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Assistive Apps

  • See It (Paid)

    by: James Penguin

    SubjectILS, Utility
    Accessibility FeatureVoiceOver/Screen Reader, Magnification
    PlatformiOS
    Age RangePreschool, Elementary, Secondary, Teachers

    See It is a handheld video magnifier that works by streaming a real time video feed to your iPhone or iPad's screen from your device's back-facing camera. You can zoom the feed in and out, and apply image filters to make things easier to see.

    download See It (Paid) on the App Store

  • Seeing AI (Free)

    by: Microsoft Corporation

    SubjectCommunication, ILS, Leisure/Recreation, Utility
    Accessibility FeatureMagnification, VoiceOver/Screen Reader
    PlatformAndroid, iOS, Microsoft
    Age RangeElementary, Preschool, Secondary

    Seeing AI is a free app that narrates the world around you from your mobile device. Designed for Blind/Visually Impaired users, this ongoing research project describes nearby people, text, and objects. Optimized for use with VoiceOver, the app enables you to recognize short text, documents, products, people, scenes, currency, color, handwriting, light, and images in other apps. It also describes photos on your phone. Includes free and paid features.

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/seeing-ai
    download Seeing AI (Free) on the App Store get Seeing AI (Free) on google play

  • Seesaw (Paid)

    by: Seesaw Learning, Inc.

    SubjectCommunication, Community of Practice, Utility
    Accessibility FeatureMagnification, VoiceOver/Screen Reader
    PlatformAndroid, iOS, Website
    Age RangeElementary, Preschool, Secondary

    Seesaw is a platform that encourages creativity, expression, and feedback. Students show learning and use built-in annotation tools to capture what they are learning in Seesaw’s digital portfolio. Teachers gain insights into students’ thinking and progress. Families connect to students’ learning  and can engage with school events.

    https://web.seesaw.me
    download Seesaw (Paid) on the App Store get Seesaw (Paid) on google play

  • Seesaw Class (Free)

    by: Seesaw Learning, Inc.

    SubjectCommunication, Community of Practice
    Accessibility FeatureMagnification, VoiceOver/Screen Reader
    PlatformAndroid, Browser/Software Extension, iOS
    Age RangeElementary, Preschool, Secondary, Teachers

    Seesaw ia a learning management platform that encourages creativity and feedback. Can be used on any device, anywhere.

    https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/seesaw-the-learning-journ/adnohgfkodfphemhddnmikhflkolfjfh?hl=en-US
    https://www.amazon.com/Seesaw-The-Learning-Journal/dp/B01B5CISHI/
    download Seesaw Class (Free) on the App Store get Seesaw Class (Free) on google play

  • Select and Speak (Formerly SpeakIt!) (Free)

    by: iSpeech Inc.

    SubjectCommunication, ILS, Leisure/Recreation, POHI/CI, Reading, Utility
    Accessibility FeatureText to Speech
    PlatformWebsite
    Age RangeElementary, Preschool, Secondary, Teachers

    Select and Speak uses iSpeech's human-quality text-to-speech to read any selected text in the browser. It includes many iSpeech text-to-speech voices in different languages. You can configure the voice and speed options.

    https://www.ispeech.org/