PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Variety - the Children's Charity is known for providing adaptive bikes and strollers to kids with special needs around our region, but they're trying to take their newest ...

They’ve distributed more than 1,800 bikes, strollers and communication devices in Pennsylvania and West Virginia since 2012. Charles LaVallee, Variety's CEO, said a device that gives children a ...

Technology increases their independence and can teach them basic technology or communication skills that they are going to need for the rest of their education and beyond. High-tech assistive ...

Just a few years ago, they would have used bulky communication devices costing $6,000 to $10,000, ... All students at P.S. 176, where more than 10 percent have special needs, ...

Many special needs students left to own devices during coronavirus crisis, ... “Keeping that communication link strong is important and it doesn’t have to be just by phone, ...

A special needs girl is robbed of her 'voice' after the device she relies on to communicate was stolen. Authorities say that equipment was taken from the family's van Wednesday night while they ...

Touchscreen tablets like the iPad have unforeseen benefits for children with speech and communication problems—and such use has the potential to disrupt a business where specialized devices cost ...

Technology facilitates faster and easier communication for everyone, and it plays a unique role in helping students with special needs develop important verbal and non-verbal communication skills.

"Having a kid with special needs there's hurdles you're already dealing with. ... "The communication device shows that the more [children] use it, the more they mimic the words.

Variety of Pittsburgh gave out its 4,000th communication device to kids with disabilities on Wednesday. The special ceremony in Berwick, near Wilkes-Barre, featured kids showing off the adaptive ...

A new Israeli app for iPad and iPhone is revolutionizing communication between special-needs children and their families. Developed by Ofir Harel in January 2012, and piloted in Hebrew in October 2013 ...