Apps for autism
- 1. iPad Technology Accessibility and Apps for Assisting Students with Disabilities Royce J. Jacomen rjacomen@vt.edu Coordinator of Assistive Technology T/TAC at Virginia Tech January 24, 2012
- 2. The Evolution of the iPad
- 4. Todayʼs Focus Is the iPad right for my students/child? iPad Accessibility Features Apps for Students with Disabilities/Academic Apps
- 5. Is The iPad Right For My Child?
- 6. “ Making the wrong decision can be very costly in a variety of ways- unrealized expectations of individuals and families, unproductive use of professional time, ineffective use of limited resources, high rates of device abandonment or under utilization, and most important, the irreclaimed time lost for living, education, employment, or recreation by the individual whose functional capabilities were not increased, improved, or maintained by the technology.” -Joy Zabala, Ed.D
- 7. SETT Framework for Tools/Apps
- 9. Environment •Anything or anyone around the student •How many students are in the environment? •Physical layout •Support •Who else uses devices? •Physical access •Attitudes and expectations •Other locations
- 10. Task •Exactly what students will need to do • Actual activities •Achieve educational goals •Be an active participant •Choose wisely •One size does not fit all
- 11. Tools to address Task •Tools is always last •Devices, services, and strategies-student succeed • NO TECH, LOW TECH, MID TECH, and HIGH TECH •Assist a student in moving forward •Well-thought-out plan for the tool
- 12. iPad May Be “Magical,” but It’s Not a “Miracle” R.J. Cooper
- 13. 1) If a person has a significant motor impairment that affects their arm and/or hand and/or fingers, then operating the iPad will be a challenge. 2) Someone with severe cognitive impairments is definitely going to have a challenge with the iPad. That which you and I take for granted in using the iPad, is completely unknown to the disabled person. They might drop the iPad, try to mouth it, press on the back rather than the front, and many other unfocused actions. 3) Many parents and professionals feel that their learner’s “acting out” is due, in part, to frustration from their inability to communicate. I agree.
- 15. VoiceOver Zoom Large Text White on Black http://www.apple.com/asia/ipad/features/accessibility.html
- 16. iBooks •Turn Accessibility Voiceover on •Adjust speech settings •Touch home screen •Locate iBooks •Touch once and double tap •Open book(touch once, double tap) •One touch for a line •Two swipe down •Three Swipe across •Take notes and highlight •Add PDF files to the library
- 17. iBooks •Add books or documents in PDF format •Save document or book to desktop •Open iTunes account •Add document or book to books •Sync iTunes account with iPad •Turn voiceover on •Open iBooks •Open collections (Books and PDFs) •Locate document or book in PDF •Open and have read aloud
- 19. 500,000 + Apps
- 20. Apps for Autism Social Stories Behavior Communication/Articulation Visual Schedules and To-Do Lists Reading and Writing Math Art and Music www.autismspeaks.org
- 21. Social Stories Story Kit Book Creator Stories-2-Learn Social Skills Pictello Strip Design
- 22. Behavior The Angry Octopus Book AutismXpress Behavior Tracker Pro iEarnedThat Going Places iRewardChart
- 23. Communication/Articulation Proloquo2go ArtikPix Speakit! SoundingBoard iAssist Communicator Grace TouchChat Verbally NeoPaul
- 24. Visual Schedules and To-Do-Lists First Then To Do’s List Visual Scheduler Visual Epic Win Schedule Planner Vocal Lite Sundry Notes
- 25. Reading and Writing Too Many to List iBooks/Touchy Books etc. Story Patch ABC Writing Magnetic Lite AudioNotes iRecorder Story Wheel Dragon Dictation Popplet Lite Bamboo Paper Story Builder Sentence Builder
- 26. Math Pizza Fractions Mad Math Kids Clock Challenge Counting Coins
- 27. Art and Music