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Tools for Life: Apps for Learning Disabilities
Martha RustTools for LifeJuly 24, 2015
With contributions from: Carolyn Phillips, Liz Persaud, Ben Jacobs, Daphne Brookins, Rachel Wilson
www.gatfl.gatech.edu
Tools for Life & TFL Network
• TFL developed Georgia’s Plan for AT • We serve individuals of all ages & all disabilities in Georgia
• Over 50,000 thru various activities throughout the year• TFL Network
• Assistive Technology Resource Centers/Outreach Sites • Lending Libraries• Training and Demonstrations• AT Reuse• AT Funding Education and Resources
• Online Resources• www.gatfl.org - 5,000 unique visitors a month
Tools for Life Mission
We’re here to help Georgians with disabilities gain access to and acquisition of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services so they can live, learn, work, and play independently in the communities of their choice.
TFL Website
My sister Nancy
Search by: App Name Categories
– Book – Education– Environmental Adaptations– Hearing– Cognition, Learning,
Developmental– Navigation– Personal Care and Safety– Productivity – Communication– Therapeutic Aids– Vision
TFL AppFinder
Apps for Reading
Reader for Websites
• Read articles and web pages without distractions
• Clutter disappears• Add link into
Reading List and finish later
Speak Selection
• Built-in in Apple under Accessibility
• Find under Speech• Can voice and speaking
rate• Works within multiple
applications, web, texts, and emails
ClaroSpeak US
Text-to-Speech import documents and
PDFs into ClaroSpeak from apps such as Mail, or import PDF, Word, Pages and other files directly from Dropbox using
Change font and color Save text as an audio file Visual Tracking Send Text
BARD Mobile
• Access directly to the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
• Must be registered • Settings • Can use with braille display• http://
www.loc.gov/nls/find.html• Free
Voice Dream
• Text to Speech• Highlights as it reads• Import
– Bookshare– Dropbox– Gutenburg– Word Doc– PDFs
• Buy different voices• Change rate of speed
• Download for later reading
• $9.99
Umano
• News read to you by real people
• Make a playlist of articles
• Download to listen to offline
• Upgrade to premium for $3.99/ month
• Free
@ Voice Read
• @Voice Aloud Reader reads aloud the text displayed in Android apps
• Highlights as it reads• Free• Easily control speech
generator volume, pitch and rate of speech
• Syncs with DropBox
Scribd• Largest digital library with over 80
million users.• Unlimited access to over 100,000
books for just $8.99 / month - with a one month free trial– Unlimited reads
• Over 900 publishers, including NYT bestsellers, literary classics, groundbreaking non-fiction, and reader favorites in every genre
• World’s largest digital document collection, with millions of user-uploaded written works
• Make notes and highlight text as you read
• Zoom in on images
WebReader
• Text to speech technology for reading web page content
• Web pages can be read as soon as they are loaded or use Cut, Copy, & Paste to read only sections of webpage
• Highlights as it reads text• Speaking rate control
available• $1.99
Talk to Me- Text to Speech
• Can speak words as you type
• Continues to Read if phone is locked
• Displays the current words being spoken on the lock screen
• Support for multiple languages and voices
Apps for Writing
Ginger App
• Free• Grammar and Spell
checker• Personal Assistant• Use it to correct text
messages, Whatsapp messages, Gmail and Outlook emails, and even social media apps such as Facebook
iWordQ
• App version of Word Q software
• Not available with SpeechQ right now
• In context word prediciton
• Dictionary• Text-to-Speech• Dropbox• Saves documents
iReadWrite
• TextHelp• No internet needed to use• Text-to-speech• Word Prediction• Phonetic Spell Checker• Homophone and Confusables
Checker• Dictionary• Picture Dictionary• Customizable Background and
Text Colors• Choice of Voices and Fonts• Importing and Sharing
documents
Voice Dream- Writer
• reads out loud using text-to-speech
• can read words and sentences as they’re typed or voice
• helps finding the right words through phonetic search and meaning search
• automatically keeps an outline of headings, paragraphs and sentences
• 9.99
Dragon Dictation
Voice Recognition Free Dictate notes, emails,
Twitter, and Facebook Supports many languages Cut, Copy, Paste Android
Dragon Go! Dragon Hands Free Assistant
Co:Writer
• By Don Johnston• Word prediction• Read items out loud• Grammar Support• Dictionary• Spelling Support• iCloud Support• Export features• $19.99
Apps for Organization
Voice Pad
• Record lectures• Tag the audio with
notes • Tap the audio tag next
to the note to recall exactly what was said during which a specific note was taken
• Free
AudioNote
• Records your notes, meetings or lectures
