"Is it really so adequate to use devices like the iPad/iPhone/iPod touch for people with autism? Which is the best way to use them? What results can be obtained? There are already some academic papers on this topics, so I've compiled a list of them."

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"The goal of the myEye project is to develop an eye-tracking software to allow people with severe motor disabilities to use gaze as an input device for interacting with a computer. myEye was thought to help people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also called ALS or "Lou Gehrig's disease"), who have lost their voice, and may only be able to move their eyes. myEye will be a free eye-tracking software (but not open source) for eye control, so I don't want to create false expectations. This software hopes to be just one more alternative for people who can't afford a commercial eye-tracking system, but I can't guarantee it will work for everyone."

"The Dynamic Keyboard is an on-screen keyboard which allows you to type using your computer and an input device such as a joystick, trackball, mouse, single switch, among others."

Slideshare presentation on iPod/iPad apps for special education by Kate Ahern

Free webinars and archives from the Maryland Assistive Technology Network

"Portable devices like iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone could prove invaluable in teaching social and communication skills to children with developmental disabilities. It also helps that they are cool, inexpensive, and fun to use."

article in the Journal of Speech, Lang uge and Hearing REsearch

"I am a special education technology integration teacher at a school for students with disabilities. I created this blog as a resource for educators and parents. The blog will review apps and tools for the IPod Touch, Interactive whiteboard, laptops, and more. I will review different technology that is tried and true, that I have utilized in the classroom. I will also give examples of how I utilize this tool in the classroom."

"NCTI assists researchers, developers, and entrepreneurs in creating innovative learning tools for all students, with special focus on students with disabilities."

TEaching Core vocabulary videos compiled by PRC

"Verbally is the first free iPad app to provide a complete assistive speech solution for creative communication. We hope Verbally will give you a way to speak for yourself again. A way to reconnect with the ones you love... Easily. Expressively. Verbally."

"Follow these simple steps to create a summary of your text."

"Topicmarks summarizes text documents for you electronically. Get a smart synopsis in minutes instead of reading everything yourself."

"MOBILE DEVICES & COMMUNICATION APPS: An AAC-RERC White Paper The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Communication Enhancement (AAC-RERC) offers this paper as a means for raising issues related to mobile technologies and AAC Apps and to encourage discussion and collaboration among AAC stakeholders. "

MrNussbaum.com was developed with the idea that crucial concepts, themes, ideas, and fact sets taught in the classroom can be enhanced over the internet through interactivity. Furthermore, for teachers to have a reliable k -8 internet site to use in the computer lab or in the classroom, that likely covers one or many themes currently being taught. MrNussbaum.com offers dozens of interactive games specifically designed to pinpoint one or several essential concepts taught in elementary years, and dozens of research themes designed to make the process of gathering information interactive and enjoyable. MrNussbaum.com, however, does not just present information, but in addition, provides numerous interactive activities to complement the presentation of interactive information.

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