In honour of Helen Keller's birthday

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."

- Helen Keller, author, educator, activist and the first deafblind person to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree (1880-1968)

[Free Webinar] MyVoice 101: June 26, 2012 6-7PM EST

Join the creators of MyVoice for a fun and fast introduction to the groundbreaking communication aid for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.

Audio and video of real users, illustrative graphics, and free printable reference sheets help make this training webinar both useful and memorable.

Format: A 30-minute presentation, followed by a 30-minute, interactive question and answer session.

Register here.

[Prototype] New device to translate sign language into audible words

Sign language translation technology MyVoice may finally eliminate the communication barrier between those who can hear and those who can’t.

[Awareness] Video game lets players immerse themselves in world of the blind

Yet another example of how awareness-raising can take on a fun and entertaining form as well. Kudos to the developers for taking this on!

"Pulse is a first person, suspense/survival game in which you play as a young blind girl named Eva.

First person? Blind? What's the catch? Eva uses a process similar to echolocation to "see" her environment.

Sounds in the world allow her to imagine what the area looks like, and in turn allows the player to navigate."

Read the Globe and Mail article featuring the project here.

[App] Proloquo2Go 2.0 released

"Version 2.0 introduces two new, research-based vocabularies: Basic Communication and Core Words. An analysis of commonly used sentences has shown that the Core Words vocabulary reduces the number of steps to build a sentence by more than 30%, when compared to previous versions of Proloquo2Go..."

[Apps] Display Recorder hits App Store

ATs wanting to share demos of the built-in accessibility of i-devices or video reviews of 3rd party accessibility apps will want to jump on this right away before Apple pulls it from the App Store.

It's just $1.99 from iTunes.

[Free Webinar] Cutting Edge of E-books and E-readers

If you were like me and missed the EASI webinar on Mainstream E-book and E-reader Accessibility last Friday, you're in luck: Norm Coombs has made their slides and audio recordings from the webinar available here.

IOS 6 Accessibility Features Overview

Inclusive learning technology blogger Luis Perez summarizes the new accessibility features coming in Apple's IOS 6. And here's a quick summary of all the new features straight from the horse's mouth.

MyVoice (App) - Communication Aid

MyVoice is an award-winning communication aid for kids and adults with speech disabilities including autism, cerebral palsy, and aphasia.

Spark communication with voice output, storytelling, social skill development, visual scheduling, and more.

[$190.00 from the Apple iStore]

CAST Science Writer (Free, Online Tool) for Science Reports

CAST Science Writer - a free, online tool designed to help middle and high school students write better science reports.