iPads for Students with Visual Impairments Belinda Rudinger, MEd Productivity
Adobe Reader Highlight, make notes on PDFs free Cloud On View and modify dropbox Microsoft documents, spreadsheets free Collins Spanish-English Dict/Verbs/Trans Bar none, the best foreign language reference app (other langs too) 32.99 Dropbox Sync to existing Dropbox account free Good Reader reader, writer, annotator for pdfs 4.99 Google Translate Allows translation between multiple languages free I Annotate PDF Highlight, make notes on PDFs 9.99 JotNot Scanner Pro Scan documents to PDF free/.99 Keynote Presentations 9.99 MyScript Memo Take notes in handwriting, convert to text and export/copy/paste free Numbers (Mac's version of Excel) Spreadsheets can be saved as Microsoft Excel files 9.99 OnLive Desktop Cloud -Based use of Word, PowerPoint, Excel (only works with wifi) free Pages (Mac's Version of Word) Documents can be saved as Microsoft Word files, large print options 9.99 PaperPort Anywhere Access documents in the cloud free Paperport Notes Notes with documents, audio, typing, handwriting, etc free Penultimate Notetaking app 0.99 Plaintext Text editor that syncs with Dropbox free/1.99 Quick Office Pro Full use of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Use of attachments 14.99 Remember the Milk Task/List Organizer free Side By Side Allows one to split-screen ipad free SuperDuper Data Tracker Input goals, track data 1.99 TextGrabber + Translator (by Abbyy) Take picture of text, OCR, save or post. Can also translate! 4.99 TurboScan Scan mulitipage dox into PDF 1.99 VisionSim Turn ipad into vision simulator free Writepad Write notes using stylus or finger 4.99 iPads for Students with Visual Impairments Belinda Rudinger, MEd Young and/or MIVI Students
Albert Graphics intensive game free Answers: YesNo Communication app free/1.99 Art of Glow draw, cause and effect 1.99 Art of glow fun drawing free Baby Finger good for CVI free Baby Look Tickle High contrast, cause and effect, make baby laugh 0.99 Baby Rattle Toy developmental app from age 0 to 2.5 1.99 Baby Screen Simple patterns for babies 0.99 Baby Tap Cause & Effect 0.99 Bla bla bla sounds and faces free Bloom HD Create music and colro bubbles 3.99 Bright Start Baby Good for CVI, black and white simple images with classical music 0.99 Bubble Snap Good for CVI free Bubbles Visual stimulation, tracking 0.99 Bus HD preschool app works well with VoiceOver 2.99 Cause and Effect Sensory Light Box Cause and Effect app with sounds and lights when touched 1.99 Cause and Effect Sensory Sound Box Makes sounds as you touch screen 1.99 Color Square CVI app 1.99 Draw with Stars Drawing, cause and effect 1.99 Flow Free Bridges Multilevel game with strong contrast 0.99 Fluidity Good CVI app free Functional Planning Systems Allows for schedule creation using videos! 4.99 Glow Draw good for CVI free Hatch Watch animals hatch from egg, good for young kids 0.99 iHearEwe Animal names and sounds, works well with VoiceOver free iLoveFireworks Tap screen, get boom/firework free/.99 Interactive alphabet abc practice 1.99 Itsy Bitsy HD Itsy Bitsy Spider with Cause and Effect 2.99 Kids Steering Wheels Driving game for babies/toddlers free KneeBouncers Vol. 4 Cause and effect, good contrast 1.99 Monkey Preschool Lunchbox Games with developmental skills for preschoolers 0.99 Music Sparkles musical instrument fun free iPads for Students with Visual Impairments Belinda Rudinger, MEd My Talking Picture Board upload images, pair with movement or sound, control complexity 19.99 NCDB Full list of resources for deaf-blindness free Peekaboo: Ladybird Baby Touch Play peekaboo with animals 2.99 Phone for Kids Highly rated collection of games for youngsters free Play Phone Bright buttons, calls different characters to talk free Reactickles Magic Cause & Effect, interaction free Shapeshifter HD Tracking, cause and effect 0.99 Shelby's Quest Visual perceptual skills, tracking, etc 4.99 Somantics Cause & Effect, visual stimulation free Sound Shaker Makes sound every time you tap the screen 1.99 Sound Touch preschool app, VoiceOver 4.99 Sound Touch vocabulary builder with sound/pix 3.99 SoundingBoard Create icons with pictures and audio for communication free Soundrop CVI app free Sparkabilities Devlopmental movies/flashcards for babies 4.99 Sparkle Paint Coloring app free Tap-n-See Zoo For kids with CVI, cause & effect, use settings 3.99 Tappy Tunes Cause and effect, music free/1.99 Thumb Jam Over 30 instruments, highly rated 8.99 Toca Kitchen Monsters Cooking game, highly rated free iPads for Students with Visual Impairments Belinda Rudinger, MEd Academic Students
