iPad and disabilities
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
iPad Could Be A Beneficial Device For The Disabled
I’d change the title of the piece: The iPad IS a beneficial device for people with disabilities.
I’m quite sure that my friend David Niemeijer is hard at work redoing his… wait, he’s already done it.
As is stated in the piece, when you walk around a trade show floor at an assistive technology conference you find extremely expensive, dedicated devices ($2500-$8,000) that allow people like Stephen Hawking, for example, to communicate. Now you can buy an iPad for $500 and add an app like David’s Proloquo2Go for $189 and you’re good to go.
[via Sanford Shapiro]
Check out the discussion of other AAC apps at Autism Games