Assistive technology products and community programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Every listing is researched and verified.
Bee Visual
Picture-based visual schedule app with Schedule, Waiting, and Feelings boards that helps children complete routines, manage emotions, and improve waiting skills.
Good Karma Applications
Visual schedule app for iOS that uses photos and audio to create customizable daily schedules, supporting individuals with autism, Down syndrome, and developmental delays.
Reading Horizons
Multisensory literacy software based on Orton-Gillingham principles that teaches phonics, decoding, and reading comprehension to adolescents and adults with learning disabilities.
TechOWL (Temple University)
A strip that you place on a page to highlight one line of text at a time, helping you keep your place while reading. Useful for people who get overwhelmed by a full page of text or who have trouble tracking lines, including people with autism or intellectual disabilities.
TechOWL (Temple University)
A stand that holds a book open at a comfortable reading angle, freeing up both hands. Helpful for people who have trouble holding a book open while reading, or who want to read while also doing other tasks with their hands.
TechOWL (Temple University)
A portable slant board that angles paper or a tablet toward you for more comfortable writing and reading. Commonly used in classrooms for students with developmental disabilities to improve posture, reduce fatigue, and support better handwriting.
Scanmarker
A wireless scanning pen that reads printed text aloud and can send the scanned text directly to a computer, phone, or tablet. It supports over 100 languages and translates between them in real time. For someone learning to read or working on language skills, it provides instant audio feedback on any printed material.
AbleNet
A switch-activated spinner that lets someone participate in games and group activities by pressing a switch to spin. Great for taking turns in board games, choosing activities, or making random selections in the classroom. It has a built-in switch jack so any adaptive switch can control it.
Inclusive Technology
A complete eye gaze learning system built around a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet with an embedded eye tracker and 54 pre-installed educational activities. Designed for learners with physical disabilities who cannot use a touchscreen, it progresses from basic sensory tracking through cause-and-effect to communication and choice-making skills.
OrCam
A handheld AI reading device that captures and reads aloud entire pages of text instantly, without needing an internet connection. Weighing just 44.5 grams, it supports over 20 languages and works on printed text, screens, and signs. Helpful for people with reading difficulties, learning disabilities, or low vision who want to access written information independently.
Ophaya
A digital smartpen that captures handwriting and records audio simultaneously, syncing everything to a companion app. Students can tap their notes to replay exactly what was being said at that moment. Helpful for learners who benefit from audio reinforcement, struggle with note-taking, or need to review material at their own pace.
Scanning Pens
The C-Pen Reader 2 is a pen-shaped scanner that reads printed text aloud instantly. Glide the tip across any printed word or sentence and it speaks the text back using natural-sounding voices, while showing the scanned text on its built-in screen. It includes Collins and Oxford dictionaries so unfamiliar words can be looked up on the spot, making it a practical tool for readers who benefit from audio support.
Enabling Devices
A switch-adapted bubble machine that produces a stream of bubbles when activated, teaching cause and effect while encouraging visual tracking and engagement. It works with or without an external switch, making it versatile for therapy sessions and play.
Adaptive Tech Solutions
A switch-adapted rotating light projector that fills a room with colorful moving patterns when activated. Press a switch and the light illuminates and spins; release it and the show stops. Great for sensory rooms and for teaching cause and effect through visual reward.
Attainment Company
A money skills app that teaches coin counting, spending, and making change using realistic graphics and age-appropriate scenarios for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities. Three progressive programs (Counting Coins, Spending Money, Making Change) build real-world money confidence step by step. Teachers and caregivers can customize which coins and bills appear and enable switch scanning for full access.
Attainment Company
A multi-year math curriculum app for students with mild to severe disabilities, built around real-life story problems that show when and why math matters. Eight units with over 500 theme-based word problems are aligned to Common Core standards and designed for both readers and non-readers. Lessons support small-group instruction and include data collection as students practice.
Benetech
The world's largest accessible digital library, offering over 1.3 million titles in formats that read aloud, highlight text, enlarge fonts, or display in braille for people with qualifying print disabilities. U.S. students with a documented print disability receive free access through a federal grant, and individual memberships are available for adults. Books are available immediately with no waitlists or due dates.
Building Wings
A free online library of over 25,000 short, accessible digital books for beginning readers of all ages, originally created at UNC-Chapel Hill as Tar Heel Reader. Every book can be read aloud with text-to-speech and accessed via touchscreen, switch, or assistive keyboard, making it usable without a helper. Caregivers and teachers can also create and share custom books on topics meaningful to individual learners.
Otsimo
A subscription app with 100+ ABA-based games covering attention, numbers, reading, vocabulary, daily life, and communication skills for children with autism, Down syndrome, ADHD, and other developmental disabilities. Each game targets a single skill, keeping sessions short and focused. Parents receive progress reports and can adjust activity difficulty from within the app.
Goblin Tools
A free web and mobile toolkit that breaks overwhelming tasks into small, doable steps for people with ADHD, autism, or executive function challenges. The Magic ToDo tool lets users type any task and get a step-by-step breakdown adjusted by how much help they need. Other tools help with time estimation, understanding tone in messages, and turning scattered ideas into action plans.