M. Wade Wingler, MBA, ATP, CEAS Assistive Technology & Mobile

M. Wade Wingler, MBA, ATP, CEAS Vice President, Technology & Information Services Easter Seals Crossroads Indianapolis, IN

Assistive Technology & Mobile Devices as a Supported Strategy in the Connected World of People with Disabilities

April 8, 2016 APA Hotel Woodbridge, Iselin, NJ

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Assistive Technology & Mobile Devices

as a Support Strategy in the Connected World of People with Disabilities

M. Wade Wingler, MBA, ATP 2

Developmental Disabilities Lecture Series Who is this guy?

3 Some ground rules for today Close your eyes…

Please ask questions

There is never a SINGLE RIGHT WAY to address the technology needs of a human being — especially a person with a disability

You may very well may have a better idea than me—and that’s OK.

This stuff changes ALL THE TIME so none of this is written in stone

Amazing & more detailed timeline of AT: Cairo Toe http://bluebirdcare.ie/assistive-technology-ancient-modern-times/

950 BC

History of Assistive Technology 5

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Ear Trumpet Bath Wheelchair 1783

1634

Slate & Stylus 1820 Sip & Puff

1961

Cochlear Implants Zoomtext 1988

1978

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14 iPad 2011 About iOS vs Android

“The iPad changed my life!” ~John Lasseter

You will ﬁnd more iOS than Android options in this presentation - That reﬂects the marketplace

iOS was the ﬁrst to include a lot of built-in accessibility features and In current iteration: • Portable we standardized on iOS early on • Touch Interface • Affordable There are often Android equivalents - We recommend searching • Connected • Camera “[app name] android” to ﬁnd alternatives when available • Microphone • Speakers • Gyroscope • GPS

This technology is becoming ubiquitous

The overlap is astonishing! iPhone

Android

Tech Needs for Service Providers • Scheduling & Task Management Windows • Reminders • Scheduling & Task Management • Communication • Reminders • Note Taking Laptops • Communication • Community Navigation • Note Taking • Information of all kinds • Community Navigation Tablets • Information of all kinds

How many of you have one of these devices? Tech Needs for People with Disabilities

17 18 AT Stigma? Who pays for this stuff?

Not so much with tablets and smart phones

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19 About Funding Area Alternative Financing Programs Available in 30+ states

• Connecticut | www.CTTechAct.com

• Delaware & Maryland’s eastern shore | de.easterseals.com

• Maryland | www.mdtap.org

• Massachusetts | www.massat.loan.com

• Pennsylvania | www.patf.us

• Virginia | www.atlfa.org Not local but: Indiana | www.EasterSealsTech.com

Special funds Special funds (continued) Available in some states Available in some states

• Act Today | Autism | act-today.org • Parkers Purpose | Kids disabilities-ﬁnancial crisis | parkerspurpose.net

• Autism Speaks | Autism | autismspeaks.org • Small Steps in Speech | Speech | smallstepsinspeech.org

• Friends of Jacob | Autism | cplanet.com • Silent Stars | Apraxia | silentstars.org

• iTaalk Autism Foundation | Autism | itaalk.org • Project Mariposa | Spinal Muscular Atrophy | thegsf.org

• Project iAm | Autism | aboutprojectiAm.com • Conover Mobile Tech Fund | not-dis speciﬁc | conovercompany.com

• Special Kids Therapy | Special Needs | specialkidstherapy.org • Blind Citizens | Vision | blindcitizens.org

• Babies with iPads | Deserving children | babieswithipads.blogspot.com These programs pop up locally from time to time - stay in touch with local resources

Self funding As costs drop, self/family funding is on the rise Shopping the options

• Holiday gifts

• Save/budget

• Community Fundraising

• Crowd funding

• GoFundMe

• Local charity Programs

• Build into cost of other disability services

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Choosing an Operating Choosing a Device System Size iOS - Android - Windows 4” - 13” diagonal Size Price

• iOS (iPhone Operating System) • Phones

• Most popular, More expensive, More apps, Fully integrated • 4-5” diagonal

• Android • “Phablets”

• Still popular, Least expensive, Apps gaining, OS fragmented • 5-8” diagonal

• Windows • Tablets

• Popularity dwindling, Mid-range pricing, Fewer apps, OS • 8-13” diagonal familiar

About Memory About Connectivity How much do I need? iOS - Android - Windows Size Price Options Price * • Photos - 1GB = 256 photos • Wiﬁ

• Games - 1GB = 22 Angry Birds or 1 FIFA14 • All tablets and phones, no monthly cost - tied to Wiﬁ

• Videos - 1GB = 2/3 of a movie • Cellular

• Songs - 1GB = 200 songs • Some tablets and all phones, data package required - higher

