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Assistive Apps

  • American Printing House for the Blind (APH) (Free)

    by: American Printing House for the Blind

    SubjectCommunity of Practice
    Accessibility FeatureVoiceOver/Screen Reader, Magnification
    PlatformWebsite
    Age RangeTeachers

    The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) is the world’s largest nonprofit organization creating educational, workplace, and independent living products and services for people who are visually impaired.

    www.aph.org

  • Art of Glow (Free)

    by: Natenai Ariyatrakool

    SubjectLeisure/Recreation, POHI/CI, Visual Skills
    Accessibility FeatureMagnification
    PlatformiOS
    Age RangeElementary, Preschool, Secondary, Teachers

    Art of Glow is elegantly designed with high flexibility adjustments, vivid colors, and many options. What can 'Art Of Glow' do? It can produce glow/light paintings, fireworks, twinkle stars, animated text art, and much more with imagination and paid unlimited settings.

    download Art of Glow (Free) on the App Store

  • Ask for Amazon Alexa App (Free)

    by: RTA Apps Ltd

    SubjectCommunity of Practice, ILS, POHI/CI, Utility
    Accessibility FeatureMagnification, VoiceOver/Screen Reader
    PlatformAndroid, iOS
    Age RangeElementary, Preschool, Secondary

    This app provides a guide to use with Amazon Alexa devices. It has 1,000 commands, questions for Alexa to answer, and users can create their own sayings.

    download Ask for Amazon Alexa App (Free) on the App Store get Ask for Amazon Alexa App (Free) on google play

  • AT Guys (Paid)

    by: AT Guys

    SubjectCommunity of Practice
    Accessibility FeatureMagnification, VoiceOver/Screen Reader
    PlatformWebsite
    Age RangeTeachers

    AT Guys is a team of assistive technology experts who provide affordable technology solutions for consumers, businesses, and educational customers. The trainers offer general accessibility consulting as well as customized instruction in person or via phone/online voice chat regarding a wide array of assistive technologies, including screen readers, braille displays, embossers, iPhone, iPad, and Android phones.

    https://atguys.com/collections

  • ATbar (Free)

    by: ATbar

    SubjectCommunity of Practice, ILS, Leisure/Recreation, Utility
    Accessibility FeatureMagnification, VoiceOver/Screen Reader
    PlatformBrowser/Software Extension
    Age RangeSecondary, Teachers

    Accessibility toolbar (ATbar) is an open-source, cross-browser toolbar. ATbar is free and allows users to change the look and feel of webpages, have text read aloud, and spell-check forms.

    https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/atbar/lihjlachbdicbhpalgegcgknkbmjhicl