Just last week, Microsoft announced that it will have in-built support for compatible eye tracking devices in Windows 10. What that means is that Windows 10 users will not need any special software or interface to use eye tracking devices – they will be able use an on screen keyboard, mouse an…

This week’s post originally appeared on INCLUDEnyc, As a mom of a three-year-old with autism, sometimes I’m hesitant to visit places that are overcrowded with people. I always worry that my son Julian will become overwhelmed and have a meltdown. Recently, his daycare took him on a trip to Sesa…

Children with learning disabilities are usually very special children. It is important to remember right from the start that though although these children may have difficulties in one or more areas; this does not mean that they have difficulties in all areas. There are many ways to help children en…

Different Roads is thrilled to be adding The Self & Match System to our lineup! Created by Jamie S Salter ED.S, BCBA and Katharine M Croce ED.D, BCBA-D, Self & Match is a self-monitoring and motivational system firmly grounded in principles of ABA. This behavioral intervention encourages a c…

Australian company Cochlear has created its first “made for iPhone” cochlear implant that will be controlled completely by an iPhone. Cochelear’s new Nucleus 7’s sound processor streams sound directly from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch without the need for an app. The Nucleu…

This week, Dr. Val Demiri PhD, BCBA-D, LBA offers some helpful advice on how to improve collaboration between professionals from different disciplines. As professionals, collaborating with others in your work environment is an essential skill that may have been historically overlooked as part of the…

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Blind students at Priestley Smith School in Birmingham have been using 3D pens to draw and “see” their creations by touching and feeling the raised, freshly created objects. Before that, they had to ask someone else to draw, and get it altered on raised paper. The 3Doodler Start, release…

When blind people navigate, they can use various technologies that can guide them to their destination. While walking outdoors, their smartphone’s GPS can give them step by step directions. For indoors, there are some places that use Bluetooth beacons to provide step by step directions to help…

While many adults retain some nostalgia for the characters, games, and toys of their childhood, there is a natural tendency to develop new and changing interests through adolescence and adulthood. For example, a child who likes Sesame Street and juice boxes will probably outgrow those interests in f…

This article first appeared on harkla.co. SENSORY INTEGRATION Sensory Integration is the process your central nervous system goes through when it takes in information from your body’s senses, processes that information, and then responds accordingly. Our bodies take information in through eight diff…

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In this months’s ASAT feature, Diane Adreon, EdD answers a question about what to consider when helping a child gain independence. To learn more about ASAT, please visit their website at www.asatonline.org. You can also sign up for ASAT’s free newsletter, Science in Autism Treatment, and like …

Independence Science recently launched the Sci-Voice Talking LabQuest 2 to help blind and low-vision students independently complete data-collection investigations during STEM labs. By integrating text-to-speech assistive technology with Vernier Software & Technology’s LabQuest 2 hardware device…