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amy hoffmaster

IPad a Therapeutic Marvel for Disabled People - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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ipad therapeutic

shared by amy hoffmaster on 30 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Since its debut in April, the iPad has become a popular therapeutic tool for people with disabilities of all kinds, though no one keeps track of how many are used this way, and studies are just getting under way to test its effectiveness, which varies widely depending on diagnosis.
  • “Making things less complicated can actually make a lot of money
  • amy hoffmaster on 30 Oct 10
     
    thoughts on using iPad for people with physical disabilities
Angela Nelson

Technology helps make speech therapy easier | eSchool News - 0 views

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education speech therapy

shared by Angela Nelson on 12 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • Angela Nelson on 12 Dec 12
     
    PresenceLearning allows students to receive speech therapy services online. Willows is a tiny farming town in Northern California about 20 miles from where I grew up. Imagine my surprise as I read this article and realized that the superintendent they were quoting, Vicki Shadd, was actually my Jr. High School volleyball coach. The real benefit of distance therapeutic services in this instance is the ability to provide services to rural students who would would otherwise be neglected due to the school's location and budget. 
Garron Hillaire

IPad a Therapeutic Marvel for Disabled People - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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ipad therapeutic technology

shared by Garron Hillaire on 04 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Owen, 7, does not have the strength to maneuver a computer mouse, but when a nurse propped her boyfriend’s iPad within reach in June, he did something his mother had never seen before.
  • Over the years, Owen’s parents had tried several computerized communications contraptions to give him an escape from his disability, but the iPad was the first that worked on the first try.
  • ver the years, Owen’s parents had tried several computerized communications contraptions to give him an escape from his disability, but the iPad was the first that worked on the first try.
  • Garron Hillaire on 04 Nov 10
     
    an example of technology providing access to a child that previously did not connect with computers
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