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LanguageandLiteracyforPeoplewithLowVisionand

Dyslexia

JacquiKirkmanMac&PCDoctors

SPEVIBrisbaneJanuary2017

Whatwe’llcover

• WhatareSPEDs?• AccessibilityfeaturesofiOSdevices• Appsandaccessoriesmadetosupportindividualswithaspecialneed• Appswhichcanberepurposedtosupportindividualswithaspecialneed• Resources

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SpecificLearningDisabilities/Disorders/Difficulties/Differences• Dyslexia(reading),Dysgraphia(writtenexpression– motorbasedorlanguagebased),Dyscalculia(mathematics)• ExecutiveFunctioning• ADHD• Incommon:neurologicalinnature• Oftenincommon:attentiondifficulties,poorworkingmemory,poororganisation• Impactsnotjustspellingandreadingbutbackgroundknowledge,comprehension,vocabulary,speed,abilitytocompleteassessment,selfesteem.• Bestpracticeisearlyinterventionwithevidencebasedmethodsandaccommodation• UDL– UniversalDesignforLearning

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WhyiPad?

• Appleshowcasesaccessibility•Marketshare– availability andqualityofappsanddevices• Otherdevices– Android,smartphones,Windows

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Jargon/Practicalities

• iOS• Accessibility• Basicnavigation• Wi-FiornoWi-Fi?• Cellularornocellular?• Storagecapacity• AppleCareandAppleCare+• AppStore(andCategories)• AppleID• Workvsplay

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DesigningATsolutions

Edyburn - fiveessentialvariablesmustbetakenintoaccount:• theperson,• thetask,• thecontext/environment,• thetechnologytool,• theoutcomeEdyburn,D.L.(2009).Usingresearchtoinformpractice. SpecialEducationTechnologyPractice,11(5),21-28.

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DesigningATsolutions

• theperson – particularchallengesandstrengths• thetask– whataretheytryingtoachieveinthisinstance?• thecontext/environment– school/home/work,Wi-FiornoWi-Fi,quietornoisy,supportornosupport,rulestoabideby• thetechnologytool – cost,portability,easeofuse• theoutcome– longertermordeepereffects

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iPadwon’tbetherightsolution orthewholesolution for

everyone.

Aim

• Smoothandseamless• Personalised• Abletobeself-operatedandself-maintainedasmuchaspossible

Thistakestime,negotiationandadjustmentalongtheway!

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InbuiltAccessibilityFeatures- Vision

• VoiceOver(withBrailleoption)• SpeakScreenandSpeakSelection• Siri• Dictation• MagnifyandZoom• DisplayAccommodations• FontSizes• PronunciationEditor• Clipsonwebsiteherehttp://macandpcdoctors.com.au/accessibility/vision/

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InbuiltAccessibilityFeatures–LearningandLiteracy

• SpeakScreenandSpeakSelection• Siri• Dictation• PredictiveText• TypingFeedback• Dictionary• SafariReader

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Displayaccommodations Adjustablefontsize

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Displayaccommodations- colour

Reducewhitepoint Colourfilters

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Displayaccommodations- colour

PhotocourtesyofiMore.com.Can’tgetascreenshot!

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Invertcolours

Other“outofthebox"AccessibilityFeatures

• Reminders• Notifications• IntegrationwithotherAppledevicesincludingAppleWatch• iBooks

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Apps/OnlinetoolsforDevelopingSpellingandReading• Nessy(online)andHairyPhonicsapps• ReadingDoctor• OzPhonics• ReadingEggs

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AppsforLearningVoiceOver

• VOStarter• LookTel VoiceOver Tutorial• Ballyland MagicApp

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Workingwithtext- Writing

• Thinkaboutworkflow- handovertodifferentdevices,exporting,accesstowifi/data,keyboard• InbuiltaccessibilityfeaturesinNotesorPages.• Speechtotext:Dragon(free),VoiceDreamWriter($14.99), Proloquo4Text($179.99)*• Textprediction:Read&WriteforGooglebyTextHelp (subscription),iReadWrite,GingerPage,Typ-O-HD!($22.99),SpellBetter(free).• *sometimesusedasAAC

