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Apps for Play? Of course!

9, February 2015

Children love to play. They need to play. Through play children develop motor-skills, they learn to problem solve, they practise social interactions and role-playing, and they develop their imaginations. For typically developing children, play comes easy. The inner drive to…

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APPlicable – Making apps accessible for all

29, January 2015

As professionals who work with children with disabilities one of our goals is facilitating integration into community life. Practising new skills can only take one so far.  True integration in community life for people with disabilities can only occur if bigger…

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Our Top AAC Apps

13, January 2015

The year has only just begun and already the good news for people with disabilities is pouring in. Change is in the air, and this time it comes from Israel. Finally, after years of lobbying the government, communication devices have…

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2015: Resolutions and Wish List for the New Year

6, January 2015

It’s that time of year again. Time to look at the year ahead and set new goals; new achievements that we’d like to strive for, in our personal and professional lives. As we discussed in our last post, 2014 brought…

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2014 Summary: Highlights and Recommended Apps

29, December 2014

This week we ring in the New Year. We hope 2015 will bring good tidings for all, including in the world of technology for people with disabilities. A Look Back at the Tech of 2014

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Appy Times during the Holidays! iPad Activities for Family Fun

15, December 2014

Winter has arrived and holiday season is quickly approaching. For some, this conjures up images of roasting chestnuts, warm cozy nights by the fire, and mugs of hot chocolate. For many families, though, this time also brings many hours cooped…

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Welcome!

26, November 2014

It is with great excitement that we launch the official blog of the Assistive technology Center at Beit Issie Shapiro – “Tech it Issie“.Over the last few years, we have witnessed the accelerated development of technology and the power it…

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10 Winning Apps – Staff Picks

26, November 2014

In planning this post, we asked the staff of our day programs (kindergartens and school for special education) to name the apps they currently find the most useful. Here is what they had to say:Tiny Tap Excellent platform for creating personalized…

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