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Assistive Tech > Vision
Assistive Technologies Revolutionizing Vision Impairment Care
...better contrast. Screen readers are software programs that speak aloud what appears on a computer or phone screen. They provide audible access to websites,...websites, emails, documents, and apps. Popular options include JAWS, NVDA, and Apple's built-in VoiceOver. Braille Devices. Braille is a tactile reading and writing...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Best iPad Apps for Special Needs
...DTT stands for discrete trial training, a primary teaching method in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), used often as a therapy for autism and ADHD. Developed...colors. View our review of DTT Shapes and Dr. Brown's Autism DX/Treatment applet. Mobile Education Store Mobile Education Store is another company...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Counting with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
...everything on the screen. Level 4 introduces addition, and children are required to choose a particular number of different foods. For example, choose one apple from five and one lollipop from four, and you see you took two bites. Level 5 adds all the concepts together, and children must eat what the caterpillar...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Autism DX/Treatment
...of information, and parents are often bombarded with both good information and misinformation. Licensed psychologist Dr. Gary Brown put together an applet called Autism DX/Treatment to help you sort through the information and give you tools to find the proper treatment for autism. "DX" stands for diagnosis,...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: iWriteWords
...your fingers. As the numbers are traced, a letter appears. Once all the letters in a word are made, a cute...the letters in a word are made, a cute drawing appears that illustrates the word. Drawings are done in...are learning at the same time. iWriteWords was an Apple staff favorite and voted "one of the best phone...
Lifestyle > Independence
Transitions: Give Some Independence . . .
...a child: “Come here and take your medicine!”? Power struggle, arguing and complaining, right? Instead, try: “Would you like to take your pills with apple juice or grape juice?” or “Are you planning to do your medical treatment before or after soccer practice?”...
Assistive Tech > Hardware
Apple Filing May Signal Focus On Disability Market
Apple appears to be taking... Apple appears to be taking steps...people to control Apple products in the future...straw. In recent years, Apple's iPad, iPhone and...and other types of applications to replace traditional,...devices. The patent application may suggest that...application may suggest that Apple is looking to eliminate...
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know
...communication, motor control, and sensory processing. When those assumptions don't apply, gaps appear in coverage. You already know your child's respiratory patterns...control, and sensory processing. When those assumptions don't apply, gaps appear in coverage. You already know your child's respiratory patterns better than...
Special Needs > Mobility Limitations
Accessing Adaptive Sports Equipment: Grants and Funding Sources for Families
...for kids with disabilities. But "improves quality of life" doesn't meet the medical necessity threshold most insurers use. Some families successfully appeal denials by framing participation as therapeutic, but those wins are rare and state-dependent. Most families skip the insurance fight and go straight...
Special Needs > Mobility Limitations
Appealing a Power Wheelchair Insurance Denial: A Step-by-Step Guide
...denials can be successfully appealed if you understand what...needs to see and how the appeal process works. The denial...criteria helps you build an appeal that directly addresses...need to provide in your appeal. The denial letter must...documents before filing your appeal. Submitting an incomplete...Submitting an incomplete appeal restarts the clock and...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
Understand the key differences between IEPs and 504 plans, when each applies, and how to advocate for the right support for your child.
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
...the same support system follows you. It doesn't work that way. The day you enroll in college, the law that protected you since kindergarten no longer applies. IDEA covers K–12 students because schools must identify and support students with disabilities. In college, that obligation disappears. The legal...