Tommy Hilfiger Launches Adaptive Collection for Children With Disabilities

Tommy Hilfiger Launches Adaptive Collection for Children With Disabilities

By Melissa McGlenseyFeb 23, 2016This article discusses a Disorder

 

Now, children of all abilities can wear Tommy Hilfiger clothing.

A nonprofit organization called Runway of Dreams worked with the brand to launch an adaptive version of select styles from its children’s line, which will be on sale startingTuesday.

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Hiring program opens more doors to peopl

 

Unique Microsoft hiring program opens more doors to people with autism

Kyle Schwaneke’s bank account was approaching empty.

He’d been unemployed for a year and a half, since the indie game studio he’d been working for shut its doors. His parents, looking for ways to help while he job hunted, had paid the remainder of his apartment lease, but he’d reached the end of that, too.

Hiring program opens more doors to people with autism http://ow.ly/YtWgF

Five Predictions about Video Accessibili

Five Predictions about Video Accessibility for 2016 http://ow.ly/XROXv

2015 was a year where we saw tremendous growth in awareness about video accessibility due to changes in the legal landscape, especially as it relates to the deaf and hard of hearing. As these trends continue into the new year, our predictions below are based on issues that were left unsolved in 2015, expected outcomes of recent changes in regulations, and increased awareness of video accessibility issues…..

Let Your Finger Do The Reading With This

Let Your Finger Do The Reading With This Great Device From MIT Media Lab | Big Think | Design for Good http://ow.ly/CVHfT #braille #read

Let Your Finger Do The Reading With This Great Device From MIT Media Lab

by TEODORA ZAREVA

OCTOBER 14, 2014, 3:00 PM

Trace a page with your finger and Finger Reader will read it out loud for you. The device, currently in development by the MIT Media Lab, fits on your index finger like a ring. It can be used to assist children, the elderly, visually-impaired people, and second-language learners with reading labels, business cards, menus in a restaurant, prescriptions, or any other type of printed text….

Go to http://bigthink.com/design-for-good/let-your-finger-do-the-reading-with-this-great-device-from-mit-media-la for more info!!!

3 ways technology buoys at-risk students

3 ways technology buoys at-risk students | eSchool News | eSchool News http://ow.ly/CFHkp #classroom #teaching #id #inst_design #at_risk

By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor,

October 7th, 2014

Educational technology can greatly improve outcomes for at-risk students if implemented correctly

Kids With Autism See Big Gains With Tablets

Kids With Autism See Big Gains With Tablets – Disability Scoop http://ow.ly/Bqpz9 #autism #apps #ipad #edtech #spectrum #ADS #communcate

 

By MICHELLE DIAMENTSeptember 4, 2014Text Size  A  A

… A new study finds that using tablet devices during therapy can help children with autism make greater strides in communication. (John Flavell/Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT)

Even with intervention, many children with autism continue to struggle with communication, but new research suggests that using iPads and other tablets can help maximize language skills.

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How EdTech Is Meeting Special Needs – Va

How EdTech Is Meeting Special Needs – Vander Ark on Innovation – Education Week http://ow.ly/Azi4b

How EdTech Is Meeting Special Needs

By Tom Vander Ark on August 13, 2014 11:16 AM | 1 Comment

At their summer meeting, Florida special education directors identified a dozen blended-learning components they are excited about: