Language and Literacy for People with Low Vision and Dyslexia · 2019-06-21 · Language and Literacy for People with Low Vision and Dyslexia Jacqui Kirkman Mac & PC Doctors SPEVI
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LanguageandLiteracyforPeoplewithLowVisionand
Dyslexia
JacquiKirkmanMac&PCDoctors
SPEVIBrisbaneJanuary2017
Whatwe’llcover
• WhatareSPEDs?• AccessibilityfeaturesofiOSdevices• Appsandaccessoriesmadetosupportindividualswithaspecialneed• Appswhichcanberepurposedtosupportindividualswithaspecialneed• Resources
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SpecificLearningDisabilities/Disorders/Difficulties/Differences• Dyslexia(reading),Dysgraphia(writtenexpression– motorbasedorlanguagebased),Dyscalculia(mathematics)• ExecutiveFunctioning• ADHD• Incommon:neurologicalinnature• Oftenincommon:attentiondifficulties,poorworkingmemory,poororganisation• Impactsnotjustspellingandreadingbutbackgroundknowledge,comprehension,vocabulary,speed,abilitytocompleteassessment,selfesteem.• Bestpracticeisearlyinterventionwithevidencebasedmethodsandaccommodation• UDL– UniversalDesignforLearning
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WhyiPad?
• Appleshowcasesaccessibility•Marketshare– availability andqualityofappsanddevices• Otherdevices– Android,smartphones,Windows
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Jargon/Practicalities
• iOS• Accessibility• Basicnavigation• Wi-FiornoWi-Fi?• Cellularornocellular?• Storagecapacity• AppleCareandAppleCare+• AppStore(andCategories)• AppleID• Workvsplay
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DesigningATsolutions
Edyburn - fiveessentialvariablesmustbetakenintoaccount:• theperson,• thetask,• thecontext/environment,• thetechnologytool,• theoutcomeEdyburn,D.L.(2009).Usingresearchtoinformpractice. SpecialEducationTechnologyPractice,11(5),21-28.
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DesigningATsolutions
• theperson – particularchallengesandstrengths• thetask– whataretheytryingtoachieveinthisinstance?• thecontext/environment– school/home/work,Wi-FiornoWi-Fi,quietornoisy,supportornosupport,rulestoabideby• thetechnologytool – cost,portability,easeofuse• theoutcome– longertermordeepereffects
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iPadwon’tbetherightsolution orthewholesolution for
everyone.
Aim
• Smoothandseamless• Personalised• Abletobeself-operatedandself-maintainedasmuchaspossible
Thistakestime,negotiationandadjustmentalongtheway!
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InbuiltAccessibilityFeatures- Vision
• VoiceOver(withBrailleoption)• SpeakScreenandSpeakSelection• Siri• Dictation• MagnifyandZoom• DisplayAccommodations• FontSizes• PronunciationEditor• Clipsonwebsiteherehttp://macandpcdoctors.com.au/accessibility/vision/
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InbuiltAccessibilityFeatures–LearningandLiteracy
• SpeakScreenandSpeakSelection• Siri• Dictation• PredictiveText• TypingFeedback• Dictionary• SafariReader
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Displayaccommodations Adjustablefontsize
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Displayaccommodations- colour
Reducewhitepoint Colourfilters
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Displayaccommodations- colour
PhotocourtesyofiMore.com.Can’tgetascreenshot!
