Ipad help for autistic children

I have only recntly started to work with asscessible technology on Ipads for children, there is so much potential here. This article was just too good to wait on to blog and share http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-08-11/news/ihelp-for-autism/ It even made the main page of the Apple Website. This could be such a good thing for so many kids! Please give it a look.

From tweeting, back to blog ,soon both

I switched to in March, tweeting (twittering) to get out information on accessible technology to my blog followers faster. I learned a lot from this, people don't understand a lot about twittering and rather than talk about tech, assumed somethings might be said about my dry cleaning pick up (I would not do that by the way:))

I also learned that the twitter website has a number of accessibility issues. So considering all the focus on social networks being used in education lately, its mention in the eschool publications as a tool for learning (and more than a few emails from parents)

My return to blogging, seemed as good a time as any to share a few accessible ways to tweet.

* Accessible Twitter is a website alternate for the Twitter website, but ensures accessibility
* Qwitter is a Twitter client designed for blind and low vision users, compatible with screenreaders
* Tweets60 is an accessible version for the Nokia S60 smartphone

I haven't given up on twitter, but now know both are important and have their place.

Will be doing both again in the near future