• Can take notes by typing, stylus, or drawing
• Can import and take pictures
• Time stamps so you can go directly to where you want to hear
• Highlights notes when read back
• $4.99
Inspiration Maps
• App version of Inspiration Software
• Mind mapping• Built-in Template/ Create
your Own• Create up to five documents
to test the functionality of the app for free
• Diagram or Outline View• Entirely customizable• $9.99
Ideament
• Mind and concept mapping
• Create flow charts• Brainstorm ideas • Convert flowchart to
text outline and vice versa
• Free
MindMeister
• Mind grapping tool that syncs with all devices
• Basic is Free• Share and assign tasks• Follow progress• Numerous visual
themes• Assist with pre-writing
stage• Apple Watch version
iStudiez Pro
• All tasks in one area• Quick view of the day• Innovative Schedule
Planner• Keep track of grades
and GPA• Syncs with iOS devices
and Windows• $2.99• Lite version available
iHomework
• Keep up-to-date with your school work, grades, to-do's, teacher's information
• School organizer that can be with you anywhere you go, whether that be on your iPhone/iPod touch, iPad, or Mac
ColorNote Notepad Notes To Do
• Simple notepad app• Organize notes by color• Checklist for To do list &
Shopping list• Checklist to get things done • Organize your schedule in
calendar• Password Lock note • Free
Evernote
• Cloud Storage• Syncs across all
platforms• Create different folders• Basic plan is free• www.evernote.com
Easy Reminder
• Set alerts to remind you about unread messages or missed calls
• Notification is configurable – decide a time slot during
which you will not be disturbed
• Free
Talk Text to Voice
• Convert text to voice using the Text-to-speech engine on your smartphone
• Allows importing web pages directly from the browser to listen to them
• Can also import selected text from other apps
Apps for Math
Math vs Zombies Math Games K-5
• World is overrun by zombies!
• Use math skills to help make the zombies better
• Aligned with Common Core Standards
• Detailed Report Card that tracks progress
• $4.99
Mathmeeter
• 56 different math missions.
• Each mission has touchable objects floating in space
• Missions range in difficulty from even/odd numbers all the way to square roots
• Free or .99
Talking Calculators
Simple Talking Calculator• Can do percentages• Square-root• Square and Cube • Big buttons
Talking Calculator HD• Hear numbers on the
screen• Works for someone
who may have a vision loss
MyScript Calculator
• Use your handwriting to write any arithmetic formula
• Write and calculate mathematical expressions in with no keyboard
• Scratch-out gestures to easily delete symbols and numbers
• Portrait and landscape operation• Redo and undo functions
fx Math Solver and yHomework
• 1500 sample math problems and fully animated solution steps
• Scientific calculator supported
• Graphing calculator supported
• Step-by-step solving
• Step-by-step solution and explanation
• Type in own equation
Apps for Reducing Stress
Reduce Stress
“The survey found that women who frequently use social media, along with other technologies, to connect with friends and family report feeling less stressed than women who connect less often.
The researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey and the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C., found that women who frequently email, text and use social media scored 21 percent lower on a test that measures stress than women who don't use these technologies”
- Elizabeth Palermo, LiveScience Published: 01/15/2015 10:56 AM EST on LiveScience
WAZE
FREE!iOS• Waze is the world's
largest community-based traffic and navigation app. Join drivers in your area who share real-time traffic & road info to save time, gas money, and improve daily commuting for all.
Pageonce
• Free• Keep track of your cash
and credit cards• Pay your bills• Real-time alerts and
reminders about upcoming bills, overage charges, and suspicious transactions
• Understand your debt
Mindfulness
Class or individual “breathing break”. • Tips for Teaching Mindfulness to Kids• Relax Sounds – Relaxing Nature & Ambient Melodies (free)• Take a Break! –Guided Meditation (free)• Stop, Breathe & Think (free) • Relaxing Sounds & Ambient Music for Sleep, Meditation, Yoga
($2.00)
iZen Garden
• Choose from 100s of objects, plants and creatures to place in your garden
• Rake the sand and share your creations
• Helps you to center your mind, relax your psyche and relieve your stress
Get Out of StressFREE!Android• Modern life is full of deadlines, frustrations,
and demands. For many people, stress is so commonplace that it has become a way of life.You can protect yourself by recognizing the signs and symptoms of stress and taking steps to reduce its harmful effects.This Application gives you complete idea about Stress , its symptoms and stress management in simple and efficient way.
