Ipads Give Children With Down syndrome a Voice
UCF recently partnered with the Down Syndrome Foundation of Florida to offer iCan Communicate, a program designed to help children with Down syndrome who have limited speech capabilities. This program, which was held March 22-24, consisted of therapy sessions and clinics to test how children responded to iPad apps created to help them communicate.
“They didn’t want to be just handing out the same thing for every child because they really have individualized needs,” said Jennifer Kent-Walsh…