APPS TO SUPPORT TRANSITION TO COLLEGE
Felicia J. Arce M.Ed & Barbara Locke ATP Agenda
§Using these tools to support education and employment §Bookshare and Learning Ally §Accessibility on the iPad §Dedicated Apps §What to do when apps don’t work. §References Using these tools to support education and employment
• Tool for interviews • Use as a transition skill in Employment new environment • Work performance
• Give students strategies • Supporting independence Education in education • Build transition skills/tools Accessibility on the iPad
§Settings §Accessibility §Speak button §Siri Bookshare Learning Ally
Cost: Free with Proof of Disability Cost: Varies Documentation Reading Features: Reading Features: • Listen to books with a high quality • Human-narrated Audio Textbooks & Literature • Classic Audio- human-narrated without text synthetic text-to-speech voices available • Hear and see highlighted words on • VOICEtext Books screen o Highlights words as students reads reinforcing • Read with digital, braille, or large print word identification and decoding skills • Read directly from your internet browser development o Adjust speed, pitch, and the interval. o Adjust zoom, Text Color, Background Color, Highlight Text Color, and Highlight Color. Dedicated Apps Voice Dream Pocket* Reader * Claro PDF
• Saves articles from • Supports PDF and • OCR documents websites Word documents, DRM-free EPUB and • Be able to read articles • Text-to-speech DAISY eBooks, Web off line pages and more. • Speech-to-Text • Text-to-Speech • Also compatible with Bookshare, • Add voice Dropbox, G-Drive, messages to Evernote, Pocket, and Gutenberg. documents • Add pictures to documents Dedicated Apps Continued
Prizmo KNFB Reader Text Grabber*
• Can use camera, photo • Reading modes for books, articles • Text-to-speech album, or PDFs from other and labels, bills, etc. apps • Synchronized text highlighting capability with with speech and Braille output • Image processing: the VoiceOver • Ability to import, OCR, and read rotation, crop, fixes image-based pdf and jpg files system feature uneven lighting or paper • Batch scan mode to process and • Adjustable font texture read multiple pages • No Internet connection • Tap and read function sizes and audio required for image and to assist visually OCR processing impaired people • Text-to-speech What to do when apps don’t work. Voice Dream Writer Ginger*
• Text-To-Speech Proofreading • Grammar Checker- Fixes • Word Finder grammar and spelling • Creates an outline of headings, paragraphs and sentences. mistakes. • Drag and drop elements in the Outline • Sentence Rephrase- to organize your writing. Explore different ways to express your writing. • Dictionary and Synonyms • Text Reader- hear your text be read back to you. Dedicated Writing Apps
Notetalker * Noteability* Co:Writer*
• High quality recording • Note taking and PDF annotation. • Word prediction • Unlimited bookmarks • Record lectures, • Text-to-speech • Camera access within app mark up PDF’s, • Upload notes to provide audio • Grammar check Windows/Mac via responses • Topic-related Dropbox • Take notes as you read dictionaries • Import doc & ppt • Spelling support files from Google Docs • Universal version • Share notes via available with AirDrop, Dropbox, license Organization Apps
Priority Matrix Planner Pro Awesome Note 2
• Supports photo and text • Sync with iOS • Color coding events calendars • Use quadrants for Do • Recurring events • Include notes by Now, Do Later, Inbox, Ask • Tasks and sub-tasks folders Questions/etc. • 25 priorities for • To Do lists • Sync between iPad, Mac projects or Windows • Reminders • Include • Track progress • Notes related to photographs • Set recurring tasks tasks • Voice recording • Use icons, colors • Day, week, month & tasks modules • Reminders • Sync with iCloud, Evernote Resources
§ AEM Coordinator UW/WIND § https://www.wy.at4all.com/ - Device Loan program § Project Echo- UW ECHO in AT design for use in education: the use of technology to leverage scarce resources, improving outcomes by reducing variations in AT services and sharing ‘best practices’, case-based learning, and the monitoring of outcomes.
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Felicia Arce [email protected]
References
▪ AEM:. Accessed February 2, 2016. http://aem.cast.org/policies/local.html#.VeCBtvlVhBc ▪ "An Accessible Online Library for People with Print Disabilities." Bookshare. Accessed February 2, 2016. ▪ An Accessible Online Library for people with print disabilities. (n.d.). Retrieved February 2, 2016, from http://www.bookshare.org/ ▪ "App Store Downloads on ITunes." App Store Downloads on ITunes. Accessed February 2, 2016. ▪ "Educator Forms and District Resources." Educator Forms and District Resources. Accessed August 18, 2015. "Google Play." Google Play. Accessed August 18, 2015. ▪ Floyd, K., & Judge, S. (2012). The efficacy of assistive technology on reading comprehension for postsecondary students with learning disabilities. Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits Focused Issue: The Role of Higher Education in Preparing Education Professionals to Use AT, 8(1), 48-64. Retrieved September 10, 2015, from Eric.ed.gov. ▪ Go Read - Android Apps on Google Play. (n.d.). Retrieved February 2, 2016. ▪ Hill, D., Belcher, L., Brigman, H., Renner, S., and Stephens. “The apple ipad™ as an innovative employment support for young adults with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities.” National Rehabilitation Counseling 44.1 (2013): 28-37.Web. 24 Sept. 2015.