Category: User Stories
Posts containing stories of assistive technology users, and stories of people who’ve successfully deployed assistive technology for others to use.
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Interesting Day
I had a visit from Yooralla ComTEC today to trial some new assistive tech hardware. It was hard work but lots of fun, and it looks like there’s something I may be able to use!
Using iChat for Telepractice and Remote Service Delivery
Lon has a great new article about some of the issues around remote service delivery and telepractice for special education providers. Using some of the features built into OS X Leopard – iChat’s new screen sharing as well as the video conferencing – on broadband internet connections means the up-front costs of providing remote services are greatly reduced.
Mike Phillips to feature on This American Life
Mike Phillips – a Mac journalist, artist, and SwitchXS user – will be featured in the first episode of the new season of This American Life on Showtime in the USA.
Using The iPod in Special Education
Louisa Muscatine Elementary school in the USA is using Video iPods to help students with reading difficulties take tests in a regular classroom environment instead of in special ed
Assistive Technology Really Makes A Difference: Dustin's Story
I saw a fantastic photo on One GirlFriday’s blog. When I asked her about it she said it was a bumper sticker that her brother Dustin had had attached to his wheelchair when he was in kindergarten over 20 years ago. He then had an Apple IIe, Unicorn board, Adaptive Firmware card.
More about me
I have finally finished a long document describing my own assistive technology and technology set up – all the things I could think of that involved my Mac in some way and even some that don’t.
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