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Tools for Life: Apps for
Learning Disabilities
Martha Rust
Tools for Life
July 24, 2015
With contributions from: Carolyn Phillips, Liz Persaud, Ben
Jacobs, Daphne Brookins, Rachel Wilson
www.gatfl.gatech.edu
Tools for Life & TFL Network
• TFL developed Georgia’s Plan for AT
• We serve individuals of all ages & all disabilities in Georgia
• Over 50,000 thru various activities throughout the year
• TFL Network
• Assistive Technology Resource Centers/Outreach Sites
• Lending Libraries
• Training and Demonstrations
• AT Reuse
• AT Funding Education and Resources
• Online Resources
• www.gatfl.org - 5,000 unique visitors a month
Tools for Life Mission
We’re here to help Georgians
with disabilities gain access to
and acquisition of assistive
technology devices and
assistive technology services
so they can live, learn, work,
and play independently in the
communities of their choice.
TFL Website
My sister Nancy
TFL AppFinder
Search by:
 App Name
 Categories
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Book
Education
Environmental Adaptations
Hearing
Cognition, Learning,
Developmental
Navigation
Personal Care and Safety
Productivity
Communication
Therapeutic Aids
Vision
Apps for Reading
Reader for Websites
• Read articles and
web pages without
distractions
• Clutter disappears
• Add link into
Reading List and
finish later
Speak Selection
• Built-in in Apple under
Accessibility
• Find under Speech
• Can voice and speaking
rate
• Works within multiple
applications, web, texts,
and emails
ClaroSpeak US
 Text-to-Speech
 import documents and
PDFs into ClaroSpeak from
apps such as Mail, or
import PDF, Word, Pages
and other files directly
from Dropbox using
 Change font and color
 Save text as an audio file
 Visual Tracking
 Send Text
BARD Mobile
• Access directly to the
National Library Service for
the Blind and Physically
Handicapped (NLS)
• Must be registered
• Settings
• Can use with braille display
• http://www.loc.gov/nls/find
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• Free
Voice Dream
• Text to Speech
• Highlights as it reads
• Import
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Bookshare
Dropbox
Gutenburg
Word Doc
PDFs
• Buy different voices
• Change rate of speed
• Download for later
reading
• $9.99
Umano
• News read to you by
real people
• Make a playlist of
articles
• Download to listen to
offline
• Upgrade to premium for
$3.99/ month
• Free
@ Voice Read
• @Voice Aloud Reader
reads aloud the text
displayed in Android
apps
• Highlights as it reads
• Free
• Easily control speech
generator volume, pitch
and rate of speech
• Syncs with DropBox
Scribd
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Largest digital library with over 80
million users.
Unlimited access to over 100,000
books for just $8.99 / month - with a
one month free trial
– Unlimited reads
Over 900 publishers, including NYT
bestsellers, literary classics,
groundbreaking non-fiction, and
reader favorites in every genre
World’s largest digital document
collection, with millions of useruploaded written works
Make notes and highlight text as you
read
Zoom in on images
WebReader
• Text to speech technology
for reading web page
content
• Web pages can be read as
soon as they are loaded or
use Cut, Copy, & Paste to
read only sections of
webpage
• Highlights as it reads text
• Speaking rate control
available
• $1.99
Talk to Me- Text to Speech
• Can speak words as you
type
• Continues to Read if
phone is locked
• Displays the current
words being spoken on
the lock screen
• Support for multiple
languages and voices
Apps for Writing
Ginger App
• Free
• Grammar and Spell
checker
• Personal Assistant
• Use it to correct text
messages, Whatsapp
messages, Gmail and
Outlook emails, and
even social media apps
such as Facebook
iWordQ
• App version of Word Q
software
• Not available with
SpeechQ right now
• In context word
prediciton
• Dictionary
• Text-to-Speech
• Dropbox
• Saves documents
iReadWrite
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TextHelp
No internet needed to use
Text-to-speech
Word Prediction
Phonetic Spell Checker
Homophone and Confusables
Checker
Dictionary
Picture Dictionary
Customizable Background and
Text Colors
Choice of Voices and Fonts
Importing and Sharing documents
Voice Dream- Writer
• reads out loud using text-tospeech
• can read words and
sentences as they’re typed
or voice
• helps finding the right
words through phonetic
search and meaning search
• automatically keeps an
outline of headings,
paragraphs and sentences
• 9.99
Dragon Dictation
 Voice Recognition
 Free
 Dictate notes, emails,
Twitter, and Facebook
 Supports many languages
 Cut, Copy, Paste
 Android
 Dragon Go!
