MOBILE SOCIAL WORK
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Category Archives: Disabilities & Special Needs
How to interact with a touchscreen if you are manual disabled – MouthStick Stylus
Mobile devices with touchscreens like the iPad have become a part of our life. But how do you use an iPad if you have a disability that does not let … Continue reading
IPad apps for children with special needs
Jinny Gudmundsen, author of the new book iPad Apps for Kids, posted a Special for USA TODAY about „iPad apps for special needs kids“. The issues the apps he mentions address … Continue reading
Deaftel Wireless – The Accidental Phone Service for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Deaftel is a new iPhone app for the Deaf that converts a hearing person’s voice into text and the Deaf user’s text response back into voice over a phone call. … Continue reading
A Proposed Pedagogical Mobile Application for Learning Sign Language – International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), Vol 7, No 1 (2013)
Samir Abou El-Seoud, Islam Taj-Eddin, Ann Nosseir, Hosam El-Sofany, Nadine Abu Rumman Abstract A handheld device system, such as cellular phone or a PDA, can be used in acquiring Sign … Continue reading
5 iPhone Apps for Students With Disabilities – Edudemic
You may not realize it, but people with disabilities are also at a disadvantage when it comes to education. Studies show that 54 million Americans have disabilities. 28% of those … Continue reading
Actress Marlee Matlin brings sign language lessons to your phone with Marlee Signs
by Brittany Chan, http://www.imedicalapps.com … Academy-award winning deaf actress Marlee Matlin comes to the smallest screen yet – the one in your pocket – to teach you sign language with … Continue reading
Technology Time: An Interview about Promoting independence and Self-Sufficiency for Those with Brain Injuries and Memory Issues
This is a guestpost by Alice Bedard-Voorhees. It was first published at http://constantlearningorg.blogspot.nl Alice Brouhard, RN and Trainer researches applications and devices and teaches others to use technology to support their independence … Continue reading
Kids Go Gaga Over Tablets [INFOGRAPHIC]
Infographic by MDG Advertising
