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As you probably know, there are an increasing number of iPhone/iPod touch/iPad Apps for AAC available on the iTunes store.  So many that I’m having trouble keeping them straight in my own head – so I thought a blog was in order as that would be something for us all to refer to. I have listed all the AAC Apps I am aware of below – along with some salient features. Keeping in tune with the idea of user ratings encouraged by iTunes, I have also added my own rating column from one to three stars. I have also put the Apps into three groups – Apps with symbols/pictures only, Apps with symbols/pictures and text-to-speech and Apps with text-to-speech only. It has ended up being a long table – but I hope you find it useful.

Braille Institute is proud to introduce ViA (Visually Impaired Apps), a fully accessible app for iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad.  ViA has been designed to help identify apps that are useful for adults and children who are blind or have low vision, including those with additional disabilities.  Users can easily sort through the 500,000+ apps in the App Store and locate those that were built specifically for, or provide functionality to, the user with a visual impairment.

Click Here to Register for this Webinar What: Having Trouble Navigating through all of those apps? Over 250,000 app have been developed for the iPad, iTouch, and iPhone. This webinar will discuss fun and interactive apps that can be used by kids who experience various disabilities. When: Thursday, December 9, 2010                              11:00am-12:00 p.m. (MT) Cost: Free for Lekotek Affiliates $30 General Public $200 for groups over 10 people Continuing Education: 1 IACET CEU

With over a thousand apps now available to help individuals with special needs it has become increasingly difficult to find and choose the right special needs app. The Friendship Circle App Review gives you the ability to find the perfect special needs app for your child.

You just invested in a shiny new iPad for you child with special needs. Next, you lay out some more money to purchase a few communication apps, install them and your child is off and running with a $500 piece of equipment. Minutes later  you see the iPad less bounce its way down those beautiful wooden stairs of yours… And then you woke up from your nightmare. You were smart enough to purchase a protective case for the iPad. Your child gets to develop communication and social skills while dad becomes an Angry Birds champion. Make sure you don’t have an iPad nightmare… here are 13 great cases that will protect your iPad investment!

13 iPad cases for your child with special needs | Friendship Circle -- Special Needs Blog 13 iPad cases for your child with special needs | Friendship Circle -- Special Needs Blog tags: iPad You just invested in a shiny new iPad for you child with special needs. Next, you lay out some more money to purchase a few communication apps, install them and your child is off and running with a $500 piece of equipment. Minutes later  you see the iPad less bounce its way down those beautiful wooden stairs of yours… And then you woke up from your nightmare. You were smart enough to purchase a protective case for the iPad. Your child gets to develop communication and social skills while dad becomes an Angry Birds champion. Make sure you don’t have an iPad nightmare… here are 13 great cases that will protect your iPad investment!

You can register online here! or download the full flyer here!What:Join us for March’s Technology Tuesday as we explore the world of iPad apps for educators. Presenter Trina Halama will share apps for the iPad that are educational tools that can be used in the classroom. There are a variety of useful apps to make the classroom livelier and more engaging for both the students and teacher. Among the apps being shared are apps for time management, social networking, discussion forums and boards, books, art and graphics, and much more. Some of the particular apps to be shared are: Kindle, How Stuff Works, Flashcardlet, free books, Red Stamp, Toontastic, Math Quizzer, Quick Graph, and more. This will be an opportunity to receive and share resources. Bring your iPad or use one of ours!Trina Halama is a 2007 graduate of MSUB with an emphasis on elementary education and a minor in music. Currently, she teaches third grade at Fromberg Elementary School. She is on Fromberg’s Technology Board, the Promethean Consortium Board, is pursing certification to teach Promethean and SMART Board technologies, and has a vast knowledge of technology in general. Trina is also a Library Information and Technology Literacy trainer for the Montana Regional Education Service Area III.When:March 20, 20125:00 pm - 7:00 pmWhere:MSUB College of Ed. BldgRoom 122Billings, MTContact:John KeenerPhone: (406) 657-1743Email: john.keener@msubillings.eduorDebra MillerPhone: (406) 657-2072Email: dmiller@msubillings.eduIf you have a particular question or suggestion you can contact Trina at thalama@fromberg.k12.mt.us.

Although many iPhone developers spend their time working on apps that entertain and amuse, there are many apps that have a job to do. For the disabled, iPhone apps can be a way to connect with others and their world in a new way. Check out these Top 15 iPhone Apps for the Disabled which have helped people from all walks of life overcome their daily limitations.