 Dragon Hands Free Assistant
Co:Writer
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Word prediction
Read items out loud
Grammar Support
Dictionary
Spelling Support
iCloud Support
Export features
$19.99
Apps for Organization
Voice Pad
• Record lectures
• Tag the audio with
notes
• Tap the audio tag next
to the note to recall
exactly what was said
during which a specific
note was taken
• Free
AudioNote
• Records your notes, meetings or
lectures
• Can take notes by typing, stylus,
or drawing
• Can import and take pictures
• Time stamps so you can go
directly to where you want to
hear
• Highlights notes when read back
• $4.99
Inspiration Maps
• App version of Inspiration
Software
• Mind mapping
• Built-in Template/ Create
your Own
• Create up to five documents
to test the functionality of
the app for free
• Diagram or Outline View
• Entirely customizable
• $9.99
Ideament
• Mind and concept
mapping
• Create flow charts
• Brainstorm ideas
• Convert flowchart to
text outline and vice
versa
• Free
MindMeister
• Mind grapping tool that
syncs with all devices
• Basic is Free
• Share and assign tasks
• Follow progress
• Numerous visual
themes
• Assist with pre-writing
stage
• Apple Watch version
iStudiez Pro
• All tasks in one area
• Quick view of the day
• Innovative Schedule
Planner
• Keep track of grades
and GPA
• Syncs with iOS devices
and Windows
• $2.99
• Lite version available
iHomework
• Keep up-to-date with your
school work, grades, todo's, teacher's information
• School organizer that can be
with you anywhere you go,
whether that be on your
iPhone/iPod touch, iPad, or
Mac
ColorNote Notepad
Notes To Do
• Simple notepad app
• Organize notes by color
• Checklist for To do list &
Shopping list
• Checklist to get things done
• Organize your schedule in
calendar
• Password Lock note
• Free
Evernote
• Cloud Storage
• Syncs across all
platforms
• Create different folders
• Basic plan is free
• www.evernote.com
Easy Reminder
• Set alerts to remind you
about unread messages
or missed calls
• Notification is
configurable
– decide a time slot during
which you will not be
disturbed
• Free
Talk Text to Voice
• Convert text to voice using
the Text-to-speech engine on
your smartphone
• Allows importing web pages
directly from the browser to
listen to them
• Can also import selected text
from other apps
Apps for Math
Math vs Zombies Math Games K-5
• World is overrun by
zombies!
• Use math skills to help
make the zombies
better
• Aligned with Common
Core Standards
• Detailed Report Card
that tracks progress
• $4.99
Mathmeeter
• 56 different math
missions.
• Each mission has
touchable objects
floating in space
• Missions range in
difficulty from even/odd
numbers all the way to
square roots
• Free or .99
Talking Calculators
Simple Talking Calculator
• Can do percentages
• Square-root
• Square and Cube
• Big buttons
Talking Calculator HD
• Hear numbers on the
screen
• Works for someone
who may have a vision
loss
MyScript Calculator
• Use your handwriting to write any
arithmetic formula
• Write and calculate mathematical
expressions in with no keyboard
• Scratch-out gestures to easily
delete symbols and numbers
• Portrait and landscape operation
• Redo and undo functions
fx Math Solver and yHomework
• 1500 sample math
problems and fully
animated solution steps
• Scientific calculator
supported
• Graphing calculator
supported
• Step-by-step solving
• Step-by-step solution
and explanation
• Type in own equation
Apps for Reducing Stress
Reduce Stress
“The survey found that women who frequently use
social media, along with other technologies, to connect
with friends and family report feeling less stressed than
women who connect less often.
The researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey and
the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C., found
that women who frequently email, text and use social
media scored 21 percent lower on a test that measures
stress than women who don't use these technologies”
- Elizabeth Palermo, LiveScience
Published: 01/15/2015 10:56 AM EST on LiveScience
WAZE
FREE!
iOS
• Waze is the world's
largest community-based
traffic and navigation app.
Join drivers in your area
who share real-time
traffic & road info to save
time, gas money, and
improve daily commuting
for all.
Pageonce
• Free
• Keep track of your cash
and credit cards
• Pay your bills
• Real-time alerts and
reminders about
upcoming bills, overage
charges, and suspicious
transactions
• Understand your debt
Mindfulness
Class or individual “breathing break”.
• Tips for Teaching Mindfulness to Kids
• Relax Sounds – Relaxing Nature & Ambient Melodies (free)
• Take a Break! –Guided Meditation (free)
• Stop, Breathe & Think (free)
• Relaxing Sounds & Ambient Music for Sleep, Meditation, Yoga
($2.00)
iZen Garden
• Choose from 100s of
objects, plants and
creatures to place in
your garden
• Rake the sand and
share your creations
• Helps you to center
your mind, relax your
psyche and relieve your
stress
Get Out of Stress
FREE!
Android
• Modern life is full of deadlines, frustrations,
and demands. For many people, stress is so
commonplace that it has become a way of
life.
You can protect yourself by recognizing the
signs and symptoms of stress and taking steps
to reduce its harmful effects.
This Application gives you complete idea
about Stress , its symptoms and stress
management in simple and efficient way.
