Tech for Tykes

New item alert! We’re continuing to expand the Tech for Tykes loan library inventory! Recently, we added the Switch Modifier. This device is designed to enable switch users with uncontrolled movements or tremors to successfully activate a switch-adapted item. Users can set a time of 1-15 seconds of pressing before the device is triggered. After selecting a time, users can choose to use the switch-adapted item in momentary, on/off, or timed mode. To learn more about this item, follow this link, click the search icon (the magnifying glass with ‘Search’ below it), and type in the name of the device: https://swaaac.goalexandria.com/

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There’s just one more month until CATE, CIDE’s annual Conference for Assistive Technology in Education, and we couldn’t be more excited! CATE will feature many engaging, educational sessions on the EI track, including Lindsay Brough’s breakout session, “Erase the Prerequisites: Evidence-Based SGD Access From Day One.”

In this session, discover why speech-generating devices (SGDs) do not require prerequisite skills—and how early access supports communication, learning, and engagement. This session dispels common readiness myths using evidence and real case studies, and offers practical, developmentally appropriate strategies for introducing robust SGDs from day one for emerging communicators.

Lindsay’s session will run from 1:30 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. on June 5th. Register for CATE today! https://web.cvent.com/event/322da0b7-2cc6-45ec-9972-c0db14463450/summary