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Tag Archives: smartphone
List of Classroom Technologies for the Disabled
School is starting up, and the heat is settling down, finally. I was given a link that includes a list of 25 technologies for people who are learning disabled. Here it is: http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2011/08/17/25-incredible-technologies-for-the-learning-disabled/ A few tidbits about this list FM Systems – They were my lifesaver in school. Since English was one of my majors, [...]
Accessibility, Assistive Technology
Also tagged c-print, education, fm system, learning disabled, tablet, typewell
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Sonar Canes for the Blind
I’m sure you’ve probably seen blind people walking around with a white stick that looks for objects in their path. They use these to sweep for debris and check for curbs or steps. There is a new device in the works that uses sonar technology to alert the user of objects that are in a [...]
Assistive Technology
Also tagged blind, iPhone, sonar, visual impairment, visually impaired, white cane
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VerbalVictor Smartphone App
Inspired by his son Victor, who has Pitt Hopkins Syndrome, a condition that hinders breathing and motor skills, Paul Pauca has developed a smartphone app called VerbalVictor along with his computer science students at Wake Forest University. The app is available on the iPhone and iPod Touch. This app includes pictures of various tasks such [...]
Libraries Putting Assistive Technologies in the Cloud
Unfortunately I didn’t get to attend the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in New Orleans this year. They provide a good deal of information on twitter and in the virtual environment that allows those of us left behind to still get in on the action. Library Journal has an article about an excellent project that [...]
EyeNote App for the Blind
Seems like anything you can think of, there’s an app for it on the iPhone or iPod touch. Now, you can get EyeNote, a scanner that scans US currency and tells you what the value is. It is a free download, and works on iPhone 3G and up, 4th generation iPod touch, and iPad 2. [...]
Accessibility, Assistive Technology
Also tagged Android, app, blind, currency, eyenote, iPhone, iPod Touch, visually impaired
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