The Application Includes
** What is stress
** Symptoms of short term stress
** Symptoms of long term stress
** Ways to avoid stress
** Ways to overcome Stress
** Yoga for Stress
PTSD Coach
FREE!
Android & iOS
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PTSD Coach was designed for Veterans and military
Service Members who have, or may have,
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This app
provides users with education about PTSD,
information about professional care, a selfassessment for PTSD, opportunities to find support,
and tools that can help users manage the stresses
of daily life with PTSD. Tools range from relaxation
skills and positive self-talk to anger management
and other common self-help strategies. Users can
customize tools based on their preferences and can
integrate their own contacts, photos, and music.
This app can be used by people who are in
treatment as well as those who are 0t. PTSD Coach
was created by VA
APPS for Sleep Management
• Sleep Time-Alarm Clock (free,
iOS, Android)
• Sleep Cycle ($1, iOS, Android)
• Sleepbot ( free, iOS, Android)
• Monitors sleep habits
• Uses accelerometer in the
smartphone, tells you how
quickly you fall to sleep,
when you enter each phase
of sleep, and how efficient
each sleep cycle is. The app
gently wakes you up at the
right time, not in the middle
of a deep sleep
Key Ring App
FREE!
iOS and Android
• All those loyalty cards are hard to
keep track of. Key Ring puts all your
cards on your phone, so they’re
there when you need them. Scan
and store grocery cards, gym cards,
library cards, gift cards... you name
it. Loyalty cards scan straight from
your phone at the checkout counter,
saving you money instantly
T2 Mood Tracker
FREE!
iOS
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T2 Mood Tracker allows users to monitor their moods
on six pre-loaded scales (anxiety, stress, depression,
brain injury, post-traumatic stress, general wellbeing). Custom scales can also be built. Users rate
their moods by swiping a small bar to the left or to
the right. The ratings are displayed on graphs to help
users track their moods over time. Notes can be
recorded to document daily events, medication
changes and treatments that may be associated with
mood changes, providing accurate information to
help health care providers make treatment decisions.
APPS for Mood/Emotion
Management
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Self-Help for Anxiety Management(SAM) (free iOS,
Android)
– Tell the app how you’re feeling, how anxious you
are, or how worried you are.
– app’s self-help features walk you through some
calming or relaxation practices.
iZen garden ($4.99, iOS)
Koi Pond ($1, iOS)
Relax Melodies:
Sleep & Yoga
FREE!
iOS and Android
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Relax Melodies is the LEADER in personalized relaxation and
sleep assistance. No more lacking of sleep or insomnia for
you! The sleep that you need and want is waiting for you.
Relax Melodies and its many features such as high quality
white noise sounds, music melodies and complete
customizable mixes will help you sleep like never before!
Here’s how it works :
1. Create a sleep mix by selecting sounds and music that you
like.
2. Slip naturally into a relaxed state or a deep sleep...!
3. Awake, feel refreshed and happier
4. Do it again, anytime!
Use it also in many other situation such as while exercising,
during your yoga meditation sessions, while massaging,
during a quick nap or even to help your baby fall asleep
faster!
Task Management
• Evernote (free, iOS, Android, Windows)
– allows you to store text, photos, and audio notes on your device of choice. Create
"notebooks" and categorize notes for meetings and to-do lists. Notes are tagged with geolocation for mapping or search. Keep all info in one place
• 30/30 (free, iOS, Android, Windows)
– Set up tasks and time needed to complete
– App will tell you when to move onto next task
MyMedSchedule
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Keep track of medication
Reminders
Refill Reminders
Healthcare Provider Profiles
Insurance Information
Allergies
Works across Platforms
Free
www.mymedschedule.com
Grocery IQ
• Pictorial shopping list
• Customize different lists for
different users using pictures
on camera roll
• Add your own items and
categories
• Assign item prices
• Assign item locations (for
example, aisle numbers)
• Several accessibility options
– text-to-speech
– uses large easy-to-see images
– item prices automatically
totaled
• $4.99
Breathe2Relax
• Portable stress
management tool
• Detailed information on
the effects of stress on
the body
• Instructions and
practice exercises to
learn the stress
management skill called
diaphragmatic
breathing
Our Question to You:
What have You Learned today?
The Tools for Life Team
Carolyn Phillips
Director, Tools for Life
[email protected]
Liz Persaud
Training and Outreach Coordinator
[email protected]
Daphne Brookins
AT Funding & Resource Specialist
[email protected]
Martha Rust
AT Specialist
[email protected]
Ben Jacobs
Accommodations Specialist
[email protected]
Rachel Wilson
Tech Match Specialist
[email protected]
Disclaimer
This presentation is produced by Tools for Life which is a result of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended in 2004. It is a program of
the Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Architecture, AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center and was made possible by
Grant Number H224C030009 from the Administration for Community Living. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not
necessarily represent the official views of HHS.