Posted in Computers and Software on Jan 30th, 2007 5 Comments »
New version of TextParrot, new value bundles and educational licenses: “ Amsterdam – 30 January 2007 – AssistiveWare/ConvenienceWare today announced the release of TextParrot® 1.0.1 for Mac’OS’X as well as a number of new value bundles and new educational licenses. TextParrot is a Universal Binary, multilingual speech solution for Mac OS X that allows users [...]
Posted in Computers and Software on Jan 30th, 2007 No Comments »
AssistiveWare introduces new product family for Mac OS X: “ Amsterdam – 12 December 2006 – AssistiveWare, the world leader in accessibility solutions for Mac OS X, today announced ‘ConvenienceWare‘, a new family of innovative and affordable products. The new product family makes the advanced technologies developed by AssistiveWare available in cool and convenient applications [...]
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on Jan 30th, 2007 No Comments »
The Genius in All of Us is David Shenk’s weblog on: How science is unveiling a rich new understanding of talent, “giftedness,” and brilliance — and the lessons we can all apply to our own lives. The notes at this weblog will evolve into a book but until then you can read his notes and [...]
Posted in LD Support Professionals on Jan 28th, 2007 2 Comments »
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Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Jan 24th, 2007 No Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Wardlaw School © 2007 Sanford Shapiro The Wardlaw School is another school for kids with language-based learning disabilities in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s actually part of the overall organization called The Atlanta Speech School. However, since it is distinct in its profile than the other parts of Atlanta Speech, I’m making [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Jan 24th, 2007 No Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Atlanta Speech School © 2007 Sanford Shapiro The Atlanta Speech School is comprised of four education programs, the Katherine Hamm Center (formerly known as the Oral School), Stepping Stones (a pre school) another preschool called the Anne and Jim Kenan Preschool and the Wardlaw School. In addition there are four [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Jan 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at Oakwood School © 2007 Sanford Shapiro The Oakwood School in Annandale, Virginia is a small day school for kindergarten through eighth grade students. There are about 110 students at this school in the suburbs of the Washington, DC area. It was started in 1971 and retains the founding director, who was [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Jan 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at Camperdown Academy © 2007 Sanford Shapiro I have heard about Camperdown Academy for many years but this was my first visit to this school in Greenville, South Carolina. This is small day school for kids with learning disabilities in grades one through eight. The primary school kids are generally six and [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Jan 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Schenck School © 2007 Sanford Shapiro The Schenck School is located in Atlanta, Georgia for bright dyslexic students in grades one through eight. The school plans on opening a kindergarten in September 2007. Founded in 1959 by David Schenck, it has grown in size and reputation; it now enrolls approximately [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Jan 21st, 2007 No Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Little Keswick School © 2007 Sanford Shapiro The Little Keswick School is a therapeutic boarding school for middle school and high school boys. Most people who know of Little Keswick have thought of it as a school for kids with primary behavioral issues, which it is. However it has evolved [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Jan 21st, 2007 No Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Ivymount School © 2007 Sanford Shapiro The IvyMount School is actually a continuum of school programs and clinical services that address the needs of kids from fours years old to young adults of twenty-one. Their 225 students come from the greater metro Washington DC areas and most have significant cognitive [...]
Posted in K-12 Schools on Jan 21st, 2007 No Comments »
The Ivymount School 11614 Seven Locks Rd. Rockville, MD 20854 301-469-0223 301-469-0778 fax www.ivymount.org Sanford Shapiro’s Review of The Ivymount School Schools with Services for Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Schools with Services for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)