Enhancing Communication with the iPad

Brittany Lehane M.S., CCC-SLPCo-Founder Everyday Speech

Accessibility Features Tips and Tricks with iPad Apps for Vision Apps for Communication Using technology to enhance communication Let’s be Social Raffle for free apps

Overview

Start in General

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Accessibility: Vision Hearing Learning Physical & Motor

Accessibility Features

Bluetooth braille keyboard works with the iPad

http://www.apple.com/accessibility/ios/braille-display.html

this site gives you info and list of companies that make the keyboards, pair in settings, use with Voice Over

Braille Keyboards

iPad Tips- Guided Access

Tap the microphone button on the iPad's on-screen keyboard Talk Tap the done button to stop. iPad will turn your speech into words on the

screen. Voice dictation isn't perfect, so you may need to make a few adjustments before getting it right.

iPad Voice Dictation Keywords: "Period" "Question Mark” "New Paragraph" "Exclamation Point” "Comma" "Colon” "Semi-Colon” "Quote" and "Unquote” "Slash". The "/" symbol "Asterisk". The "*" symbol "Ampersand". The "&" symbol "At Sign"

Dictation

General settings>>Restrictions

Disable the use of the internet, camera, Facetime, iTunes store, installing apps, deleting app, and in-app purchases

Control the rating of music, movies, TV, apps, and websites

Hint – click on Websites under the heading Allowed Content and then click on Specific Websites Only, a pre-set list of kids websites such as discovery kids, Disney, PBS, and more come up. This is a quick way to ensure that your children only go to educational and kid friendly sites.

Restrictions

Go through list Demo on iPad

Apps for Vision

Let’s be Social Bitsboard- create/edit and share boards,

flashcards and games (free) SoundingBrd- made by AbleNet, add/edit

boards, buy more, scan/color contrast in settings (free)

Choiceworks ($6.99) make schedules, timers, express feelings

ChoiceBoard Creator- (free) settings, make own

App Tracker- collection of free or on sale apps

Apps for Communication

AAC= Alternative and Augmentative Communication

Any way to support or provide a way of communicating with the use of something else

High and Low tech

Intro to AAC

3 parts Very versatile

Switches

Follow hierarchy of use 1. Basic- exploring 2. Cause & Effect 3. Advanced- scanning/selecting

Switch Accessible Sites

Record many messages on it

Hit to play back Great for daily

routines Game, craft, cooking

activities Relaying messages to

other Telling jokes

Step by Step Communicator

Connects switch to any electronic

Allows switch user to control

Great for cooking activities

Basic toys or music

Powerlink

How to use our app: Works with VoiceOver, has text to speech Customized lessons Making your own lesson- going to the movies

Suggestions : Lessons on social interactions for blind teens

(making eye contact) Group homes make story about activities they

do-going to the movies If anyone has the app can make lessons now

Walk through Let’s be Social

2 apps to giveaway VoiceDream and Let’s be Social

To redeem promo codes: App store Redeem Type in code

Raffle

www.myeverydayspeech.com

Brittany@myeverydayspeech.com

Questions???