Helping individuals with autism and anxiety calm down is no easy feat. While weighted products and multi-sensory rooms may help encourage relaxation, they’re not always available. One of the greatest benefits of smart devices is their portability; this makes them available whenever wherever! If you’re looking for calming apps to have at the ready – […]
Posts with the Accessibility tag
Squirrel Devices Tactile Caliper: Accessible Ruler for Users with Blindness
Pranay Jain and Anshul Singhal are two Ph.D. candidates from MIT. They’re also the developers at Squirrel Devices. Squirrel Devices’ mission is to “enable Math and Science accessibility for students with blindness.” Their first commercial product is the Squirrel Devices Tactile Caliper, which is a “geometry instrument for persons with blindness to measure and draw with high […]
Helping Hands Fine Motor Tool Set
Learning Resources offers a variety of hands-on educational toys for children of all ages. One of their best-selling products is their Helping Hands Fine Motor Tool Set. The set features four different tools and four different ways to develop “small hand muscles for writing and daily living.” Children will have loads of fun playing, picking […]
Eye tracking technology
Individuals with ALS, a spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, Rett Syndrome, and more may all have little to no upper body strength. The inability to move upper extremities once meant these individuals could no longer independently operate something like a PC, but eye tracking software changes that. Tobii Dynavox is a company offering several products and […]
Claro ScanPen
Our very own director, Brian Norton, introduced the Claro ScanPen app in a Tech Tip earlier this week. It is an app that allows you to have printed text spoken aloud. This app can be useful for students with dyslexia, low vision, and much more. Claro ScanPen allows users to take a photo of their printed […]
Stay “ntouch” with Sorenson Communications’ Suite of Products
Sorenson Communications is “the leading provider of Video Relay Service (VRS) for the Deaf”. They offer a myriad of products for individuals who are deaf such as the ntouch® VP videophone and app, Buzz apps, and more. The company’s mission is to provide the “highest quality communication products and services” to individuals who are deaf […]