• Books - 1GB = An entire typical library cost devices - anywhere you get cell signal

• Hot Spotting Between iCloud, • Dropbox, etc., more and If you’re paying for data on your phone, you might be wiser to more is stored in the tie your tablet to your phone’s data - good compromise * cloud

Finding Apps

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The main points? The Cloud - Always available - From (m)any device(s) - Automatically backed up - Shared access/control when you want it

Some predictions for the future

Multi-platform Less about the platform - more ubiquitous The Future More crowd sourced More information sharing Augmented Reality Layers of info on the real world Subscription-based Less up-front cost - more payments Wearables Wrists, feet, and more Sensors & Bio-aware Internet of things monitoring your home, travel, and body

Mounts and Cases OtterBox Cases

$50-150 - rugged http://buff.ly/1PykDJx LifeProof Cases

$80 - $130 - waterproof & rugged http://buff.ly/1UmvdeW

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iGuy Cases Mount ’n Mover

$20 - kid friendly $250 - $1,100 - adjustable and customizable http://buff.ly/1TcjmP7 ArmorBox Kiddo RAM Mount

$20 - kid friendly with stand/handle $50 - $150 - modular - made for emergency vehicles & motorcycles http://buff.ly/22ELbWn

Batteries Speakers

New Trent $170 - super fast - mid-capacity Speakers and Batteries Oontz Angle $30 - wired or bluetooth Anker Power Core $40 - slow - high capacity iAdapter $285 - rugged - AAC-speciﬁc http://buff.ly/22ELqkc Anker Mini (lipstick) $15 - mid-speed - low capacity Sound Cover $150 - protective case & sound

Built-in iOS Accessibility

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44 Siri Tricks

Siri Tips & Tricks “Hey Siri” “How much is a 25% tip on $26?” Lists, appointments, reminders, alarms “How much is 7x19?”

Apple Music commands “Get walking directions to….”

Adjust settings “Read me my text messages”

Open favorite apps “Call (business name)”

Conversions (ft to meters, “Tell me a joke” ounces to pounds, etc.)

Demo time! Apps for Communication

non- Mainstream apps Augmentative & Alternative Communication literacy based (AAC)

Panda Pal AAC ProloQuo2Go Skype Facetime Photo-based, digitized speech Audio, Video, Text communication iOS - $0/$45 Aleternative iOS/Android - $0 Aleternative Communication Communication Symbol + text Audio & Video communication iOS - $250 iOS - $0 Sonoﬂex Texting with pictures Symbols & text Text and pictures iOS - $0/$100 iOS/Android - $0

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literacy Augmentative & Alternative Communication based (AAC) Scheduling & Time Management Verbally ProloQuo4Text Text-based iOS - $0/$100 Aleternative Communication Text-based iOS - $129

Scheduling Alarms

Built-in calendars CW Calendar Standard calendar features Alarmy Shake Awake iOS/Android - $0 Aleternative Photo alarm dismissal iOS/Android - $2 Aleternative Communication Picture, symbols, text Communication iOS - $5 Shake alarm dismissal iOS/Android - $1 Cozi Shared calendars & lists Alarmed iOS/Android - $0/$30yr Reminders and timers Google Calendar iOS - $0 Shared calendars, docs, etc Aida Reminders iOS/Android - $0/$5+month Picture/text alarms & reminders iOS $0/$1 About my Day Text & pictures Built-in Alarms iOS - $0 Simple - Great Siri integration iOS/Android - $0 Picture Scheduler Simple photo task manager iOS - $3 http://buff.ly/1PxEGIe

Reminders

Built-in Reminders Sticky Simple and robust - Especially with Siri Aleternative iOS/Android - $0 Communication Note taking Post-it note metaphor iOS - $0 Choice Works Symbol/picture based - routines iOS - $7 http://buff.ly/1WReWMG Trello 3x5 card metaphor - open structure iOS/Android - $0/$5month Remember the Milk Lists/tasks - shared iOS/Android - $0/$40yr

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Note taking Misc Note Taking Supports Voice Dream Reader/Writer Day One Multi-modal input/output iOS/Android - $10 Aleternative Communication Lectio Snap Type Journaling with metadata & IFTT Spot recognizer/reader iOS - $5 iOS - $5 Aleternative http://buff.ly/1TbGOfx Communication Livescribe Create accessible forms/quizes Pen/paper + app iOS - $0 iOS/Android - $100* http://buff.ly/1WRgjLn NoteAbility Multi-modal input/output iOS - $5 Evernote Super-charged note taking & info archiving iOS/Android - $0/$50yr Audio Note Multi-modal input/output iOS/Android - $5/6

