Thursday, August 25, 2011

In NJ schools, iPads assist disabled students to communicate, make music

From the Asbury Park Press in NJ:Anthony Leuck of Berkeley is used to communicating in ways that aren’t quite conventional.The 18-year-old has an undiagnosed disorder that makes speech and muscle control extremely difficult. He interacts through eye gaze, or by tapping his head against a switch on a communication device to spell out words.But on a recent Wednesday afternoon at the Lehmann Center,