assistive technology Archives • Ollibean

Help Emily Ladau Win an Adapted Van

2016-11-10T10:11:36-05:00By Lauri Swann Hunt|Categories: Author, blog, General, Lauri Swann Hunt, Lifestyle|Tags: Accessibility, adapted van, advocacy, all disabilities, assistive technology, cross disability, Emily Ladau, Larsen syndrome, mobility, National Mobility Awareness Month, Words I Wheel By|

Hey guys, we need five minutes of your time. Disability

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Intersection of Law, Education and Civil Rights

2016-03-30T14:44:53-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy In Action, Articles, blog, Cross Disability, Disability Rights, Disability Rights Leaders, General, Inclusive Education, Inclusive Education, Ollibean Thought Leaders, Think Tank, Videos|Tags: all disabilities, assistive technology, blind, civil rights, cross disability, deaf, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, Disability, education, Haben Girma, hard of hearing, Harvard Law, Harvard Law School, IDEA, inclusion, law, technology|

As a deaf-blind student with very limited sight and hearing, Haben Girma '13 learned that you must be a self-advocate and come up with creative solutions to the problems you face. If that fails, she says, then the law can be a strong ally.

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AAC Helps Learners with Complex Communication Needs Reach Their Full Potential

2016-11-10T10:11:48-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: AAC, Accessibility, Assistive Technology, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, Augmentative Communication, autism, Cathy Binger, cerebral palsy, Disability, down syndrome, inclusion, ipad, NIH Grant, special needs, speech therapy|

" A lot of these kids end up not reaching their full potential because they suffer from low expectations. People think they don't speak well, so we shouldn't have them in the regular classroom, but a lot of the kids I work with, they're cognitively fine. They're perfectly capable. They just need a viable means of communication to really help them through that." Cathy Binger

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Ariane Zurcher: Non-Speaking Autistic Woman Writes Book

2016-11-10T10:11:49-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Around the Web, Articles, Assistive Technology, Featured (Homepage), General|Tags: AAC, Adult Autistic, adults with autism, all disabilities, Ariane Zurcher, ASD, assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, autism, Autism Books, Autism Non-Speaking, Autism Role Models, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, Autistic Adults, Barb Rentenbach, books, Books About Autism, Books On Autism, communication, Emma's Hope Book, Facilitated-Communication, Healthy Living New, Healthy Living News, Huffington Post, I Might Be You, Life With Autism, Living With Autism, non-speaking, Nonverbal Communication, supported typing, typing|

Barb Rentenbach's funny, poignant and beautiful must-read book, I Might Be You: An Exploration of Autism and Connection, is now available as an audiobook.

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PrAACtical AAC | Presuming Competence and Using The Least Dangerous Assumption

2016-11-10T10:11:49-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: AAC, Ableism, Articles, Assistive Technology, Autism, blog, Cross Disability, Editor's Picks, General, Inclusive Education, Resources|Tags: AAC, Anne Donnelan, assistive technology, Augmentative Communication, autism, Carol Zangari, Cheryl Jorgensen, Disability, education, inclusion, inclusive education, ipad, PrAACtical AAC, presume competence, Special Education, special needs, The Least Dangerous assumption|

PrAACtical AAC's latest post on the importance of presuming competence.

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Everyone Communicates

2016-11-10T10:11:49-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Assistive Technology, Editor's Picks, General, Resources, Resources We Love|Tags: AAC, AAC resource, all disabilities, assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, cross disability, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, Everyone Communicates, Judy Bailey, non-speaking, resource we love, resources|

One of our favorite resources for all things AAC!

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Home Modifications

2016-11-10T10:11:55-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology, General, Lifestyle|Tags: all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, disability.gov, down syndrome, home modifications, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

Not all people begin life with disabilities, but most of

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FCC Honors Designers of Communications Technology Benefiting People with Disabilities

2012-12-21T17:36:27-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology, General|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

445 12th Street, S.W. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:

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An Ethnographic Investigation of African American Mothers’ Perceptions of Augmentative and Alternative Communication

2012-12-15T13:33:15-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology, General|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

The purpose of this study was to investigate fourteen African

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‘Smartpen’ Pilot Program Helps Students with Disabilities

2012-12-15T13:46:04-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology, General|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, Smartpen, spinal muscular atrophy|

We often get questions about the legality of using a

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Build Your App with Therapy Box

2012-11-30T10:24:40-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology, General|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

“After numerous requests, we have opened up our service to

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NeoSpeech Text-to-Speech Featured in AAC Speech Application

2012-12-15T23:34:14-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

We believe that NeoSpeech Text-to-Speech will benefit people with speech

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Dr Thomas Armstrong – Neurodiversity – Aug 27,2012

