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"Most timers have at least one thing in common: they display numbers as they count down. VisiTimer, however, does things a little differently. Instead of showing numbers, VisiTimer gradually reveals an image with a sweeping radial motion similar to the movement of the arm of a clock. It's a great choice both for kids and for adults who do better with visual representations than with numbers."

"Lately, I have discovered many cool free apps that are incredible for creating digital stories, reading stories, and interacting with stories. These apps are incredibly engaging and meet the needs of our diverse learners. They allow learners to interact with the plot, characters, and even design of the story. They also support multiple learning styles because they are visual, have sound, and animation. Students can even begin to craft their own stories using their voices, drawings, images, videos, and so much more"

"Mind mapping software has been very effective when used with students with learning disabilities who are visual learners. However, we were eager to look into apps for mind mapping on the iPad and iPod and see if effectiveness for students with learning disabilities lived up to their traditional software counterparts."

EyeSight by SightTech was developed to be the most intuitive magnification and color enhancement tool in iOS history. Designed specifically to assist low vision users, this new app allows anyone to magnify any printed material up to 12X, simply by using a few hand gestures with their iOS 5 device. Plus, users can toggle through 6 distinct color-contrast combinations to suit their individal preferences and visual enhancement needs.

"Want to be a tester? Routinely is a visual communication aide that lets you build routines based on pictures. With Routinely you can: Create routines based on simple tasks or choices using a gorgeous set of built in illustrations or use your own (our current set of illustrations is limited at this point, but we will add more soon) Take photos with your camera or import them from your photo library Set routines to start at particular times of the day Add timers to your tasks and choices Manage the pictures you have added to Routinely separately from your photo library Lock Routinely to switch from an add/edit mode to a simpler routine flow mode"

"When you create books in iBooks Author, use these guidelines to make your books accessible to the visually-impaired."

"It has been said that technology has made the world smaller, but for the blind or those with poor vision, iDevices are opening up a whole new world. This AppList highlights some of the most innovative and entertaining apps available to the vision impaired."

"Scene & Heard is a Visual Scene Display augmentative communication aid on the iPad! Scene & Heard is an interactive context based communication aid and learning tool."

"Mindjet iPad® lets you easily enter ideas, tasks, and meeting notes into intuitive visual maps that help you quickly organize concepts and prioritize action items. Instantly create new maps or import them from Mindjet MindManager®. "

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"Braille has come a long way since its invention in the 19th century, but it's still tough to apply it to the highly-visual storytelling we see in comics. This realization led Phillipp Meyer, a Copenhagen-based interaction designer, to create the first comic for the blind."

Blog from an teacher of students with visual impairments and an SLP focusing on AT

"I truly believe technology enhances the classroom, but I never think it should be used just for the sake of using it. This is another visual I created to help teachers select the right technology tool for the job. I hope it helps you think backwards (or rather the "right" way) to think about selecting a technology tool to use in your class. It starts by asking what you want students to do, and then you pick a goal, such as explain a concept. Follow the diagram until you either reach a list of tech tools to help you or your students complete this task or you reach a prompting question, such as "do you need them to do this verbally?" Based on your yes or no answer, you'll finally come to a list of edtech tools."

"instaGrok is an educational (re)search engine that lets students (any anyone else) research any topic in an engaging, visual way. instaGrok finds the best information on the topic and presents it as interactive concept map ("grok"), showing key facts, concepts and relationships, videos, images and more. Users can pin their favorite materials to their grok and take notes in the built-in journals."

" guests with visual disabilities will be able to explore Walt Disney World theme parks in a whole new way. Using a Disney-designed Assistive Technology Device guests will now be able to explore the parks accompanied with an audio description of all the sights. "

"Plan for your child's school year now with articles for parents, teacher resources, explaining your child's disability to teachers plus other resources like visual supports, social stories, school rules and more. "

"This book, Big Pumpkin, by Erica Silverman, has everything from funny characters and plot, to repeatable lines, to a vivid setting. In addition, there is a YouTube video that is the audiobook portion (no animation so you need the real book) for kids to follow along---the lines are sung in a catchy tune, with turn the page signals. As usual, I've been a bit busy with Boardmaker (getting the original idea from Boardmaker Share) and have a few visuals to be used, and along with a bigger written word ("Drat") which is to be laminated and mounted on a stick. "

"The Social Express™ is engaging, educational software for children and young adults with social learning challenges. The software is designed to teach users how to think about and manage social situations, helping them to develop meaningful social relationships and succeed in life. The Social Express is based on best practices and programs that feature cognitive behavioral techniques and visual strategies including Social Stories (Gray, 2002), Comic Strip Conversations (Gray ,1994), the Alert Program(r) (Williams & Shellenberger, 1996), The Incredible 5 Point Scale (Buron & Curtis, 2003), and The Hidden Curriculum (Myles, Trautman and Schelvan, 2004).  The activities presented in the software adhere to  the ELA (English, Language, Arts) Common Core Standards. Some of the core concepts presented are based on the work of Michelle Garcia Winner and her Social Thinking® curriculum"

"Talking Mats is a suite of communication tools for children and adults with communication difficulties that helps them to participate more effectively in conversations and express themselves in a visual way. Choose from high-tech Talking Mats Digital, low-tech Talking Mats Original, or use them in combination."

"* Create a grocery list using visuals instead of text * Build your own icons by customizing colors, labels, and categories * Share to Facebook, Twitter, Email, Messages, etc. * Quickly browse categories by swiping left and right * Add items to your checklist with one tap * Regularly updated with new icons * Enjoy a fun and simple grocery list experience"