Tech Reviews

Forest is a time management app which uses the pomodoro technique to encourage focus and attending to tasks. The app has the user ‘plant’ a tree which grows over a set time. If the device is used during that time interval, the tree withers.

Our specialist in accessible technology checks out Autentik AI in the Spring 2025 edition of our Star magazine.

From our Assistive Tech department, a review of Loop Switch sound-filtering earplugs.

MediAcous Light Lamp is a sensory product aimed at a variety of users.

The CalmPalm device is a self-soothing and self-regulatory tool designed to help individuals who experience anxiety and related insomnia. The CalmPalm uses micro electro stimulation pulses to trigger acupuncture points associated with calming the ‘fight or flight’ response.

Skullcandy’s Hesh ANC Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones are advertised as providing quality audio with an exceptional noise cancelling experience at a significantly lower cost than other similar products on the market.

Blots are unique in the way Speks has primarily advertised a sensory tool to a mainstream, neurotypical audience. Sensory supports can be a useful resource for anyone – we all have sensory systems and sensory needs!

Learning to write is an important literacy milestone, but in an increasingly digital world learning to write means learning to type. Writing and typing share a number of the same base skills: letter identification, spelling, grammar and syntax; but for individuals with developmental disabilities, the method is just as important as the message.

Product: Cubetto Producer: Primo Toys Compatibility: N/A Cost: Around $300 for Cubetto Classic Product summary: Cubetto is a wooden robot designed to teach the basics of computer programming. Cubetto is marketed as a teaching tool for classrooms and homeschooling with target audience of children aged 3 to 9. The start-up Cubetto Classic package includes Cubetto, …

Product: Floreo Producer: Floreo Inc. Compatibility: iOS Cost: Starting at $50 CDN/month Product summary: Floreo is a learning app that uses virtual reality (VR) as a method to teach social and communication skills to individuals, primarily youth, on the autism spectrum. It is designed as a supplementary tool for families, therapy practices, and educators, and …