Wade Wingler, director of assistive technology at Easter Seals Crossroads in Indiana, shows us the MyScript Calculator, a free handy way to do calculations on the go.
Posts with the learning disabilities tag
5 iOS apps to help students with learning disabilities in college
In order to obtain success in academia, a student with a learning disability has a few extra challenges to conquer first. Common symptoms that students with learning disabilities often exhibit include: Difficulty with reading and/or writing Problems with math skills Trouble following directions Difficulty remembering Poor coordination Difficulty with concepts related to time Problems staying organized […]
Chester Creek’s LearningBoard
Chester Creek’s LearningBoard and TinyMouse Bundle helps children learn their vowels, consonants, and numbers. This assistive technology device can be useful for students with learning disabilities or find motor skills in the hands. The color-coded keys of the LearningBoard help children learn their vowels, consonants, numbers and function keys while emailing and communicating with […]
Franklin Speaking Language Master
The Speaking Language Master is a solution for students of all ages who are challenged by blindness, visual or speech impairments, learning disabilities or dyslexia. It offers full speech controls to read screens or speak individual words at the speed you choose. This assistive technology device corrects over 130,000 words and includes aural cues to […]
Teddy Talker
The Teddy Talker is an innovative tool designed to promote early articulation skills with the connection to print. Teddy Talker materials are specifically created to build an auditory, visual, tactile and kinesthetic process linking sound knowledge and production with literacy foundation skills in a fun-filled way. This assistive technology is useful for people with cognitive disabilities or […]
Talking Mats: A way to keep communication organized
For people living with conditions that make speech and conversations difficult to formulate and organize, the Talking Mat may be of some assistance. Designed to help set goals and keep thoughts organized, the Talking Mat is a framework in which individuals can understand, reflect and organize their thoughts. Its design is simple. Similar to a […]