Category Archives: Apps for OT’s

Call Scotland – Android Apps for Learners with Dyslexia / Reading and Writing Difficulties

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

  CALL Scotland, a service of the University of Edinburgh shares information and resources on assistive technology. They produce wonderful visual app wheels of apps and tools to support individuals with disabilities. They are a quick glance of tools or apps categorized within separate subcategories in their app … Continue reading →

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Fun with Math Apps — Tech it Issie

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

At the Beit Issie Shapiro School for Special Education, we are always looking for new ways to make the concepts and practice of math more relevant and engaging. Once a week, the occupational therapists and the teachers work together to … Continue reading →

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Seeing AI App – Update Offers New Recognition Tools

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The Seeing AI iOS app (free) developed by Microsoft brought a variety of object recognition tools to mobile devices. The first version offered text and object recognition via text to speech. Although not perfect, the Seeing AI app provides remarkable accuracy … Continue reading →

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CDC Milestone Tracker App and Developmental Milestone Resources for Parents

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The Center for Disease Control collects and provides statistic on many health and medical conditions. Over the past year or more, professional information I have read consistently cited an increase in the incidence of developmental disabilities. In a recent CDC … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, Apps for OT's, Apps for PT's, Developmental Delay, Early Childhood, Education, iOS, Pediatrics, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Object Recognition Apps Feature Match Matrix

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Object Recognition Apps It’s an exciting time as recognition apps for both print and objects advance and become more accurate and thus usable. With the evolution of object recognition along with artificial intelligence (AI), more and more object and AI apps … Continue reading →

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ELI Envision A Low Vision Identification System for ADL’s or Work Place Tasks!

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Identifying personal or work related materials can be a challenge for individual with low vision. I recently stumbled upon ELI Envision labeling system, an iOS and Android app using low cost special programmable labels with a mobile device that can be customized … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Activities of Daily Living, Android, Apps for OT's, Assistive Technology, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Low Vision/ Blindness, Mobile Device Use, Organization, Vision, Vocation | Leave a comment

Voice Dream Reader App on Sale

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Through July 4th, Voice Dream Reader app for iOS ( 6.99) and Android (4.99) is 50% off. This is a great value for this multi-function app that reads aloud documents, articles and web sites and supports a wide variety of formats. … Continue reading →

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The Owlet Smart Sock 2

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The Assistive Technology Daily shares the Owlet Smart Sock 2, offering monitoring of vital signs for young children. Read on for more information about the new Owlet Smart Sock 2 features. The Smart Sock 2 enhances everything that our 100,000 … Continue reading →

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SayIt! App

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

                                         SayIt App!                                               Looking for a quick text based AAC app that can speak out loud? SayIt! … Continue reading →

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Visual Tracking / Motor Coordination Apps for Adults

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

  A recent email from Kate A. requested suggested app for visual motor reaction time for home programming after use of Dynavision in the clinic. Although, I am not a user of the Dynavision, and using a mobile device, a much smaller … Continue reading →

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