2012-12-15T23:40:29-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Parenting|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, Dr Thomas Armstrong, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, Neurodiversity, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, the coffee klatch|

Call in to speak with the host "Neurodiversity" by Dr

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U.S. Department of Education Announces New Awards in Technology and Media Services

2012-06-14T09:23:50-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology|Tags: all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs

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iPad gives voice to kids with autism

2016-11-10T10:12:12-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology, General|Tags: all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

Sharia Siddiqui uses an iPad to help her communicate. Her

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Outing The Prejudice: Making The Least Dangerous Assumption

2016-11-10T10:12:12-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, Assistive Technology, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, Anne Donnelan, Anne Donnellan, assistive technology, Augmentative Communication, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Carol Tashie, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, Disability, education, inclusion, inclusive education, Inclusive files, ipad, Martha Leary, presume competence, Special Education, special needs, The Least Dangerous assumption, Zach Rossetti|

We highly recommend this brilliant article by Zach Rossetti and Carol Tashie on their interpretation of Anne Donnellan's concept of presuming competence, the least dangerous assumption.

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RESNA Releases Wheelchair Position Statement

2016-11-10T10:12:12-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology, General, Lifestyle|Tags: all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, cerebral palsy, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, RESNA, spinal muscular atrophy, wheelchair|

The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America

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HALO

HALO

2016-11-10T10:12:13-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Autism Resources, Inclusive Education, Parenting, Resources, Resources We Love, Therapies|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, communication resource, developmental disabilities, ipad, letter boards, non verbal, non-speaking, Rapid Prompting Method, RPM, Soma, Soma Mukhopadhyay, Tito, Tito Mukhopadhyay|

MISSION Helping Autism Through Learning and Outreach is a non-profit

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Kyoto prof rolls out omnidirectional wheelchair

2012-03-30T17:06:41-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology, Editor's Picks, Lifestyle|Tags: all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, Masaharu Komori, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, Personal Mobile Vehicle, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy, wheelchair|

A mechanical engineering professor has taken the wraps off his

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Don Johnston Announces Snap&Read—A Simple Toolbar That Reads Any Text On-screen

2012-03-18T11:58:42-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology|Tags: all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, Snap & Read, spinal muscular atrophy, text to speech|

Snap&Read reads text in a Flash website “A lot of

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Pressure Mapping

2012-02-22T13:35:25-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology|Tags: assistive technology, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophies, phsysical therapy, pressure mapping, spinal muscular atrophy, wheelchair|

Thousands of Americans spend their days in wheelchairs. This adaptive

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Assistive technology solutions fact sheet

2012-02-07T21:08:00-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology|Tags: assistive technology|

The Family Center on Technology and Disability has a new

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EdTech Associates

2017-01-24T19:27:29-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Assistive Technology, Inclusive Education, Resources|Tags: all disabilities, apps, assistive technology, AT, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, down syndrome, EdTech Associates, hearing impairment, inclusion, Kathleen McClaskey, resource we love, resources, UDL, unviversal design for learning|

Founded on the vision that every child should have the

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The Family Center on Technology and Disability

2013-06-17T15:18:54-04:00By dbisset|Categories: Assistive Technology, General, Resources|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, augmentative and alternative communication, Augmentative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, Deaf Hard of Hearing, developmental disabilities, hearing impairment, ipad, resources, tech/apps, The Family Center on Technology and Disability|

The Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD) is a

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Technology & Telecommunications Task Force

2013-06-17T16:05:29-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Assistive Technology, General, Resources|Tags: advocacy, advocacy resources, all disabilities, assistive technology, AT resources, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, Deaf Hard of Hearing, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, resources, spinal muscular atrophy, technology & telecommunications task force|

The Telecommunications and Technology Task Force, part of the Consortium

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RESNA

2013-06-17T16:07:53-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Assistive Technology, General, Resources|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, AT resources, augmentative and alternative communication, Augmentative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, medically complex, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, rare or undiagnosed disorders, RESNA, resource, resources, spinal muscular atrophy, technology|

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)

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Releasing the Music In Your Head

2016-11-10T10:12:24-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Assistive Technology, General, Therapies, Video|Tags: all disabilities, assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, Dan Ellsey, down syndrome, Guitar Hero, medically complex, MIT Media Lab, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, self-advocacy, spinal muscular atrophy, TED Talks, Tod Macchover|

Dan Ellsey and Tod Macchover on TED Talks, Macchover (the man behind Guitar Hero) of MIT's Media Lab , talks about Hyper Score. Ellsey,a composer with cerebral palsy uses some new tools to write and perform his own beautiful music. Very cool.

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