Category: Intellectually Impaired
For users with a general intellectual impairment, developmental disability, developmental delay, or comprehension disability, known as a learning disability in some countries.
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Aid Accessibility With OS X Parental Controls
Parental Controls are a feature of OS X which are intended to help parents limit and monitor a child’s computer use. Due to their ability to simplify the computer’s interface they also have potential as an accessibility aid for cognitively impaired users.
Unusually Creative Stands for iPhone/iPod Touch
Everybody has different positioning needs, and people are surprisingly creative about it when they need to be.
iConverse
iConverse displays 6 different icons that represent a person’s most basic needs. When activated by touch, the icons give both an auditory and visual representation of the specific need or want.
Webbla – For People Who Remember Websites By Their Appearance
The Finder, iTunes, and iPhoto all now let you browse through your materially visually if you wish, instead of looking at lines of text. The address book program Espy is a third party utility we reviewed that does the same for address book entries, and now we have Webbla which does the same for bookmarks.
Make iTunes Easier To See and Use
There are lots of very simple things which can improve the accessibility of iTunes for those with low vision and reading impairments. This tutorial will take you through them step by step.
Context Sensing & Assistive Technology Study – Chicago
The Laboratory for Understanding Collaborative Technology at Northwestern University is working on a project to build and evaluate new original technologies for users with disabilities. They are currently recruiting subjects with a variety of impairments (cognitive, sensory or motor) from the Chicago area.
Video iPods In Special Education
This video is about the use of video iPods in a special education classroom which caters for children with intellectual disabilities and language or hearing difficulties such that sign language (ASL) is their primary mode of communication.
Function Keys Mapper
AlphaOmega Software’s Function Keys Mapper guides you to set your function keys to launch applications or open specific files or websites.
Printing Envelopes from Address Book
The Mac Tips & Tricks website have a nifty little post up which guides you through how to Print Envelopes From Address Book. Very handy if handwriting isn’t your greatest ability! – Ricky Buchanan
Espy, a picture address book for Mac OS X
Espy is a newly released Mac OS X Address book program whose browsing is based on pictures of your contacts. It’s a great example of a program not designed specifically for people with a disability but having great applicability for people with memory, intellect, or reading problems.
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