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Listening to emails on your iPad
If it’s tricky reading the text within emails. The iPad has a number of speech support options that…
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Taking a closer look at eye gaze for iPads
Eye Gaze technology can allow people with limited movement to interact with devices in order to communicate via AAC software.…
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Light Tech AAC – Exploring options for a paper based version of your app
When someone has a high tech AAC system, they also need a light tech option in addition to…
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Listen up! Voice amplifiers and microphones
Voice amplification is an important tool to support communication. Voice or speech amplifiers can be used by people…
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Rebecca explores communication systems with ComTEC
Rebecca is a young woman with Cerebral Palsy. She has previously used a Lightwriter and iPad with AAC app…
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Google Lens for literacy support
We had a look at Google Lens recently when working with a student who needed support for reading…
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Communication apps and motor planning
Motor planning is a skill that allows us to remember and make movements automatically. For example, when we…
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Making your iPad easier to use – tremor/ movement difficulties
iPad use can be frustrating if movement is difficult to control. Before even getting into the settings, just…
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Hunting for an ABC Keyboard
In the not so recent past we have had access to hardware keyboards with letters arranged in ABC…
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Not All Switch Toys are Equal
Our library, until recently, has generally had toys that operated in a similar way. They were adapted so…