Tag Archives: iPhone

MacGyver Your Own Bulb Grip Stylus

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

A recent comment from LeAnn Trana asked about  the availability of a bulb grip stylus for one of her students with CP. I wondered about the same thing recently when considering adaptive stylus for individuals with mobility impairments. Although I found … Continue reading →

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“Text Neck” Syndrome and Mobile Device Use – Basic Ergonomic Tips #2

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

What is “Text Neck” Syndrome?  Do you frequently use a handheld mobile device (smart phone, iPad, Android tablet) for emails/texting/Internet searching/gaming? Do you have symptoms of tightness across your shoulders, chronic head aches or soreness in your neck? A syndrome called “Text Neck” coined … Continue reading →

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27 Life-Changing iPhone and iPad Apps for People with Brain Injury

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Brainline.org, a website devoted to preventing, treating and living with traumatic brain injury provides the post entitled 27 Life-Changing Apps for People with Brain Injury . Although the list is dated May 2011, it has many good apps such as voice recognition, memory … Continue reading →

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Sensory Apps

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Are you familiar with the Autism Apps App –  a comprehensive list of apps used with and by people diagnosed with autism or other special needs? Autism Apps is a free app with over 30 categories of curated apps providing information … Continue reading →

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OT iTool Kit App List

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

OT iTool Kit App List 5-20-2012 Above is a categorized list of OT iTool Kit apps reviewed on OT’s with Apps. The categorized list provides active links to the iTunes App Store of app previously reviewed along with other iOS and Android apps … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 19, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Originally posted on On Sarah's iPad:
I have been remiss in not reviewing this  App earlier as it is a must for parents of school-aged children.  It has been on my iPad for some time now, and it has…

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iLuv Drawing People App

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

 iLuv Drawing People App is one of the three iLuv Drawing apps by Learn with Fun Apps. Free and available for iPhone and iPad, iLuv Drawing People app provides step by step drawing of people for individuals aged 4+ years. Twenty … Continue reading →

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Visual Perceptual Apps from Family Vision Care.org

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Searching for visual perceptual apps, I stumbled upon an extensive list of visual perceptual apps at Family Vision Care website. By permission from Dr. Carole L. Hong, OD, FCOVD, here is the link to the pdf entitled Apps that can aid in Visual … Continue reading →

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Little Stars Word Wizard App – Gone Free

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Little Stars Word Wizard   is another Innovative Mobile App(Grasshopper/Alligator Apps developers) providing beginning phonemic practice  offered free for a short time (48 hours).! Compatible with iPhone/iPad, this app features 150 – 3 letter words requiring identifying first, middle and last letter consonant … Continue reading →

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SoundingBoard App from AbleNet – Free

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

SoundingBoard app is a communication app developed by AbleNet that currently is free. It provides the ability to create board with 1 to 9 cells using their in-app picture library or by using images from your photo library.  Additional picture libraries … Continue reading →

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