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Workingwithtext– writingonforms/worksheets

FillinginForms• SnapType (lite or$7.99)• AdobeAcrobatReader• iAnnotate ($14.99)

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iPadkeyboards

• PhysicalkeyboardsClamCase Pro,LogitechKeystoGo

• Thirdpartyappkeyboards–Keedogo Plus($4.49),Keeble($38.99),DyslexiaKey(free)

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Workingwithtext- Reading

OCR• HardtofindagoodfreeoneforiPad(OfficeLensforiPhone,OneNotefordesktop)• Prizmo($14.99), IRIScan toWord ($4.99)• PortablescanningdevicesuchasIRIScan Book3($129)• Fiddly,multi-step,formattingsometimeslost• Find/Useadigitalversion

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Workingwithtext- ReadingTexttospeech• canuseSpeakScreen,changefont,voice,changedisplay,pause,reread• iBooks• OverDrive (BCCLibrarieshavemembership)• BorrowBox (BCCLibrarieshavemembership)• VoiceDreamReader($22.99)• Read2Go($30.99)• VoiceofDaisy($25.99)• Kindle• Audibleaudiobooks• VisionAustralialibrary

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Workingwithtext- ReadingReadabilitySafariReader(builtin)

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Apps:• Read&Write

forGooglebyTexthelp(subscription)

• Readability????

Organisingandplanningwork– Mindmapping

• Popplet• Kidspiration/Inspiration*(lite andproversions)• Tools4Students($1.49)*compatiblewithVoiceOver,JawsandOrca

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Organisingandplanningwork- Workflow

• Workflow– OneDrive,Googleapps,iCloud• Makeyourownicons• MakeSiriworkforyou• Spotlightsearch• Guidedaccess

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Remindersandlife• RemindersandNotification(inbuilt)• Googlenotifications synchedwithGoogleCalendar• Alarmed• Forgetful?• RemembertheMilk• Wunderlist(collaboration)• Clue• Medicationreminders• Emailtagsandcategories• FindmyiPad,Tile

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Remindersandlife- CanPlan

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• promotesindependenceandbuildsconfidence• helpingpeoplewithcognitivechallengescompletetasks

successfully• virtuallyanyactivitycanbebrokenintoasequenceofeasy-to-

followsteps,illustratedbyphotosandreinforcedwithoptionaltextandaudio

• schedulingandreminderfeaturesensureeachtaskgetsdoneontime

• free

Remindersandlife- Todoist

• cancategorise• GMail extension• gamified• alertsfortimeorplace,• payforconstantsynchronising,freeforonceadaysynchronisingbetweendevices

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Remindersandlife- IFTTT

• Ifthis,thenthat• Create“recipes”basedonlocation,time,eventsorsocialmediaalerts

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Remindersandlifeapps

• Habits:Habitica/HabitRPG,Proof• Goals:LifeTick,Momentum•Mentalhealthandwellbeing:meditation,prayer• Fitnessanddiet• Health– medicationreminders,bloodsugarandbloodpressuretrackers

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Resources

• Blogs• Twitter(#AT)• Facebook• ATIAwebinarsandconference• NDISupdates• Disabilityadvocacyassociations• AppleConsultantsNetwork• QIATforum.Joinathttp://lsv.uky.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=qiat&A=1

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Resources• Visionresourcesonourwebsitehttp://macandpcdoctors.com.au/accessibility/vision/• LiteracyandLearningresourcesonourwebsitehttp://macandpcdoctors.com.au/accessibility/learning-and-literacy/• MyScoopIt!FeedonATandLearningDisabilitieshttp://www.scoop.it/t/learning-disabilities-and-assistive-technology• AccessibilitysectionofApplewebsitehttp://www.apple.com/au/accessibility/ios/• Siriaspersonalassistant- http://www.apple.com/au/ios/siri/,https://hey-siri.io/dl/Hey-Siri.pdf• ForumaboutAppleproductsforvisionimpairedusers-http://www.applevis.com/• DyslexiaiBookbyJeanetteDavies

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