The UDL Educational Technology Guide 2019-2020: Technology for Special Education

John F. O'Sullivan

Section 1 Visual Impairment


American Foundation of the Blind

The website has a catalog of technology for the visually impaired. If you look for technology for someone with a visual impairment, bookmark this website. 

http://www.afb.org/prodBrowseCategory.aspx


Perkins Library Honorable Mention 

This website has services for people with visual impairments. There are numbers of items to choose from. The library has audio books and Braille. 

https://www.perkins.org/library/services


Qiat.org

This is a PDF guide to using assistive technology with the visually impaired. 

https://qiat.org/docs/resourcebank/TEBO_VI_Resource_Guide.pdf


Google TalkBack

This app is for people with low vision that need an alternative way to communicate with their device.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback

 

Light Detector

This app can detect light. It notifies you of the presence of light by making a sound. The brighter the light, the louder the sound gets.

https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id420929143?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 


HeyTell

This app is the voice version of text messaging. Just think about all that typing you are doing that could be avoided with this app.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/heytell/id352791835?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.heytell

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/heytell/9wzdncrfj3hn?rtc=1

Website and video: http://heytell.com/front.html 


Talkler - Email for your Ears

This app will read your email out loud.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talkler-email-for-your-ears/id570741489?mt=8 




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