Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing Back in the 70s, Ross Lilley was a bigtime windsurfer. A tough sport to break into, this surface water sport combines elements of surfing and sailing, and it requires technique, balance, strength and determination. An ordained minister, Lilley made “radical inclusion” a life mission, believing it wasn’t worth taking the […]
Posts with the autism tag
Monday Tech Tip: Using robots to teach emotions!
Wade Wingler, Director of Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us a robot called MIP by WowWee and how it may be used for kids with Autism to understand emotions. Check it out here:
10 Apps for Children with Learning and Attention Issues
Technology has opened up a whole new world for individuals with a myriad of learning disabilities. It’s made practicing academic skills more exciting with educational games, in addition to making the classroom more accessible overall with apps like SnapType. Several educational professionals have noted the advantages of these applications and more, and have set out to […]
Robear: Robot Bear Nurse
It’s 2015. Smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices have been sewn into the fabric of our daily lives. Because smart technologies are so common, it can be assumed that a majority of individuals are familiar with robots in some form. In terms of assistive technology, the field of robotics offers an indefinite amount of promise. This is […]
TrackR bravo: the slimmest tracking device ever
A few months back I wrote about Tile, a handy device that attaches to virtually any item so you can keep track of it via your smartphone. Soon there will be a similar device available, called the TrackR bravo, which offers the same benefits and more! TrackR is a thin, quarter-sized device that attaches easily to your most […]
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From Workplace to Showcase
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing It started out as a working lab, showing off assistive technology categorized by disability — for those individuals who are blind or vision-impaired; Deaf or Hard of Hearing; have mobility challenges; or learning or cognition challenges. Now, as the reality of the AT world is changing, the INDATA Project at […]