17 session-there’s probably more than one app for that!
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Presentation at the 2014 Texas Statewide Independent Living Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas - Reach your own greatness and get that job! by Mitchern PadronTRANSCRIPT
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THERE’S PROBABLY MORE THAN ONE APP FOR THAT!Melissa Padron, Volunteer
Amy Mitchem, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Intern
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THERE’S PROBABLY MORE THAN ONE APP FOR THAT
Smartphones and tablets are valuable tools for people who have disabilities. They help build capacity by enabling people to do a broad range of tasks from placing a phone call to communicating with text-to-speech.
Participants will learn about a range of applications for different disabilities on both the Apple and Android platforms.
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BUILT-IN ACCESSIBILITY
IOS• VoiceOver • Zoom• Mono Audio • Visible/LED and Vibrating Alerts • Assistive Touch• Guided Access • Speak Selection • Safari Reader • Large Font• Invert Colors
Android• TalkBack• Explore by Touch • Visible and Vibrating Alerts (Kick Back and Sound Back)• Scrolling• Long Press• Directional Navigation Pad• TTS Extended• Large Font• Invert Colors
Accessibility is the measure of how successfully a product can be used by people with varying abilities. Items listed are pre-installed cross-disability assistive programs rather than apps we get from App Store or Google Play.
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STANDARD PHONE FUNCTIONS THAT MAKE PHONES MORE ACCESSIBLE
IOS• Siri • Dictation • iMessage • Facetime • Screen Capture• Bluetooth • Web Browsing• Multiple Language• Support
Android• Video Calling• Screen Capture• Multitasking• Multiple Language
Support• Multi-Touch• Voice Based Features• Web Browser• Messaging• Tethering (Mobile Hot Spot)• Bluetooth
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ACCESSING APPLICATIONS
• IOS App Store
• Android Google Play Store
• Within the App Store and Google Play Store, you can search, purchase, and download different applications.
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IOS APPLICATIONS • It’s Done! • Easy Speak • Dragon Dictation • VizWiz
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IT’S DONE!Price: $2.99
• Makes a list of tasks and checks them off as they get completed• Customizes tasks to occur daily, weekly, or on a certain date • Sets reminders as to when a certain task needs to be completed • Allows a confirmation email or text message to be sent to a loved one, caregiver, etc. when a task has been marked complete• Saves completed tasks in the app’s history with the date/time of completion • Categorizes and prioritizes tasks according to type and level of importance • Available for Android
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EASY SPEAK
Price: $39.99
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ACC) app for adults and children • Over 800 symbols and pictures with corresponding audio • Creates phrases or sentences that can be spoken out loud • Customize with your very own words, phrases, and pictures• Create custom color-coded folders
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DRAGON DICTATION
Price: FREE
• Gives full control of the keyboard, including editing and new line functions • Editing feature that provides a list of suggested words • Dictate text messages and emails, or notes that can be pasted into other applications using the clipboard • Dictate status updates to Facebook and Twitter
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VIZWIZ
Price: FREE
• Enables blind users to get information about their surroundings •Take a picture, record a question, and receive an answer • Email your questions and picture, or send them to web workers or Twitter
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ANDROID APPLICATIONS
• MedRemind• Silver Magnifier • Diabetes Tracker• Easy Dial
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MEDREMIND
Price: FREE
• Provides notification and alerts to remind about taking medication• Schedules a list of medicine for the day• History log of taken or skipped medicines• You can set alarms in either repeating or non-repeating patterns. Hourly time interval between alarms can be selected• At the scheduled time, application will pop up on a notification window with an alarm, vibration, and with LED indication.• You can customize: Tone, Vibration, LED color, persisting alarms, On bar notification or popup window type alerts.
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SILVER MAGNIFIERPrice: Free
• Customizable magnification application
• Turns smartphone into portable CCTV
• Flashlight function• Distance magnification up to
approximately 15 feet• Close up viewing • Auto focus• Still image capturing• Large button controls
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DIABETES TRACKER- • Price: Free• Saves Blood sugar entries directly in your
phone• Exclusive exercises and tasty food recipes• Warm-ups, yoga poses, & aerobics with
instructions and images• Detailed graphs and reports to monitor your
success • Track your Insulin intake and all your medicines • Set reminders to ensure timely intake of
medicines. • Maintain all your expenses and view the total
spent and averages • Password protection.• Detailed records for proper consultations• Share data with anyone via email or move it to
SD card.
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EASY DIAL
Price: Free
• Turns phone into a giant button that can be used to place a phone call
• Customize who the button will call• Simple but very useful
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Thank you!
Melissa Padron, VolunteerAmy Mitchem, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Intern
If you have any questions, please contact us: [email protected]