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Electronic Devices

Personal electronics used to provide assistance for the student to participate in classroom or homework activities.
A small rectangular device with a blue led light shining on its front. This hole is the first in a line of holes going down the front but is not lit. Next to this device is a small c-shaped receptacle with an attached metal loop.

A device that combines OCR with computer vision and artificial intelligence technology to read printed text from any surface and to convert the text to speech.

 

The text Portanum written in two colors and on one and a half lines: Porta is printed in green; then without space, the letters N and u follow and are written in light purple. The final letter m drops down to the next half-line and is written there, in white,  inside a light-purple triangle. Written in small letters on the same line and preceding the triangle-m in French: Software help for vision.

A vision aid software designed to help the reading of distant documents (charts or video projection screen). 

Rounded blue rectangular image with a white Qwerty keyboard on the bottom and a frog in a white box on the upper left. A white rectangular window is in the upper right with the word frog next to a blank line.

An introduction to the keyboard by using speech, phonics, and Widgit Symbols in colorful letter exercises to teach literacy skills to users who have difficulty with text or communication.

Photograph of plush turtle toy on a table with an orange box and a small green tablet device.

An accessible learning environment for children with special needs. It combines tablet apps and a wireless smart toy to encourage children's interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Large round square with drawings of a happy face and a sad face.

An app designed to help non-verbal children and adults express their feelings using Smarty Symbols. 

Tablet device with a stylus in a slot on the top, a coiled cable on the right, which is next to a USB drive.

A wireless pen tablet that can be used to enable students or teachers with mobility disabilities to write on a classroom whiteboard without leaving their desks.

Screenshot of a magnifying glass graphic with a magnified photo showing a receipt in the center of the magnifying glass.

Video magnification app for iOS designed for use by individuals with low vision.

Two children touching a tablet that has a white-on-black outlined picture of a head and brain. Below is a color rendition of the same pic.

A Braille tablet / mobile device that creates a full page of tactile text and graphics in real-time. It offers touch navigation, text-to-speech output, and Perkins-style keyboard application for users with low or no vision. Disruptive actuating technology is at the core and is still in a prototype stage.

Small rectangular electronic device with black frame and LCD display showing lines of enlarged text.

A handheld video magnifier that features a 7” LCD screen with anti-glare coating, an HD camera, and a built-in stand.

Screenshot showing image of a boy eating cereal at the top and three image blocks along the bottom with a pointer places images in each.

A Windows-based program developed specifically for students with special needs that focuses on the cognitive skill of arranging pictures in a chronological sequence.