Category: Supporters
For those who support people with a disability in their computer use. This may be teachers, parents, relatives, or other professionals such as speech therapists or occupational therapists.
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iPad Keyguard Review
Dana from Uncommon Sense reviews one of the LaseredPics keyguards for the iPad. Their daughter Maya uses the app Speak For Yourself and her iPad has an iAdapter1 case. The keyguard has hugely improved her AAC abilities!
Speech-to-Text: Dictation software for Mac OS X
An overview of the types of speech-to-text software that are available for Mac OS X. Speech-to-text software, sometimes known as dictation software, lets you talk to the computer and have the computer react appropriately.
My Computer Won’t Stop Talking!
Quite often on Apple’s Universal Access forums there are questions from users who have found that their computer’s suddenly started talking to them, and putting a black box around whatever they’re working on. What’s happening?
Time-Independent Games
Most computer games get faster, relying on reflexes and coordination. Untimed games such as turn-based games rely on strategy and tactics instead, which makes them excellent if the user’s disability affects perception, thinking/memory, or movement.
Getting An iPad/iPhone/iTouch For Communication
A comprehensive list of groups that I know of who are currently accepting applications for an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch to be used for AAC and communication.
Putting Bookshare.org Books On The iPad
Electronic books from Bookshare.org, especially textbooks, are invaluable for students who are blind or otherwise print impaired. The print impaired, however, can have trouble using these books on an iPad as there is little appropriate software. Here is a method for converting Bookshare books to the popular and widely supported ePub format so they can be read using Stanza or other ebook readers on the iPad as well as the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Stories: iPad Users With Disabilities
There have been a plethora of stories in the mainstream news and in blogs about the iPad and the amazing positive effects it’s having for people with various disabilities. Children with autism are the subject of many of these stories, but there are plenty of others who are getting amazing results from their iPads.
iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch AAC Apps Rundown
Jane Farrall has constructed a great table listing all the important features about all the known assistive/adaptive communication (AAC) applications for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. She’s actively updating the table in response to feedback, this is a great resource for those looking for information about AAC out there.
iPad Assistive Technology/Disability Round-Up
There have been a lot of articles on a lot of websites about accessibility and disability and assistive technology as they relate to the iPad since the specifications were first released. Now that people obtain the iPads to use themselves, the pace of articles is still increasing.
The Ultimate MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 Global Commands List
MacSpeech Dictate is a great program but learning so many commands all at once can be very intimidating. I’ve put together a full list of all the known commands for MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.*, ordered by their function, to help you learn and remember them.
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