Aidan and Eye Gaze – A New World of Possibilities

Last week, we got this very short email: “I just had to share this video… We introduced the EyeGaze on Friday and again today.  This is day 2!  Oh My!  ;)” –Barb Welsford, Assistive Technology Specialist, Bridgewater The assistive technology team at South Shore Regional School Board in Nova Scotia sent us video clips that captured Aidan’s…

Grid 3’s Chat History feature awarded patent

The Chat History feature in Grid 3 is now patented technology.

Eye Gaze packages trialled in Toronto classrooms

It’s the first day of school for a student in grade 1 who is non-verbal, who has complex cognitive and physical learning needs with an IEP that includes “deaf-blind” in its description. Where do you begin? In a trial that started in May 2015, Bridges supplied eye gaze systems in  a number of classrooms in Toronto area…

PROBLEM: Accessibility in Chrome. SOLUTION: Windows?

We’ve already reviewed how to connect a switch to a Chromebook. But if you need maximum accessibility in a Chromebook learning environment the ultimate answer may lay in Windows. But before we get to that, here are a few things that a Chromebook can do if you need an alternative way to access it other…

Chromebooks and Switch Access

Chromebooks are more common in schools — how do you connect a switch to one?

Bridges Announces New Low Cost Eye Gaze Systems

Bridges the Canadian source for eye gaze technology is pleased to announce the arrival of the portable, affordable eye gaze systems, The Key and The Comm. Both the Key and the Comm are powered by a full Windows 8 tablet and USB connected eye gaze system.  The Key is designed for affordable alternative access while the Comm…

Inclusive MyGaze Eye Gaze Foundations Now Available from Bridges

Inclusive’s MyGaze eye-gaze USB camera and software – the Eye Gaze Foundations package — is now available from Bridges. We were really impressed when we saw it at ATIA in Florida back in January; an exciting addition to our eyegaze line particularly as a ready classroom solution. What we’ve heard from the UK is that…

2014 AT trends: Cheap, Disposable — Accessible?

This is the first of three posts about trends we see effecting AT in the coming months written by Bogdan Pospielovsky  Business Development Manager at Bridges. Coming up: Chromebooks and iPads, the Internet of things, eye-gaze in the classroom, the return of Word Prediction, AT legacy and the new platforms. What trends have we missed?…

iOS 7 Switch Access — First Impressions

To much fanfare, iOS7 has added switch settings to its many other accessibility features.  Recently I had a chance to play around with the switch settings in iOS 7.  [to see the latest in accessories to help you with iPad switch users  — mounting, cases, storage, charging, and training — visit the Bridges’ iPad page]…

First Author Special Offer

Don Johnston has a special pricing for First Author software starting October 1st until Dec. 31st, 2013. Buy 5 or MORE classroom unlimited licenses for only $499 per unlimited classroom license. (Quote Offer Code: S1792.  Licenses not available through web store, contact Bridges for a quote.) First Author is a software tool that facilitates the writing…