Closing The Gap is an international assistive technology conference and professional development platform for year-round learning.
If pain or illness affects walking, independence and self-confidence can be lost. Mobility aids can help you to enjoy life and give a sense of normality.
Spread the loveThe way that K-12 learners are taught is in rapid flux, particularly when it comes to students in special education programs. According to a report by the Fordham Insititute, special education participation by K-12 students represented 13.1 percent of the nation’s student population in 2010. From 2000 to 2010, students in special education categories like learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and emotional disturbances dropped in numbers. Cases of autism spiked dramatically, though, quadrupling over the 10-year span. Combine these statistics with the way classroom technology has changed since the year 2000 and it makes sense that special education is […]
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Collaborative Filtering is an information filtering technique which is used in Recommendation Systems to find patterns within data in order to generate personalised recommendation. This Hub provides an overview of Collaborative Filtering including a simple matrix example of how both user based and item based collaborative filtering would generate personalised recommendations for a user.
Leading supplier of speech tablets (AAC Devices) for people with autism, aphasia, Parkinson’s, CP, and other conditions. Established in 1992, Gus Communication Devices offers free software upgrades, no sales taxes, and guaranteed lowest prices. Call today! 360-303-3356
Does anyone else love reading Life Hack articles? I know I do! Check out this list of SLP Life Hacks — made by SLPs, for SLPs.
Keywing Key Turner Aid. Triple Pack. Award Winning. Makes Keys Easier to find, Grip and Turn. Perfect Thumb Turn for Arthritis, Elderly, MS, Parkinsons. Weak Grip & Hand aid to use Keys with Ease. : Amazon.com.au: Health, Household & Personal Care
Reviews of the top AAC apps in 2023 along with information about how to use AAC to help a child learn to communicate
The option of iOS 8 predictive keyboard and 3rd Party Keyboard apps provides additional support to writers with larger keys, more customization and word prediction integrated into the standard iOS 8 keyboard. This brings another level of support to struggling writers using iDevices with iOS8 and changes access to many other apps. Assistiveware, developers of Keedogo…
The Role of Assistive Technology During Transition - Download as a PDF or view online for free
When you teach in a multiple disabilities classroom, there is often a lot of equipment in a multiple disabilities classroom
Find and share resources to help students engage in innovative processes for tackling complex real-world problems in human-centered ways.
A blog about Assistive Technology, Occupational Therapy, Education, Parenting. Focus on iPad, iTouch, apps, and software.
Assistive Technologies for People with Diverse Abilities Buch von Nirbhay N. Singh (u. a.) Details Redaktion: Nirbhay N. Singh und Giulio E. Lancioni Herausgeber: Giulio E Lancioni/Nirbhay N Singh EAN: 9781489980281 Einband: Gebunden Inhalt: xviii / 326 S. / 8 s/w Illustr. / 326 p. 8 illus. Auflage: 2014 Sprache: Englisch Seiten: 344 Maße: 241 x 160 x 23 mm Erschienen: 09.01.2014 Schlagworte: Theoretische Psychologie / Entwicklungspsychologie / Psychologie / Lehrmittel / Lerntechnologien / E-Learning / Gesundheitsfachberufe / Verstehen Beschreibung The familiar image of the disabled tends to emphasize their limitations and reduced quality of life. However, many people with cognitive, motor, and other difficulties also have the capacity to enhance their social interactions, leisure pursuits and daily activities with the aid of assistive technology. Assistive devices from the simple to the sophisticated, have become essential to intervention programs for this population. And not surprisingly the numbers of devi
Christopher R. Bugaj
A big “thanks” to Joan L. Green for her diligence in updating her book, “Assistive Technology in Special Education 3rd Edition” © 2018 and to her donor who offered 1500 copies of her book to professionals working in the field of AT. I gratefully received one of the 1500 copies of her…
Assistive Technology | Family Caregiver Alliance
Google has taken a break from buying robots, drones, and artificial-intelligence companies to acquire Lift Labs, a small startup that makes spoons.
