Author Archives: Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

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About Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

OTR/L with more than 35 years experience in pediatrics, school based therapy and adult rehabilitation. Masters of Science in Adaptive Education/Assistive Technology with 20 years experience in AT in education of elementary, middle school, secondary, post secondary students and work environments for adult clients. A RESNA Assistive Technology Practitioner with ACVREP CATIS credentials, AOTA Specialty Certification in Low Vision, USC Davis Executive Certificate in Home Modifications, servicing adults and students with disabilities in employment, education, and home environments. A 2020 graduate of the University of Alabama Birmingham Low Vision Certification Program.

Apps Gone Free Today – FotoMed HD

Here are a couple of notable apps gone free today (limited time) that might come in handy in your OT mTool Kit: FotoMed HD app for iPhone and iPad (regularly 1.99) provides a pocket medical reference with images, definitions and links to … Continue reading

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ABC Ninja – The Alphabet Letter and Phonics Slicing Game

Familiar with the Alligator apps ? Their newest of their early literacy apps, Ninja ABC app, a letter and phonic slicing game for iPhone and iPad is free. Ninja ABC features the fun of identifying and slicing upper and lower case letters and sounds … Continue reading

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Customizable app, Early Childhood, Elementary School, Emergent Literacy, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Phonics, Special education | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mirror Case for iPad

Do you or your students/clients have a need to take pictures or video, take notes and bookmark information on your iPad? The MirrorCase and MirrorCase HD app is a recently developed product that uses the camera  of the iPad to take … Continue reading

Posted in Accessories, App Rubric, Apps for Special Needs, iPad, Learning Disability, Multimedia, Note Taking, Note Taking App | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Texthelp Keyboard (Beta) for Android

As an iOS iPhone and iPad/iPod user for the past few years, Android device use and apps are not real familiar to me. I have a Toshiba Thrive I have used but keeping up with apps for one platform much less … Continue reading

Posted in Adults with LD, Android, Android Management, App Reviews, Apps for Special Needs, Communicaton, Computer Utilities, Keyboard, Text to Speech, Word Prediction, Writing | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

AT Daily Shares – ChesterKeys&Case iPad keyboard and case with large print & color coded keys

As Scooped from Assistive Technology Daily – The Chesterkey & Case  Available in Chester Creek’s large print and  color-coded keys for improved typing  speed and accuracy, or a black and white keyboard both with large bold high visibility printThe keys feature extr… … Continue reading

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Waitstrip App – Visual Timer

Looking for a different type of visual support for task completion?  Waitstrip app presents a visual completion in a linear (horizontal) completion method as opposed to the more typically used count down clock timer.  This provides another visual choice of marking task completion that is not timed. Compatible with iPad,  (.99) … Continue reading

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Crack the Books iTextbooks – Adjusts for Reading Levels

The Mobile Education Store, developer of the Conversation Builder, Story Builder, Language Builder brings you Crack the Books iTextbook series. This series scales the content of books to suit readers at different reading levels in science and social studies for … Continue reading

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SpEd Pad – An All New Tablet for Special Education

As scooped from spedpad.com The SpEd Therapy Pad – A dedicated mobile device with customization possibilities for students with special needs. Look interesting – have you used or seen it? SpEd Pad is a dedicated therapy tablet. SpEd pad is a … Continue reading

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BARD Mobile App from NLS

The BARD Mobile App developed by the Library of Congress is the app managing files for those registered for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). Seeing the apps interface, shows it looks very similar to the … Continue reading

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Goniometer app reviews by Medical App Journal

 Rehabgadgets2go.wordpress.com  provides a great medical app review resource and shares reviews on goniometry apps on their recent blog post. I recently discovered a new-to-me website, Medical App Journal.  They do peer reviews for medical apps.  I found this informative article, Smartphone as … Continue reading

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