Category Archives: iOS

Monday Tech Tip: Braille Scanner App — Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us Braille Scanner App, which allow a user to take a picture of braille and convert it to text. Check it out: Click here to learn more about Braille Scanner. Monday … Continue reading →

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Voice Dream Apps – Sale!

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Congratulations to Winston Chen for receiving the 2021 Apple Design Award. Well deserved for his continued development of Voice Dream Reader apps supporting persons with reading disabilities since inception in 2011. Winston through the years has developed and improved his … Continue reading →

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Connection in the Time of Social Distancing Part 2: Video Calling Apps for Smartphones and Tablets — ND Assistive

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Video Calling Apps for Smartphones and Tablets Part 2 – from ND Assistive Technology According to statista.com 59% and 49% of adults age 65-69 and 70-74 respectively own a smartphone. As the ownership of smartphones in older adults above age … Continue reading →

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“Assistive Technology in Special Education 3rd Edition” Book by Joan L. Green, SLP

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

        A big “thanks” to Joan L. Green for her diligence in updating her book, “Assistive Technology in Special Education 3rd Edition” © 2018 and to her donor who offered 1500 copies of her book to professionals working … Continue reading →

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KNFB Reader App on Sale

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

KNFB Reader Sale – $59.99 until July 10, 2018. The KNFB Reader app is one of those staple apps for individuals with low vision or blindness and for some individuals with a learning disability. Its efficient and accurate scanning tool (however … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget to Back Up!! How to Back Up Apps and Files (and a Little about a Flash Drive for iPad) — Tech it Issie

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

Tech it Issie provides great “How to” instructions for backing up apps and files on your iPad. Read on for their helpful instructions… Many people have come to us with questions following accidental erasure of communication boards from their iPad … 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 →

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Object Recognition Apps – What Apps Might Work for Individuals with Learning or Intellectual Disabilities?

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

  The science of object recognition  continues to evolve combining the science of artificial intelligence, computer vision and cloud based networks providing  greater recognition accuracy of objects and entities. Application of this science to apps have also become increasingly available on mobile devices for consumers with … Continue reading →

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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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