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Invertcolours
Other“outofthebox"AccessibilityFeatures
• Reminders• Notifications• IntegrationwithotherAppledevicesincludingAppleWatch• iBooks
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Apps/OnlinetoolsforDevelopingSpellingandReading• Nessy(online)andHairyPhonicsapps• ReadingDoctor• OzPhonics• ReadingEggs
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AppsforLearningVoiceOver
• VOStarter• LookTel VoiceOver Tutorial• Ballyland MagicApp
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Workingwithtext- Writing
• Thinkaboutworkflow- handovertodifferentdevices,exporting,accesstowifi/data,keyboard• InbuiltaccessibilityfeaturesinNotesorPages.• Speechtotext:Dragon(free),VoiceDreamWriter($14.99), Proloquo4Text($179.99)*• Textprediction:Read&WriteforGooglebyTextHelp (subscription),iReadWrite,GingerPage,Typ-O-HD!($22.99),SpellBetter(free).• *sometimesusedasAAC
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Workingwithtext– writingonforms/worksheets
FillinginForms• SnapType (lite or$7.99)• AdobeAcrobatReader• iAnnotate ($14.99)
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iPadkeyboards
• PhysicalkeyboardsClamCase Pro,LogitechKeystoGo
• Thirdpartyappkeyboards–Keedogo Plus($4.49),Keeble($38.99),DyslexiaKey(free)
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Workingwithtext- Reading
OCR• HardtofindagoodfreeoneforiPad(OfficeLensforiPhone,OneNotefordesktop)• Prizmo($14.99), IRIScan toWord ($4.99)• PortablescanningdevicesuchasIRIScan Book3($129)• Fiddly,multi-step,formattingsometimeslost• Find/Useadigitalversion
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Workingwithtext- ReadingTexttospeech• canuseSpeakScreen,changefont,voice,changedisplay,pause,reread• iBooks• OverDrive (BCCLibrarieshavemembership)• BorrowBox (BCCLibrarieshavemembership)• VoiceDreamReader($22.99)• Read2Go($30.99)• VoiceofDaisy($25.99)• Kindle• Audibleaudiobooks• VisionAustralialibrary
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Workingwithtext- ReadingReadabilitySafariReader(builtin)
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Apps:• Read&Write
forGooglebyTexthelp(subscription)
• Readability????
Organisingandplanningwork– Mindmapping
• Popplet• Kidspiration/Inspiration*(lite andproversions)• Tools4Students($1.49)*compatiblewithVoiceOver,JawsandOrca
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Organisingandplanningwork- Workflow
• Workflow– OneDrive,Googleapps,iCloud• Makeyourownicons• MakeSiriworkforyou• Spotlightsearch• Guidedaccess
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Remindersandlife• RemindersandNotification(inbuilt)• Googlenotifications synchedwithGoogleCalendar• Alarmed• Forgetful?• RemembertheMilk• Wunderlist(collaboration)• Clue• Medicationreminders• Emailtagsandcategories• FindmyiPad,Tile
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Remindersandlife- CanPlan
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• promotesindependenceandbuildsconfidence• helpingpeoplewithcognitivechallengescompletetasks
successfully• virtuallyanyactivitycanbebrokenintoasequenceofeasy-to-
followsteps,illustratedbyphotosandreinforcedwithoptionaltextandaudio
• schedulingandreminderfeaturesensureeachtaskgetsdoneontime
• free
Remindersandlife- Todoist
• cancategorise• GMail extension• gamified• alertsfortimeorplace,• payforconstantsynchronising,freeforonceadaysynchronisingbetweendevices
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Remindersandlife- IFTTT
• Ifthis,thenthat• Create“recipes”basedonlocation,time,eventsorsocialmediaalerts
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Remindersandlifeapps
• Habits:Habitica/HabitRPG,Proof• Goals:LifeTick,Momentum•Mentalhealthandwellbeing:meditation,prayer• Fitnessanddiet• Health– medicationreminders,bloodsugarandbloodpressuretrackers
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Resources
• Blogs• Twitter(#AT)• Facebook• ATIAwebinarsandconference• NDISupdates• Disabilityadvocacyassociations• AppleConsultantsNetwork• QIATforum.Joinathttp://lsv.uky.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=qiat&A=1
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Resources• Visionresourcesonourwebsitehttp://macandpcdoctors.com.au/accessibility/vision/• LiteracyandLearningresourcesonourwebsitehttp://macandpcdoctors.com.au/accessibility/learning-and-literacy/• MyScoopIt!FeedonATandLearningDisabilitieshttp://www.scoop.it/t/learning-disabilities-and-assistive-technology• AccessibilitysectionofApplewebsitehttp://www.apple.com/au/accessibility/ios/• Siriaspersonalassistant- http://www.apple.com/au/ios/siri/,https://hey-siri.io/dl/Hey-Siri.pdf• ForumaboutAppleproductsforvisionimpairedusers-http://www.applevis.com/• DyslexiaiBookbyJeanetteDavies
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