The reality is that most of us have been using AI for some time now … Do you use Maps on your smartphone? … Has your child used Text-to-Speech? … Ever asked Siri a question? –“Reading, Writing, and AI,” article…
Category: Assistive Technology (page 4)
The World of Assistive-Tech Expos
This post is dedicated to the Abilities Expo, which held its annual Houston event August 1–3. Other expos featuring assistive technology (AT) include: If you don’t use assistive technology yourself, or if all your technology fits on a smartphone, your…
Expansion Pilot Update: From Easterseals PORT Health
Welcome to the final post in our first “Expansion Pilot Update” series, which shares stories from five Easterseals affiliates who are taking monthly classes on using our App Search Tool. Today’s material was contributed by Valerie Coles, Director of Program…
Expansion Pilot Update: From Easterseals Massachusetts
This is the fourth post in our “Expansion Pilot Update” series, which shares stories from five Easterseals affiliates who are taking monthly virtual classes on using our App Search Tool. Our contributors for today’s article are Sarah Parker and Lauren…
Expansion Pilot Update: From Easterseals Rio Grande Valley
This is the third post in our “Expansion Pilot Update” series, which shares stories from five Easterseals affiliates who are taking monthly virtual classes on using our App Search Tool. Today’s story is from Angela C. Hernandez and Stephanie Lozano…
Expansion Pilot Update: From Easterseals Southeastern Pennsylvania
This is the second post in our “Expansion Pilot Update” series, featuring reports from five Easterseals affiliates who are learning the BridgingApps Search Tool via monthly virtual training. Today’s report is from Joy McGowan and Marcia Leinweber, of Easterseals Southeastern…
Digital Literacy for Young Adults: AI, Gamified Learning, and a World of Possibilities
Tara Rocha, our BridgingApps Digital Learning Specialist, teaches digital-literacy classes for young adults with IDD. This is Tara’s latest news from the program. The World of Everyday AI Lately, our classes have talked quite a bit about AI: voice assistants,…
Emergency Preparation for AAC Users
May 31 is the last day of Speech-Language-Hearing Month. June 1 is the first day of hurricane season. This article recognizes both. Here Comes Summer—Here Come Weather Worries “What is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever,…
Client Story: A Child’s Communication Journey
We close out Speech-Language-Hearing Month with this Client Story from Daryn Ofczarzak, Speech Language Pathologist at BridgingApps and Easter Seals Greater Houston. Frances is a seven-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, who uses an eye-gaze computer to communicate. I…
The Challenge of Invisible AT: Assistive Technology, Smartphones, and IEPs
You’ve probably heard of “invisible disabilities”: chronic pain, Level 1 autism, and epilepsy, to name a few. Assistive technology (AT) can also be “invisible.” And in either case, “invisible” often means “misunderstood.” Hidden in Plain Sight Think of AT as…