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Published: Mar 01 2010
During my trip to Orlando last month for the ATIA convention on Disabilities and Emerging Technology I learned quite a bit about new products and enhancements to old ones. But what stuck out in my mind were some of the new uses that people had come up with by combining existing products with newer ones.
The one product that seems to be getting the most buzz lately is the Pulse Pen by Livescribe. It’s only been out for a couple of months and already everyone is talking about it.
The basic premise behind the Pulse Pen is that it records while you write. You can go back later and touch the pen to anything you have written to hear a playback of what was recorded at the exact time you wrote a note. The obvious benefits to college students and people with ADHD or dyslexia are there but lawyers and HOAs have also picked up on the Livescribe as a great way to keep accurate minutes and easy transcription. I had the opportunity this week to speak to Dan Herlihy of Connective Technology Solutions about some of the ideas he presented at the ATIA educational sessions for using the Pulse Pen with technology already in place in most homes and schools that cater to persons with disabilities. By thinking outside the box he’s figured out how to use the Pulse Pen to create talking books, interactive worksheets for preschool, early learning curriculum and customized picture communicators!
We’ve outlined a few specific examples for you below and if this sparks any other ideas in your classroom or home, we’d love to hear about them! (Read More...)
Published: Feb 25 2010
I've been reading up on some other blogs about assistive technology and living with disabilities that I wanted to share a short list of some good AT blogs I've come across lately:
1. Can-do-ability: A great blog about living with disabilities by a young woman from Australia who uses a wheelchair.
2. The Virginia Dept of Education Assistive Technology Blog: This is a no-frills little blog that does a good job of pointing to interesting developments in the AT world. A good occasional resource for teachers and providers looking to stay up to date.
3. No Limits 2 Learning: You're a noob if you don't know this blog already. The blog''s author, Lon Thornburg, is an educator and an AT specialist and trainer. He is very involved in the community and posts some great info related to AT and education. He also runs AT Blog Carnival.
4. A.T.TIPScast: The blog correlates with the podcasts by Christopher Bugaj about helping public school students with Assistive Technology. (Read More...)
Published: Feb 12 2010
We are so excited to be back from the ATIA Conference in Orlando and finally caught up enough with our email and voicemail to start bringing some of the new technology to our site. The show this year had a heavy emphasis on alternative communication, autism and blindness and we are psyched to start adding more of these products to our repertoire!
We're still working on the details but stay posted to LetsBlogAbility and EnableMart.com for updates over the next few weeks. We will be bringing on some new AAC Picture Communicators, head tracking devices, wheelchair and desk mounting systems, software & CCTV's with built in OCR that will instantly read to you as it magnifies! (Read More...)
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