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Roger Holt

Free app turns phone into a hearing aid | News | The Engineer - 0 views

  • Researchers at Essex University have developed a free mobile app that turns an iPhone or iPod into a hearing aid. The BioAid app is said to replicate the complexities of the human ear, unlike standard hearing aids that amplify all sounds.
Roger Holt

AppleVis | Empowering blind and low-vision users of Apple products and related applicat... - 0 views

  • A community-powered website for blind and low-vision users of Apple's range of Mac computers, the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. AppleVis is a rich resource that strives to empower the community by offering multiple pathways to access and share relevant and useful information. As a community, we seek to encourage and support people in exploring the many ways in which these mainstream products and related applications can offer opportunities to the vision-impaired for personal enrichment, independence and empowerment.
Meliah Bell

AIMing for Achievement: Why Your Child with Disabilities May Need Accessible Instructio... - 0 views

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    Click here to register for the webinar

    What:
    Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) provide the same content as traditional classroom materials such as textbooks, but deliver the information in a way that students with print-based disabilities can use more easily. Parents, family members, Parent Center staff, and others are invited to attend this webinar to learn about a 4-step process that can be used to determine whether a child with a disability needs AIM and how to work with the school to access them. Presenters from the National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials at CAST and PACER Center will use scenarios of children with different types of disabilities to provide examples of how the AIM decision making process works.

    When:
    12pm - 1pm
    Oct. 31, 2012 System Requirements:
    PC-based attendees
    Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
    Mac®-based attendees
    Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
    Mobile attendees
    Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet If you have any questions please contact:
    gretchen.godfrey@pacer.org
Terry Booth

Apple, Apps, and Information Technology; the New Natural Support: Part 1 & 2 - Webinar ... - 0 views

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    Click here to download the flyer with registration information for this webinar (.pdf) What:
    The "i" operating systems are used to promote, support, and connect individuals with intellectual disabilities. The iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone and other devices offer possibilities for video cueing and modeling, picture exchange systems, voice output, timers, schedulers, checklists, reminders, face-to-face coaching, portfolios, and more. Learn about special projects with transition programs and employment organizations, compare equipment, and learn about apps people are finding helpful. View devices and demos that help job seekers land a job, know what to do when, and optimize productivity and inclusion. Discuss the current need and the future promise. Washington State and Use of Apple Devices; inception, evolution and success stories. Working with Apple; their stores and engineers The equipment; built in features and comparisons High School Transition Programs A cohort of employment specialists using iPads Survey of interest and need Work with Voc Rehab's Assistive Technology Coordinators People First and the Technology Push When:
    Part 1 (Click to register)
    Tuesday, May 29, 2012
    11:00am - 12:00pm Mountain Part 2 (Click to register)
    Thursday, June 14, 2012
    11:00am - 12:00pm Mountain
Roger Holt

Apple's AssistiveTouch Helps the Disabled Use a Smartphone - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • Plenty has been written about the new iPhone 4S, with its voice-controlled virtual assistant Siri, and about iOS 5, its software.But in writing a book about both, I stumbled across an amazingly thoughtful feature that I haven’t seen a word about: something called AssistiveTouch.
Sierra Boehm

Teaming Up With Tech Tools on Mobile Devices - Billings - Oct. 9, 2013 - 0 views

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    Register for this event
    Download the flyer for this event

    What:
    Explore iTunes and Google Play Apps to foster digital storytelling and classroom collaboration. Collaboratively learn how to use apps on your device to create video or audio podcasts, design animated puppet shows, develop an augmented reality video, and build interactive treasure hunts using QR codes. Workshops are limited to 20 participants so register early! Please bring an iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, or another eTablet with camera and a laptop computer!

    When:
    Wednesday, October 9, 2013
    5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Mountain

    Where:
    Montana State University Billings
    College of Education Building, Room 122
    1500 University Drive
    Billings, MT 59101

    Cost:
    No cost
Roger Holt

iOS8 accessibility features - 0 views

  • iOS 8 is now available! Before you upgrade devices that are used by individuals with disabilities, check out our iOS 8 upgrade checklist tab to help you avoid any potential major issues.
Roger Holt

Autism, iPhone, MacBook, and Life | ATMac - 0 views

  • My name is Jamie Knight, and I am an autistic front end web developer from the UK. In this article I am going to explore how Apple technology fundamentally changes my life, and enriches the lives of others. Disabilities, differences, call them what you will, have for a long time been a great area for technology to help. From the first white canes to the latest assistive and augmentative communication aids, there are a range of needs out there which technology is able to fulfil. For this article I would like to focus on 3 areas: communication, organisation and management. These are the ways in which my autism affects me and where technology helps the most.
Roger Holt

iPhone 4: FaceTime - video signing for the deaf built-in | PCMag.com - 0 views

  • Steve Jobs also delivered a trademark "one more thing" at this year's WWDC. This time out, it was a new telephony product called FaceTime. There have already been various attempts at this, including the HTC Evo's front-facing camera and third-party video conferencing aps, but FaceTime presents the most user-friendly application of the technology. There is no set up, and it is fully integrated into the OS, making it extremely simple to use.
  • I want to highlight something that was touched upon in the FaceTime video shown at the WWDC. Not much been written about it, but the example shown had a powerful message to a specific community. I grew up in a home with a blind grandmother. The telephone was one of the bright spots in her life. She could not see, but she could speak and hear things like Books for the Blind, which in those days were delivered on vinyl records. She also spoke to family and friends on the phone. Those conversations were very important to her.
  • However, for the deaf community, the telephone has no meaning. They can't just pick up the phone and talk to friends and family. Only recently has the cell phone become an important communication tool for them—texting has been a godsend. Face-to-face, they use sign language and facial expressions to communicate. The Apple video demonstrated showed a deaf couple signing to each other from separate locations.
Roger Holt

