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Did you know mobile devices come with accessibility features that can help with learning and attention issues? Here's an overview of these built-in features. 
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Scoop.it!
From the GeekSLP, Barbara Fernandes, a 17 page list of apps for speech therapists is available on Scribed. This list is updated at least once/month and is FREE to download and to share with others. Each entry includes the app icon, name, description and cost.
This extensive list of apps is is divided into > Articulation, > Fluency, > Language, > Cause and effect, and more.
The author has indicated some of the apps in this document were created by her and has indicated that by placing a star next to the icon.
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"Whether it is getting off a bus or reading a menu, a new app aims to make life easier for the blind or visually impaired.
Called Georgie, the app for Android devices enables people with little or no sight to accomplish daily activities that could be difficult for them.
The app can make calls or send texts but it also provides location-based technologies, which can let users know, for example, when the next bus is coming, which direction they're facing, or the ability to set location-based reminders.
It also reads out text, such as ingredients on a label, using a technology called optical character recognition (OCR)."
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Did you know that most smartphones, tablets and other devices have built-in technology that can help with learning and attention issues? The range of assistive technologyfeatures varies among brands. But iPhones, iPads, iPods, Android devices and Windows phones all have features that may make life easier for people with learning and attention issues.
Read more: http://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology/assistive-technologies-basics/assistive-technology-thats-built-into-mobile-devices#ixzz3GcjgpoSl
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