Smart Gloves turn sign language into vocalized speech
The project was presented at the Microsoft Imagine Cup competition in 2012 and won the first prize. Main idea is to translate sign language into speech.
List of Assistive Technology
Fire Phone – full suite of accessibility tools
Amazon’s All-New Fire phone comes with a full suite of accessibility tools so that all customers can enjoy their new Fire phone.
Apps for Gross motor skills
Gross Motor apps are more difficult to find, but there are a few out there that are good and motivating for children during therapy.
Flash Card Apps for Children with Autism
iCommunicate and Autism Express Apps lets you design visual schedules, storyboards, communication boards, flash cards, speech cards for children with autism
TapToTalk Apps – Aimed to non-verbal students
TapToTalk makes communication fun, like another “game” on this cool device. Just tap a picture and TapToTalk speaks. Each picture can lead to another screen of pictures.
Grace Apps – Designed for students with Autism
Grace App for Autism on iPhone, iPad and iTouch – The Grace App for Autism helps autistic and other special needs children to communicate effectively, by building semantic sequences from relevant images to form sentences.
Avaz – ACC App for Autism
Avaz is a picture based communication app for Autism. It is a full-featured AAC app which has been developed for children who are non-verbal or who have difficulty speaking.
Braille Mobile Phone
London-based firm OwnFone has released what it says is the world’s first Braille phone. The front and back of the phone is constructed using 3D printing techniques and can be customised.
SmartCane
Smartcane device is an electronic travel aid which fits as handle of the white cane. As white cane can only detect obstacles up to knee height, Smartcane compliments its functionality by detecting obstacles from knee to head height.
Best Android Apps for children with Autism
While the tools technology offers Autism students can be useful for anyone, they can be particularly useful for those with limited abilities in some areas. Parents, teachers, and medical caregivers of individuals with autism know this for sure, and the technology world has followed suit