Apple Puts Spotlight On Disability Offerings In App Store - Disability Scoop - 0 views

  • Apple is highlighting a growing number of apps catering to individuals with special needs with a featured special education section in its App Store. The section titled “Special Education” launched late last week and includes 72 applications for the iPhone and 13 applications for the iPad in 10 categories ranging from communication to emotional development and life skills, according to Trudy Muller, an Apple spokeswoman.
Roger Holt

Children's books for mobile devices: PicPocket Books - 0 views

  • Now kids can enjoy their favorite books from your iPhone! Forget the playstations, game consoles and DVDs, our mobile picture books will entertain and educate your child in the car, plane, train and more.
Terry Booth

Apps for the iPad, iTouch, & iPhone on Alternative and Augmentative Communication - Web... - 0 views

  • Click here to register for this webinar What: Dr. Therese Willkomm, Director of New Hampshire's Statewide Assistive Technology Program, and Phyllis Watson, CCC- SLP, Augmentative Communication Specialist, New Hampshire Assistive Technology Services,will review 20 of the most successful apps for children and adults who experience various communication impairments.  This includes apps related to sign language.  When: February 17, 2011 1:30pm - 3:00pm Mountain Time
Roger Holt

Bookshare Books on iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch | ATMac - 0 views

  • As the Technology Coach for Educational Vision Services, the program in the NYC Department of Education that serves students in our school system with visual impairments, I have been looking for a way to provide students with low-vision access to large print using the iPad. Our students are registered with Bookshare.org but it has been a stumbling block converting the DAISY formatted books into the epub format that can be read on the iPad. While there are numerous options for our students who are auditory or Braille readers, there has been a large disconnect in taking advantage of technology for our students who require large print and alternate contrast for visual reading.
Roger Holt

iAdvocate for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store - 0 views

  • The goal of iAdvocate is to share and develop specific strategies with parents for working collaboratively with a school team to improve their children’s education. iAdvocate uses problem-based learning strategies, simulations, and provides contextual access resources to build parental advocacy skills and knowledge. iAdvocate provides parents with both information and most importantly, strategies in regards to their educational rights and getting their child’s needs met. The goal of iAdvocate is to share and develop specific strategies with parents for working collaboratively with a school team to improve their children’s education and to provide the most inclusive and meaningful educational environment for students with disabilities.
Roger Holt

About - Special Needs Apps for Kids (SNApps4Kids.com) - 0 views

  • SNApps4Kids is a community of parents, therapists, doctors, and teachers who share information on how we are using the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Android devices with children who have special needs.  We have found these mobile devices to provide accessibility for children who may have been previously disengaged from the world because of challenging language, motor, or other developmental delays.  Given the rising number of apps on the market and the diverse skills of children with special needs, parents have found each other to be one of the best resources for choosing apps to enhance everyday life for our children.  While our group is primarily parent-driven, our efforts are naturally collaborative with the people who help our children develop particular skills — therapists and educators.
Terry Booth

Apps for the iPad, iTouch, & iPhone on Stuttering, Artic, & Language - Webinar - Sept. ... - 0 views

  • Click here to register for this webinar -- $49 What: School therapists will enjoy finding a bag of tricks in their pocket to meet the needs of a large and very diverse caseload. There are thousands of apps out there, but “How do I choose?”  This session will review apps for students with articulation problems, fluency issues, voice disorders and language delay.  Apps will be identified with some initial guidelines for how to evaluate these increasingly popular ‘pocket’ products. When: Monday, September 12, 2011 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time Presenter: Phyllis S. Watson, CCC-SLP, Augmentative Communication Specialist, Crotched Mountain ATECH Services Full Abstract – Including speaker biography and learning points
Terry Booth

Apps for the iPad, iTouch, & iPhone on Autism - Webinar - Aug. 15, 2011 - 0 views

  • Click here to register for this webinar -- $49 What: Individuals with autism have complex needs. There are thousands of apps out there, but which ones will meet their needs? This webinar will provide a preview and describe uses of apps that therapists and parents are finding useful in meeting the unique challenges of individuals with autism. These apps promote a wide range of skills for individuals with autism: communication, social skills, behavior and more. When: Monday, August 15, 2011 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time Presenter: Phyllis S. Watson, CCC-SLP, Augmentative Communication Specialist, Crotched Mountain ATECH Services Full Abstract – Including speaker biography and learning points
Roger Holt

Mountaintop couple create app to help autistic children - Business - The Times-Tribune - 0 views

  • The Mountaintop couple developed an application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch that helps track behavior in autistic children. Called Behavior Tracker Pro, it was approved this summer by Apple as an "app" and was placed on the iTunes Web site, where it can be downloaded for $9.99. It has been downloaded more than 400 times, and the pace of downloads is increasing.
Roger Holt

ZoomReader is Here! -iPhone app to enlarge and read text using built-in camera - 0 views

  • In combination with your iPhone’s built-in camera, ZoomReader lets you magnify and read printed text by first taking a picture of an object like a book or menu, then converts the image into text using state-of-the-art Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. ZoomReader will then read the text back to you using a natural-sounding voice.
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