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Give the Gift of Accessibility This Holiday Season!

Dec 12, 2016

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Give the Gift of Accessibility This Holiday Season!

This holiday season, we invite you to join Tecla and Ontario March of Dimes Canada in sharing the gift of accessibility. For every $175 USD we raise, we will match you, dollar for dollar, and donate a Tecla to...

Preparing for a successful school year with students who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

Sep 10, 2015

Filed under: AAC, accessibility, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, special education

Patty Heine has a son who uses AAC and she has been learning how to best prepare for a successful school year. In this guest blog, originally published on assistiveware.com, Patty shares several tips that other parents will find helpful....

What's new in iOS 8 accessibility for users with motor impairments?

Nov 04, 2014

Filed under: AAC, Accessibility, ebooks, hands-free, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mobile Phone, Quadriplegia, Quadriplegic, quads, Siri, smartphone, speech recognition, switch control, Tablet, voice control, voice over

In every iteration of iOS, new features are added to improve the user experience for individuals with disabilities. Here's a list of new features and enhancements in iOS 8 that target individuals with mobility impairments, including spinal cord injuries, strokes,...

Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Apps with Adaptive Switches

May 06, 2014

Filed under: AAC, Accessibility, Android, iPad, iPhone, Mobile Phone, Quadriplegia, Quadriplegic, quads, Speech Generation

Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Apps with Adaptive Switches

Operation of an AAC on an iPhone/iPad with a single switch using the Tecla Shield is quite simple. iOS has a “switch control” setting that, when turned on, allows cycling through the icons on the screen in “groups”. In the...