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Dennis Hong: Making a Car for Blind Drivers (Free)
Subject Community of Practice, ILS, Leisure/Recreation Accessibility Feature Magnification, VoiceOver/Screen Reader Platform Website Age Range Secondary, Teachers In this TED talk, Dr. Dennis Hong explains the design, technology, application, and future of the prototype car for drivers who are Blind/Visually Impaired.
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Dexteria - Fine Motor Skills (Paid)
Subject ILS, Leisure/Recreation, O&M, POHI/CI, Writing Accessibility Feature Magnification Platform iOS Age Range Elementary, Preschool, Secondary Dexteria turns your iOS device into a therapeutic tool that improves fine motor skills and handwriting readiness in children and adults. Helps build strength and control; increases coordination and motor control in hands and fingers; and automatically creates performance and usage reports that can be emailed. This app may be specifically useful with students who have functional vision.
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Digital Citizenship in Education (Free)
Subject Community of Practice Accessibility Feature Magnification, VoiceOver/Screen Reader Platform Website Age Range Teachers Digital citizenship is a critical skill for students of today and leaders of tomorrow. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) provides five digital citizenship competencies and accompanying resources.
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Dollars & Cents (Paid)
Subject Communication, ILS, Leisure/Recreation, Math, POHI/CI, Visual Skills Accessibility Feature Magnification, Switch Platform iOS Age Range Elementary, Preschool, Secondary Dollars & Cents is an interactive money skills app (US or Canadian currency). Children will learn how to count coins, spend, and make change. Counting Coins has four activities: Naming, Matching, Sorting, and Vending Machine. In Spending Money, students "shop" for items and pay for them with computer cash. Making Change is the most advanced program: Students function as store clerks, entering purchases and giving back change. Access this app with single- or two-switch scanning.
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Dolphin EasyReader (Free)
Subject Reading, ILS, Leisure/Recreation, POHI/CI Accessibility Feature VoiceOver/Screen Reader, Text to Speech, Magnification Platform iOS Age Range Preschool, Elementary, Secondary, Teachers EasyReader is a free accessible reading app for readers with dyslexia, low vision, or blindness. Browse and download from the World's largest collection of talking book and newspaper libraries. Or copy text from anywhere on your phone and hear EasyReader read it. Experience perfectly synchronized text and audio.