Presentation at the 2014 Texas Statewide Independent Living Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas - Reach your own greatness and get that job! by Mitchern Padron

1. THERE’S PROBABLY MORE THAN
ONE APP FOR THAT!
Melissa Padron, Volunteer
Amy Mitchem, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Intern

2. THERE’S PROBABLY MORE THAN ONE APP
FOR THAT
Smartphones and tablets are valuable tools for people who have
disabilities. They help build capacity by enabling people to do a broad
range of tasks from placing a phone call to communicating with text-
to-speech.
Participants will learn about a range of applications for different
disabilities on both the Apple and Android platforms.

3. BUILT-IN ACCESSIBILITY
IOS
• VoiceOver
• Zoom
• Mono Audio
• Visible/LED and Vibrating Alerts
• Assistive Touch
• Guided Access
• Speak Selection
• Safari Reader
• Large Font
• Invert Colors
Android
• TalkBack
• Explore by Touch
• Visible and Vibrating Alerts
(Kick Back and Sound Back)
• Scrolling
• Long Press
• Directional Navigation Pad
• TTS Extended
• Large Font
• Invert Colors
Accessibility is the measure of how successfully a product can be used by people
with varying abilities. Items listed are pre-installed cross-disability assistive
programs rather than apps we get from App Store or Google Play.

4. STANDARD PHONE FUNCTIONS THAT MAKE
PHONES MORE ACCESSIBLE
IOS
• Siri
• Dictation
• iMessage
• Facetime
• Screen Capture
• Bluetooth
• Web Browsing
• Multiple Language
• Support
Android
• Video Calling
• Screen Capture
• Multitasking
• Multiple Language
Support
• Multi-Touch
• Voice Based Features
• Web Browser
• Messaging
• Tethering
(Mobile Hot Spot)
• Bluetooth

5. ACCESSING APPLICATIONS
• IOS  App Store
• Android  Google Play Store
• Within the App Store and Google Play Store, you
can search, purchase, and download different
applications.

6. IOS APPLICATIONS
• It’s Done!
• Easy Speak
• Dragon Dictation
• VizWiz

7. IT’S DONE!
Price: $2.99
• Makes a list of tasks and checks them off as
they get completed
• Customizes tasks to occur daily, weekly, or
on a certain date
• Sets reminders as to when a certain task
needs to be completed
• Allows a confirmation email or text message
to be sent to a loved one, caregiver, etc. when
a task has been marked complete
• Saves completed tasks in the app’s history
with the date/time of completion
• Categorizes and prioritizes tasks according to
type and level of importance
• Available for Android

8. EASY SPEAK
Price: $39.99
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication
(ACC) app for adults and children
• Over 800 symbols and pictures with
corresponding audio
• Creates phrases or sentences that can be
spoken out loud
• Customize with your very own words, phrases,
and pictures
• Create custom color-coded folders

9. DRAGON DICTATION
Price: FREE
• Gives full control of the keyboard, including
editing and new line functions
• Editing feature that provides a list of suggested
words
• Dictate text messages and emails, or notes
that can be pasted into other applications using
the clipboard
• Dictate status updates to Facebook and Twitter

10. VIZWIZ
Price: FREE
• Enables blind users to get information about
their surroundings
•Take a picture, record a question, and receive
an answer
• Email your questions and picture, or send
them to web workers or Twitter

11. ANDROID APPLICATIONS
• MedRemind
• Silver Magnifier
• Diabetes Tracker
• Easy Dial

12. MEDREMIND
Price: FREE
• Provides notification and alerts to remind
about taking medication
• Schedules a list of medicine for the day
• History log of taken or skipped medicines
• You can set alarms in either repeating or non-
repeating patterns. Hourly time interval
between alarms can be selected
• At the scheduled time, application will pop up
on a notification window with an alarm,
vibration, and with LED indication.
• You can customize: Tone, Vibration, LED
color, persisting alarms, On bar notification or
popup window type alerts.

13. SILVER MAGNIFIER
Price: Free
• Customizable magnification
application
• Turns smartphone into portable
CCTV
• Flashlight function
• Distance magnification up to
approximately 15 feet
• Close up viewing
• Auto focus
• Still image capturing
• Large button controls

14. DIABETES TRACKER-
• Price: Free
• Saves Blood sugar entries directly in your
phone
• Exclusive exercises and tasty food recipes
• Warm-ups, yoga poses, & aerobics with
instructions and images
• Detailed graphs and reports to monitor your
success
• Track your Insulin intake and all your medicines
• Set reminders to ensure timely intake of
medicines.
• Maintain all your expenses and view the total
spent and averages
• Password protection.
• Detailed records for proper consultations
• Share data with anyone via email or move it to
SD card.

15. EASY DIAL
Price: Free
• Turns phone into a giant button that
can be used to place a phone call
• Customize who the button will call
• Simple but very useful

16. Thank you!
Melissa Padron, Volunteer
Amy Mitchem, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Intern
If you have any questions, please contact us:
979-776-5505
info@bvcil.org