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Assistive Apps

  • Web Reader HD - Text to Speech Page Reader (Paid)

    by: Chris Chauvin

    SubjectReading, ILS, Leisure/Recreation, POHI/CI
    Accessibility FeatureText to Speech
    PlatformiOS
    Age RangeSecondary, Teachers

    Web Reader HD for iPad uses text to speech technology along with web page content recognition to read web pages. Configure web pages to be read as soon as loaded, read pages manually after loading, or use Cut, Copy, and Paste to read only sections of text. Reads PDF.

    download Web Reader HD - Text to Speech Page Reader (Paid) on the App Store

  • Whitestick (Free)

    by: Tom Lorimer

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

    Tom Lorimer set up this website to assist the visually impaired computer user in locating information and services related to blindness. The whitestick.co.uk website is designed for ease of use and to offer guidance to any visually impaired web user to try something new in the information technology world.

    www.whitestick.co.uk

  • Word Wagon (Free)

    by: Duck Duck Moose, LLC

    SubjectReading
    Accessibility FeatureMagnification
    PlatformiOS
    Age RangeElementary, Preschool

    Word Wagon is a fun award-winning app that teaches letters, phonics, and spelling based on Common Core State Standards. Children ages two to six will learn letter names, sounds, and spelling of four- and six-letter words. In Level 1, learn the names of the letters. In Level 2, learn the sounds of the letters. In Level 3, spell words up to four letters. In Level 4, spell words up to six letters.

    download Word Wagon (Free) on the App Store

  • Wordify (Free)

    by: Wordify

    SubjectCommunication, ILS, Leisure/Recreation, POHI/CI, Reading, Utility, Writing
    Accessibility FeatureMagnification
    PlatformAndroid, iOS, Website
    Age RangeSecondary, Teachers

    Wordify is an easy-to-use free website template for writers. Free SSL, 24/7 support, and daily backups. Alter Wordify to a simplistic, clean, and stunning web design. Wordify hosts WordPress for designers and developers. It is also in tune with all web browsers and retina screens. Wordify features a framed slider and widget-rich sidebar and footer.

    https://wordify.com/

  • YouTube video: VoiceOver Rotor Gestures - Ballyland Rotor app (Free)

    by: ballylandfilm

    SubjectCommunity of Practice
    Accessibility FeatureVoiceOver/Screen Reader
    PlatformWebsite
    Age RangeTeachers

    50 second VoiceOver rotor demonstration.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzVHVJoIyKM