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Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Accessing an iPad with a Switch

Posted on 07:24 by Unknown




You might have heard that the new iOS7 offers switch access? There is now a "Switch Control" section in the Accessibility section of your settings. Apple listened. Using third party adaptive accessories to access and manipulate items on the touchscreen we can now switch our way through. 

You can find it in the Settings app under General, Accessibility and then Switch Control. To learn all
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Wednesday, 18 September 2013

AAC and Literacy

Posted on 12:06 by Unknown



Talksense believes that "it is NOT individuals who fail to develop communication skills but, rather, (significant) others who fail to teach the individual to communicate. Too often are practices observed in schools (and beyond) that would stifle the best of us had we been in such a situation. It is a similar problem with literacy, individuals do not fail to acquire at least some of the basic
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