The Application Includes
** What is stress** Symptoms of short term stress** Symptoms of long term stress** Ways to avoid stress** Ways to overcome Stress** Yoga for Stress
PTSD Coach
FREE!Android & iOS• PTSD Coach was designed for Veterans and military
Service Members who have, or may have, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This app provides users with education about PTSD, information about professional care, a self-assessment for PTSD, opportunities to find support, and tools that can help users manage the stresses of daily life with PTSD. Tools range from relaxation skills and positive self-talk to anger management and other common self-help strategies. Users can customize tools based on their preferences and can integrate their own contacts, photos, and music. This app can be used by people who are in treatment as well as those who are 0t. PTSD Coach was created by VA
APPS for Sleep Management
• Sleep Time-Alarm Clock (free, iOS, Android)
• Sleep Cycle ($1, iOS, Android)• Sleepbot ( free, iOS, Android)
• Monitors sleep habits• Uses accelerometer in the
smartphone, tells you how quickly you fall to sleep, when you enter each phase of sleep, and how efficient each sleep cycle is. The app gently wakes you up at the right time, not in the middle of a deep sleep
Key Ring App
FREE!iOS and Android• All those loyalty cards are hard to
keep track of. Key Ring puts all your cards on your phone, so they’re there when you need them. Scan and store grocery cards, gym cards, library cards, gift cards... you name it. Loyalty cards scan straight from your phone at the checkout counter, saving you money instantly
T2 Mood Tracker
FREE!iOS• T2 Mood Tracker allows users to monitor their moods
on six pre-loaded scales (anxiety, stress, depression, brain injury, post-traumatic stress, general well-being). Custom scales can also be built. Users rate their moods by swiping a small bar to the left or to the right. The ratings are displayed on graphs to help users track their moods over time. Notes can be recorded to document daily events, medication changes and treatments that may be associated with mood changes, providing accurate information to help health care providers make treatment decisions.
APPS for Mood/Emotion Management
• Self-Help for Anxiety Management(SAM) (free iOS, Android)– Tell the app how you’re feeling, how anxious you
are, or how worried you are. – app’s self-help features walk you through some
calming or relaxation practices. • iZen garden ($4.99, iOS)• Koi Pond ($1, iOS)
Relax Melodies: Sleep & Yoga
FREE!iOS and Android• Relax Melodies is the LEADER in personalized relaxation and
sleep assistance. No more lacking of sleep or insomnia for you! The sleep that you need and want is waiting for you. Relax Melodies and its many features such as high quality white noise sounds, music melodies and complete customizable mixes will help you sleep like never before!
• Here’s how it works :• 1. Create a sleep mix by selecting sounds and music that you
like.2. Slip naturally into a relaxed state or a deep sleep...!3. Awake, feel refreshed and happier4. Do it again, anytime!
• Use it also in many other situation such as while exercising, during your yoga meditation sessions, while massaging, during a quick nap or even to help your baby fall asleep faster!
Task Management
• Evernote (free, iOS, Android, Windows)– allows you to store text, photos, and audio notes on your device of choice. Create
"notebooks" and categorize notes for meetings and to-do lists. Notes are tagged with geo-location for mapping or search. Keep all info in one place
• 30/30 (free, iOS, Android, Windows)– Set up tasks and time needed to complete – App will tell you when to move onto next task
MyMedSchedule
• Keep track of medication• Reminders• Refill Reminders• Healthcare Provider Profiles• Insurance Information• Allergies• Works across Platforms• Free• www.mymedschedule.com
Grocery IQ
• Pictorial shopping list • Customize different lists for
different users using pictures on camera roll
• Add your own items and categories
• Assign item prices• Assign item locations (for
example, aisle numbers)• Several accessibility options
– text-to-speech – uses large easy-to-see images– item prices automatically
totaled
• $4.99
Breathe2Relax
• Portable stress management tool
• Detailed information on the effects of stress on the body
• Instructions and practice exercises to learn the stress management skill called diaphragmatic breathing
Our Question to You: What have You Learned today?
The Tools for Life Team
Carolyn PhillipsDirector, Tools for [email protected]
Daphne BrookinsAT Funding & Resource Specialist [email protected]
Ben Jacobs Accommodations Specialist [email protected]
DisclaimerThis presentation is produced by Tools for Life which is a result of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended in 2004. It is a program of the Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Architecture, AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center and was made possible by Grant Number H224C030009 from the Administration for Community Living. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HHS.
Liz PersaudTraining and Outreach [email protected]
Martha RustAT Specialist [email protected]
Rachel Wilson Tech Match Specialist [email protected]
