Category Archives: Assessment

Senior Services – Nursing Homes

Posted on December 31, 2015 by kazr

Technology is rapidly changing, but the evaluations of ‘Services’ are important areas for the successful delivery model. Take for example, nursing homes or long-term care environments in the Baltimore area were reported for negligence by a local news channel. This … Continue reading →

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Pepper – Intelligent robot

Posted on June 30, 2015 by kazr

Many researchers and developers have been working on robotic applications to support the physical and educational needs of persons with disabilities.  S0me examples are medical devices that can be used during surgery procedures, robot-assisted rehab to enhance human motor controls … Continue reading →

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Verbally (text-based AAC app)

Posted on January 30, 2015 by kazr

Many app developers have been creating AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) apps and updating the features. Augmentative communication manufacturers such as DynaVox and Tobi ATI offer apps (from free to a couple hundred dollars) vs their hardware AAC devices which … Continue reading →

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Socially Speaking app – Social Skills Assessment

Posted on October 30, 2013 by kazr

Penina Rybak, MA/CCC-SLP, TSHH, the designer of the “Socially Speaking” app, posted an article in the Closing Gap magazine about IPad use for  children diagnosed Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).  In the article, she reported that many special education … Continue reading →

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