Video Modeling & Prompting

30/30 iModeling Task/pace timer iOS/Android - $0 Aleternative Video Modeling & Prompting Communication Do it yourself video modeling iOS - $0 Pictello Visual social stories iOS - $10 Aurasma Object-based prompting system iOS/Android - $0 Model Me Professionally produced - Previews of DVS iOS - $0 Video Scheduler Simple video modeling iOS - $13

Community Navigation

Waze Find Friends Crowd-sourced navigation - gamiﬁed Aleternative Community Navigation iOS/Android - $0 Communication Geo-locate people iOS - $0 AbleRoad Accessibility of stores and places iOS - $0 Yelp Super source of local info - Monacle iOS/Android - $0 Around Me Another source of local info iOS/Android - $0 Find my iPhone Makes your phone beep/put on map iOS - $0

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Behavior

Simply Being iReward Behavior Meditation/Relaxation iOS/Android - $2 Aleternative Communication Star chart/motivation iOS/Android - $3/4 http://buff.ly/25qjNu2 Choiceworks Symbol/picture based - routines iOS - $7

Weather

Swackett Carrot Weather Visual weather (Sweater or Jacket) iOS/Android - $0* Aleternative Communication Smart aleck but accurate weather iOS - $4 RainAware Super accurately answers “When will it rain?” iOS/Android - $5

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Different apps might work with the built-in Multiple Disabilities accommodate different issues accessibility features (ex. scheduling app with zoom; behavioral app with guided access)

Some apps are inherently Because apps are usually good for multiple disabilities task-speciﬁc and inexpensive, (speech output often helps it's easy to try lots or use with vision and learning combinations - Try Try Try! disabilities) Many apps are designed to

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App list

Communication iOS Accessibility – www.apple.com/accessibility Skype – www.skype.com FaceTime – built into iOS Panda Pal AAC – www.pandapal.com Proloquo2go – www.assistiveware.com Sonoflex – www.tobiidynavox.com Verbally – www.verbally.com Proloquo4text – www.assistiveware.com Scheduling & Time Management Choiceworks Calendar – www.beevisual.com Cozi – www.cozi.com Google Calendar - www.google.com/apps About My Day – University of Victoria (search in iTunes) Picture Scheduler - Petr Jankuj (search in iTunes) Alarmy – www.abcya.com Shake Awake Alarm – BrennanMoyMedia (search in app stores) Alarmed – www.yoctoville.com Aida Reminders - Sergio Licea (search in app stores) Sticky Notes – tewks (search app stores) Choice Works – www.bevisual.com Trello – www.trello.com Remember The Milk – www.rememberthemilk.com Note Taking Voice Dream Reader/Writer – www.voicedream.com Day One Journaling – www.dayoneapp.com Livescribe smart pen – www.livescribe.com Noteability – www.gingerlabs.com Evernote – www.Evernote.com Audio Note – www.luminantsoftware.com Lectio – www.mylectio.com Snap Type for Occupational Therapy – www.otswithapps.com Video Modeling and Prompting 30/30 – www.binaryhammer.com iModeling – www.autismspeaks.com Pictello – www.assistiveware.com Aurasma – www.aurasma.com ModelMe – www.modelmekids.com Video Scheduler – MDR – (search in iTunes) Community Navigation Waze – www.waze.com Find Friends – built into iOS AbleRoad – www.ableroad.com Yelp – www.Yelp.com Around Me – www.aroundmeapp.com Find my iPhone – built into iOS Behavior Simply Being – Meditation Oasis (search app stores) iReward – www.irewardchart.com Choiceworks – www.beevisual.com Weather Swackett – www.swackett.com Carrot – www.meetcarrot.com RainAware – www.rainaware.com Sources for Apps Bridging Apps - www.BridgingApps.org AppleVis – www.AppleVis.com Tools for Life – search “tools for life apps” The app/play store on your device Local Resources Advancing Opportunities – AT lending library with iPads www.assistivetechnologycenter.org

Friends of Jacob | Autism | cplanet.com Special Kids Therapy | Special Needs | specialkidstherapy.org Project iAm | Autism | aboutprojectiAm.com Babies with iPads | Deserving children | babieswithipads.blogspot.com Parkers Purpose | Kids disabilities-financial crisis | parkerspurpose.net Small Steps in Speech | Speech | smallstepsinspeech.org History of Assistive Technology Timeline http://bluebirdcare.ie/assistive-technology-ancient-modern-times/ Contact information M. Wade Wingler, MBA, ATP Vice President – Technology & Information Services Easter Seals Crossroads [email protected] www.EasterSealsTech.com 888-466-1314 Notes

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