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RemoteMouse

Tiny keyboard and mouse combination devices such as the wireless iPazzPort, Compass Mini or FAVI FE01-BL Mini can help people who […]

Control your PC mouse and keyboard using your phone

Speechless TV Series Screenshot

Speechless is a new TV comedy series due to air on the 21st September 2016. It features a family of […]

Speechless – Official trailer of a new TV series

Windows 10 Keyboard Repeat Rate Dialog

This tutorial looks at how to slow down the keyboard repeat rate in Microsoft Windows. Many people find […]

Adjust Windows Keyboard Repeat Rate

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Sticky Keys is a free Windows accessibility features that helps people who find it difficult to hold down two keys at the same time.

Sticky Keys in Windows 10

Voice Access Screenshot

For a few years Google Now and Siri have enabled iPhone, Samsung and other Android users to make calls, send messages […]

Access your phone or tablet using only your voice

Bragi Dash Earphones

The Bragi Dash is a set of $299 earphones that can play audio and intelligently process and filter […]

Placing computers inside the ears of children with Autism and ADHD

SoliType

Last summer I shared a short video about Project Soli, an advanced Google Project that uses a tiny radar […]

Project Soli produces first gesture protoype

Today I was instructed by my university to download SPSS from their server so I could complete a […]

Downloading Large Files Slowly

Windows 8 On Screen Keyboard

Although it is possible to buy keyboards of alternative shapes and sizes, access can often be improved by […]

Solutions for keyboard difficulties

Most children with autism have some difficulty understanding and talking with people. Communication skills are fundamental for participation in family activities, to […]

10 things you should know when considering an iPad as a communication tool for your autistic …

The Grid 2 Arabic communication grid

This week I worked with a 21-year-old CP lady, Ms F, whose expressive communication is limited to a […]

Case Study: Understanding Symbols on an AAC device

World OT Day Logo

Celebrate the role that OTs have in helping people lead fulfilling and meaningful lives around the world. Yesterday […]

World OT Day 2015

Text in different colours

Mears Irlen Syndrome / Visual Stress (MISVis), also known as Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome (SSS), describes distortions in vision sometimes […]

Colour tinting your computer screen (to make text easier to read)

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Stephen Hawking in Space

In January 2012 Intel announced they were looking into improving the efficiency of Stephen Hawking’s access to his communication […]

Stephen Hawking’s improved speech software is now free to download

Girl Clapping

Background Information When we’re born we immediately use a range of pre-intentional behaviours to communicate. Generally a crying or […]

Developing symbolic communication using a BIGMack and a clapping activity

Windows 8 Mouse Properties

Windows Snap To Snap To is an accessibility option in Windows that automatically moves the cursor to the default button […]

Snapping the mouse pointer to buttons

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Model train set scene

Here’s a session I did this afternoon. The child is 5 years old, nonverbal, has good receptive language, […]

Encourage expressive communication with a scene building activity (and GoTalk Now!)

Optima rollerball and joystick

If you’re finding the computer mouse difficult to use you might to think about making some changes in […]

Alternatives to the regular computer mouse

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Mouse tremor

Hardware Ten years ago IBM created a box that you could plug into your computer that would reduce the effect […]

Solutions for Mouse Tremors

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The Soli chip

I work with a number of people who benefit from the Micro Light switch to access computers, phones […]

Project Soli captures tiny gestures

Jackson Pollock Website Screenshot

Create some abstract expressionist art (potentially worth millions) using a mouse, rollerball, joystick, headpointer or even eyegaze. Press the mouse […]

Develop early mouse skills at jacksonpollock.org

iPad App Shapes & Colors

This fun app takes children through a series of activities to help them learn about shapes and colours. […]

Learn Shapes & Colours with Patchimals Shapes&Colors

Dasher Screenshot

The Inference Group at Cambridge University originally intended to create a method of entering text into PDAs and […]

Hands-free computer access using Dasher

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Microsoft Word with large buttons

Microsoft Word  is one of the world’s most popular computer programs. However the older versions are also visually very […]

Making older versions of Microsoft Word easier to use

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Charlie Danger is an Occupational Therapist who has been finding ways in which technology can help improve the quality of life for adults and children since 1999.

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