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Assistive Technology Software for Learning Disabilities: A Complete Guide
...Text-to-speech software converts written text into spoken audio, letting students who struggle to decode print...students who benefit from visual tracking alongside audio. Learning Ally provides human-narrated audiobooks...which matters when AI-generated voices create processing challenges for certain learners. Read&Write integrates...
Education > Tutoring
Win this $797 Awaken the Scholar Within Program!
...decided to share the visual processing activities I've been using...The program has video and audio lessons that come to you every...exercises will improve visual processing, auditory processing, and...visual processing, auditory processing, and tactile and kinesthetic...and tactile and kinesthetic processing skills that impact learning....
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Story Builder
...Improve higher level abstractions by inference The audio clips in the program are ideal for children with...needs such as those with autism or with sensory processing disorders, and it gives children that extra sensory...levels of play 50 story lines to choose from 500 audio clips of questions, and option to use questions...
Special Needs > Visual Impairments
Braille and Technology: Why Your Child with Visual Impairment Needs Both
...from another: Braille is essential for literacy. Audio alone won't develop the reading and writing skills...independence, and literacy than those who rely on audio alone. What Screen Readers Do Well. Screen readers...isn't the same as literacy. What Braille Does That Audio Can't. Braille teaches children to read actively,...
Education > Online Learning
Universal Design for Learning: What Parents Need to Know About Accessible Online Education
...Multiple means of representation: Information is presented in more than one format. A video has captions and a transcript. Instructions appear as text and audio. Diagrams include text descriptions. Multiple means of engagement: Students can interact with content in different ways based on what sustains their...
Global Insights > Advocacy
Empowering Students with Disabilities Through Inclusive Education
...Accommodations and modifications help them access the same learning as their classmates. For example: Extra time on tests Copies of teacher notes Audio books Adaptive equipment like special desks or communication devices Accommodations change how a student learns, but not what they learn. The goal...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Blessing in Disguise by Robin Flutterby Borakove
Robin, diagnosed with Asperger's at 48, experienced a unique audio-visual perception, challenging her listening and interaction abilities.
News > Lifestyle
Love, Marilyn on HBO
...unique documentary about Marilyn mostly in her own words from documents and audio tapes that have recently surfaced. She wrote in journals and notebooks her...In this documentary, which consists of commentary, journal readings, and audio and video clips, the dichotomy that was Marilyn Monroe surfaces in a more...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Scene & Heard
...users to create "scenes" from photos. Hotspots on the photos can launch audio, video or links to other scenes. You can use your own photos or photos downloaded...iPad. When he touches an area of the picture, the iPad can play pre-recorded audio: "Hi, I'm Tim...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: i See-quence ... My Schedules at School
...behind Wynsum Arts' distinguished apps. "Our apps are designed to help children understand social situations. We use real photos, text and audio, and the apps help to reduce anxiety, as well as offer support for children to recall, retain and retell what they did with ease." – Amy Criscuolo,...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: ReacTickles
ReactTickles Magic is interactive software designed for children on the autism spectrum. This app uses touch, gesture, and audio input to facilitate interactive communication. And what's even better? It's free. ReacTickles' philosophy is that anyone can use the software without...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: All About Me Storybook
...and the user can change the subtitle to personalize the text that goes along with the picture — the app also includes a feature to allow users to add audio to each page. After entering the information, the user clicks "Read," and all the information is presented in a story-like fashion. The design of All...