Early Childhood Special Education and Assistive Technology Blog

By:  Assistive Technology in New Hampshire (ATinNH) "The AT Makers for All Conference & Expo will help grow the collaboration of AT makers and users and explore solutions to everyday problems that are fast, affordable, customized and satisfying!" Image from "AT Makers for All" Website Save the Date and learn more about this conference on September 29th, 2018  Visit the landing page, which will become a website with information for participants, sponsors, and presenters, etc: https://iod.unh.edu/atmakers  Follow the event on facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ATMakersNH/ .  Learn more about other Maker's Fairs. The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) held one earlier this year. The event's facebook page has more information: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ATMakers/ Also, explore ATinNH webinars coming up soon: March 7th - Introduction to the Principles of Digital Accessibility March 14th - Accessible Document Cr...

Shared by: Carrie Portrie, EC-SEAT project coordinator ** The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATiA) offers many free webinars to increase our understanding of AT and how AT devices and solutions can bolster daily living, learning and playing opportunities for individuals regardless of age who have special needs. Starting in October ATIA is offering four free webinars focused on: Keys to Classroom Success Parts 1-4 by folks at  Tobii Dynovox . The list and content description are described  at this link.  One in particular that caught my eye was:  Keys to Classroom Success Part 2: Using Snap Scene to Support Language, Communication and Literacy for Emergent Learners. Snap Scene looks like a promising application that can be used at home and school. Embedded is a video from the Tobii Dynovox  YouTube Page . If you are a provider or parent of a child with a disability, there is a free trial available with ten free scenes. It is always a good...