THERE’S PROBABLY MORE THAN ONE APP FOR THAT!Melissa Padron, Volunteer
Amy Mitchem, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Intern
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.
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.
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
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.
IOS APPLICATIONS • It’s Done! • Easy Speak • Dragon Dictation • VizWiz
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
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
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
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
ANDROID APPLICATIONS
• MedRemind• Silver Magnifier • Diabetes Tracker• Easy Dial
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.
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
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.
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
Thank you!
Melissa Padron, VolunteerAmy Mitchem, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Intern
If you have any questions, please contact us: [email protected]