Press Release: SHORT HILLS, N.J., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has released its annual holiday gift guide stacked with items for individuals living with paralysis.
Available on the Reeve Foundation’s website at www.ChristopherReeve.org/gifts, the gift guide is the fourth of its kind featuring over 70 items in 10 categories: Active Lifestyle, [...]
Gift Guide features 79 items catered to people living with paralysis.
November 17th, 2011 | Posted in AT DevicesNational Institutes of Health (NIH) funded study finds dyslexia not tied to IQ
November 17th, 2011 | Posted in News & ArticlesResearch on brain activity fails to support widely used approach to identify dyslexic students.
Regardless of high or low overall scores on an IQ test, children with dyslexia show similar patterns of brain activity, according to researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health. The results call into question the discrepancy model — the practice of [...]
ConnSENSE Bulletin Sponsor News & Specials!
November 17th, 2011 | Posted in Sponsor SpecialsLooking for something new; a great holiday gift, need to upgrade or looking for new product information? Take a look at our CSB Sponsor Specials. The following are discounts and special offers from our sponsors. Some discounts are offered specifically for our subscribers only!
The following are special offers and new product news from all of [...]
Product Review: QuestionQuest!
November 15th, 2011 | Posted in Product ReviewsReviewed by Amy Mindell, M. Ed., Assistive Technology Specialist, The New England Assistive Technology (NEAT) Center at Oak Hill.
Laureate Learning Systems (www.laureatelearning.com) has a long history of providing special educators with comprehensive educational software tools for students with a wide range of special needs. Their latest venture, a three-level syntax training program, QuestionQuest, adds [...]
60 Minutes Segment on Apps for Autism and the iPad
October 26th, 2011 | Posted in AT Videos & Podcasts, News & Articles60 Minutes aired this segment, “Apps for Autism: Communicating on the iPad”, on October 23, 2011.
AT in the mainstream media is always noteworthy. Be sure to look at the comments (98 of them so far), for some interesting critique on the segment, from professionals and parents.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-20124225/apps-for-autism-communicating-on-the-ipad/
