town! […]
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 […]