For Students with Dyslexia, Read&Write Is Here to Help
Dyslexia. Many otherwise highly capable university students, such as Jason, Abigail, and Brian have a drive to excel. However, their dyslexia has made access to textbooks and other written [...]
Little and Big Step-by-Step Communicators Talk Out Loud
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices offer persons unable to communicate with their voices another way to communicate. These range from the simple (such as the [...]
AAC Professionals Dare to Lead
Assistive technology makes everyday tasks accessible to persons with a disability. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) enables people who cannot express their thoughts or needs [...]
Put These Handy Devices Around the Room for Easy Communication
As we have mentioned in this space earlier, people unable to express their needs, desires, and thoughts out loud still have something to say. (Previous examples also include QuickTalker [...]
QuickTalkers Offer Students Easy Communication Solutions
They’re just in! The QuickTalker 12 and QuickTalker 23 from AbleNet are versatile assistive alternative communication (AAC) devices. QuickTalker is a dedicated speech-generating device [...]
“It’s Very Cool” A Social Worker Says of Seeing Her Client Progress from One Device to the Next
Shannon Swope knows what a family of a child with disabilities faces, when it comes to obtaining the proper piece of assistive technology. Such devices allow a child […]
Eye-Tracking Input Devices Proclaim the Eyes Have It!
With the ever-present popularity of gaming, there is an increasing need to make these experiences accessible to all people. One recent development is the recent announcement of the [...]
Slide Presentations from DDD Quarterly Meetings Are Now Available
DDD Quarterly Update Meeting: PowerPoint slide summaries from the most recent New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) Quarterly Update Meeting are now available. The April [...]
We’re Getting the Word Out on Assistive Technology!
It’s a busy time for our Assistive Technology Services team this spring and summer, as our specialist present at professional and trade events throughout the state! These are worthwhile [...]
Meet an AAC Device That Brings Speech to Light
Augmentative and assistive communication (AAC) devices of many types are a prominent part of the assistive technology (AT) we have used with our clients. These technologies, after all, are [...]