Category Archives: iPhone

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

Posted on July 23, 2017 by

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 →

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Voice Dream Reader App on Sale

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

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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SayIt! App

Posted on June 17, 2017 by

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

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Unite for Literacy Resource

Posted on April 30, 2017 by

Unite for Literacy is a free online picture book resource supporting non-readers of individuals of different cultures. It counteracts book scarcity for non-readers of different languages with this online resource of digital books. A community based organization supported by business who have partnered … Continue reading →

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Titan Note – A New Note Taking Tool

Posted on April 30, 2017 by

Looking for a new type of note taking tool that will record, translate to text and share it ? The Titan Note may be your answer! The Titan Note is a new digital recording, audio to text conversion and summarizing tech … Continue reading →

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Reminder, Alarm and Voice Reminders, Remind Me App

Posted on March 19, 2017 by

Research on use of visual schedules and checklists has been found to improve independence in completing work tasks and self-care skills for individuals with autism and cognitive disabilities (Koyama, Wang 2011). Use of visual schedules on PDA have also shown significant benefits … Continue reading →

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Accessing Print on the Fly with Mobile Devices and Apps with OCR and Text to Speech

Posted on February 19, 2017 by

Apps with text to speech are nothing new. Many apps with text to speech are available for mobile devices to access print on the fly for individuals with visual, learning or cognitive disabilities as may be required in a academic , home setting or in the community. … Continue reading →

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