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Speak it! Text to Speech Free ebooks by Project Gutenberg - Gutenberg Boardmaker 6.0 Boardmaker 6.0 Training videos for Boardmaker 6.0 15 total Advertisement © Screencast-O-Matic Draw Free for iPad Sound Literacy on the App Store FREEDOM MACHINES - dedicated to a world we all can use Talking Calculator TextGrabber + Translator: OCR recognize, translate and save editable text from any printed material on the App Store Assistive Technology Devices Many students with disabilities require assistive technology to participate in and benefit from their educational programs. A range of technology solutions is available to support student performance, achievement, and independence in the following areas: academics and learning aids, aids to daily living, assistive listening and environmental aids for the hearing impaired and deaf, augmentative communication, computer access, leisure and recreation, seating, positioning, mobility, and vision. Students who have access to the appropriate assistive technology solutions that they need are more likely to be successful in their educational programs. This page provides introductory information on the range of assistive technology solutions that are available to support access to the school curriculum and student achievement for students with disabilities. Visual Aids: Students with visual impairments can benefit from assistive technology in a variety of areas.

“50 Best iPad Apps for Reading Disabilities” “50 Best iPad Apps for Reading Disabilities” Guest Blog by Rosa Ray Whether you’re the parent of a child with a reading disability or an educator that works with learning disabled students on a daily basis, you’re undoubtedly always looking for new tools to help these bright young kids meet their potential and work through their disability. While there are numerous technologies out there that can help, perhaps one of the richest is the iPad, which offers dozens of applications designed to meet the needs of learning disabled kids and beginning readers alike. Here, we highlight just a few of the amazing apps out there that can help students with a reading disability improve their skills not only in reading, writing, and spelling, but also get a boost in confidence and learn to see school as a fun, engaging activity, not a struggle. Helpful Tools Speak It! Fundamentals Alphabet Zoo: Alphabet Zoo is a great tool for helping young readers to recognize letter sounds. Reading Writing Spelling

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