Practical: Alarmed Alarms, reminders that integrate easily with voiceover free Ariadne GPS Talking Maps/GPS 5.99 Auto Ringtone Pro Caller ID--set contact name as rigntones so you know who's calling 0.99 Awareness headphone allows you to hear outside noises 6.99 BlindSquare using gps, looks up and announces nearby businesses 23.99 BrailleTouch iphone app that allows one to type in Braille free/19.99 CamScanner Scan, crop, create pdf, etc free Capti Web Player Listen to web pages, save offline, works well with V/O 2.99 Color ID Free Name colors through camera free Digit-Eyes Reads barcodes and speaks descriptions 19.99 Downcast Highly rated podcast app (many prefer to current native Apple podcast app) 1.99 iBlink Radio Radio stations, podcasts, reading services for blind/vi free Light Detector Emits a sound as it approaches light 0.99 LookTel Money Reader Announces papermoney 9.99 Navigon expensive but excellent navigation app 49.99 Now What Text based schedule app works well with voiceover 1.99 oMoby Searches internet with camera pix works well with voiceover free OverLay Use tactile diagrams on swell paper to correspond to ipad-wow! 8.99 QuickVoice Record and email audio free SayText reads aloud text in image free Sendero GPS LookAround GPS that also identifies nearby points of interest 4.99 Tap Tap See works with V/O, take a picture and ID object free Taxi Magic Book, locate, pay for taxi (additional) free TextDetective Scans text and reads aloud with Voiceover (Requires good lighting/steady hand) 9.99 ViA Search app for apps that are pre-approved by blind/vi users free VizWiz Take a pic of object, record question, send to someone who can ID free VM Alert Emits sound when motion detected 1.99 VoCal Voice Reminders 0.99 Vokul Voice control app, alternative to Siri 2.99 iPads for Students with Visual Impairments Belinda Rudinger, MEd Reading/Writing/Dictation: Abilipad Create your own completely customized keyboard with different colors 19.99 AppWriter Text editor with OCR, Dyslexia specialized font, text to speech, etc. 29.99 AudioNote Take notes with audio, pictures, etc etc 4.99 Brevity Word prediction/quicker writing free ClaroSpeak Text to speech, works with PDFs, Microsoft Word, export text as audio file 5.99 Clicker Docs Font enlargement to 70, speech feedback, highlights word as read 28.99 Corkulous Organize ideas free/4.99 Dolphin Browser Safari replacement, simple and highly rated, easier to use visually free Dragon Dictation Dictate text to clipboard free Evernote Stores voicenotes, pix, text to share among devices, voiceover support free Flashcards Deluxe Flashcard app that works with Quizlet, StudyStack, etc. Includes Leitner system free Fleksy Typing/text input system specifically for people with visual impairments free HeyTell Messaging app, works with voiceover free Inspiration Maps Graphic organizer 9.99 iA Writer Text editor that works well with VoiceOver 0.99 iReadWrite From TextHelp, includes text to speech (makers of Read&Write Gold) 19.99 List Recorder Record/org lists using audio or text, works with voiceover and brl display free/.99 Mindomo Mind-mapping organization free Nebulous Notes Highly rated text editor that syncs with dropbox, evernote free/4.99 Notability Integrates handwriting, typing, audio, picture, annotating, etc 1.99 Paper Helper Splits screen into 1 side for writing, other for internet research 1.99 Quizlet Flashcard app corresponding to Quizlet free website--audio option free Speaktext Speaks aloud webpages, documents free/9.99 Splashtop Whiteboard Allows SmartBoard or Promethean board to be interactive whiteboard on ipad 19.99 SpringPad Way to organize links, notes, similar to Evernote free Typ-O HD Speech support 14.99 Verbally free AAC app free VO Starter App that teaches use of VoiceOver free Vocalyze Reads aloud new articles, blogs, websites, etc. and works with Voiceover 7.99 Voice Assistant Dictation app 1.99 Voice Brief Reads email and social media free/3.99 iPads for Students with Visual Impairments Belinda Rudinger, MEd Voice Memos Make recordings easily 0.99 Writings Font size can be increased to 40, multiple fonts, can change color 4.99
**See also Productivity Apps**
Math/Science Calc Pro HD 10 calculators in one, large size 7.99 Quick Graph Scientific graphing calculator free Talking Scientific Calculator Talking scientific calculator, works well with voiceover free/4.99
Magnification Easy Reader with LED Magnification app 0.99 EyeSight by SightTech Developed specifically for VI users, designed to replace handheld magnifiers! 29.99 iCanSee Magnification app free/.99 Magnifier Magnification app free/.99 Magnifying Glass with Light Magnification app free/.99 VisionAssist Designed for people with low vision, for use as a handheld magnifier 5.99 ZoomReader from Zoomtext makers, may work better with Turboscan app 19.99 Lumin Magnification app 1.99 Claro Magx Magnification app free
Digital Talking Books iBooks Access PDFs, Epub formatted materials using VoiceOver (such as Project Gutenberg) free Learning Ally Audio Access materials from Learning Ally free Read2Go Access materials from Bookshare 19.99 VoiceDream Access materials from Bookshare, online sources, and more--great voices 9.99 BARD Mobile Access materials from National Library Service free
Fun Accessible Minesweeper Compatible with VoiceOver, has accessible features for people with VI/AI 0.99 Chesswise Free Chess game compatible with Voiceover free iPads for Students with Visual Impairments Belinda Rudinger MEd Creating Content
Educreations interactive whiteboard lessons free iBooks Author create awesome materials for ipad use free OverLay Create tactile overlays to use with sound (like iveo) 8.99 Pictello create talking photo albums/books 18.99 Scribble Press create books 3.99 Little Story Maker create custom books free Strip Designer make comic strips 2.99 Showme Interactive Whiteboard interactive whiteboard lessons free Explain Everything easy to use screencaster 2.99 DoodleCast Pro records voice as you draw 3.99 Creative Book Builder create ebooks 3.99 Book Creater simple, pretty book creater 4.99