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15 Assistive Technology Tools & Resources For Students With Disabilities

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15 Assistive Technology Tools & Resources For Students With Disabilities. One tool to help students with disabilities even in the face of a special education teacher shortage is assistive technology. Today, assistive technology can help students with certain disabilities learn more effectively.

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Tobii Dynavox launches Boardmaker 7 – the new platform for special education

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Tobii Dynavox, the global leader in assistive technology for communication, today announced the new generation of its special education platform Boardmaker. These symbols have also recently been introduced in Google’s Action Blocks for Android and in several of Microsoft’s Office products.

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5 Tech Resources for the Blind or Visually Impaired

The Innovative Educator

overTHERE (iOS only) Lazarillo (iOS and Android) Sighted Volunteer App Be My Eyes enables blind or visually impaired users to lead a more independent life by giving them access to a network of sighted volunteers and company representatives. You can request assistance at any time of the day, from anywhere, and it will always be free.

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6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse

ViewSonic Education

Support for macOS and Android will follow, meaning it will be able to be used on desktop or laptop computers and smartphones or tablets without the need for any other accessories. Support for virtual reality headsets will also be available, providing optional extended reality experiences.

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Twitter Enhances Accessibility with Alt Text for Images

ProfHacker

Alternative text works with assistive technologies like screen readers , where a description of the image is read out loud by the screen reader. So far, adding alt text has been enabled only for the iOS and Android Twitter apps, but we should start to see this feature being made available via other platforms soon.

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Come to the Mobile Learning Experience in September 2013

The Mobile Native

This year''s topics include project-based learning, assistive technologies, Common Core State Standards, Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT), and the open content revolution. Mobile Learning Experience 2013 will also address other devices like laptops, Chromebooks, and Android tablets. Learn more at mobile2013.org

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mARch: Augmenting with Aurasma, Part 1.

SpeechTechie

This app is also available for Android, but I can''t attest to how it works. apps assistive technology association augmented reality books Common Core context curriculum connections FIVES images story grammar' This is because a camera is essential to the function of this app and many of the others this month.