Special Education Apps
December 09, 2011
Tablet computers and other electronic devices are making a significant impact on special education—thanks to their large display (which can accommodate students with poor fine-motor skills as well as students with visual impairments) and their portability.They can store and run hundreds of apps, or programs, that may help students with disabilities perform various tasks, such as communicate with others, brush up on math skills, read text aloud, and transcribe sentences. By downloading apps with various functions, these devices can take the place of a multitude of bulkier, single-function assistive technologies.
Below are links to two documents that list and describe some of the apps that are available for students with disabilities.
There is an App for That - Apps that Benefit Individuals with Disabilities, compiled by Therese Willkomm, PhD
Click on the link above to view this list which includes Apps for:
Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Art, Assessment, Behavioral, Blind and Low Vision, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Fidgits, Math, Memory, Prompting and Organization, Music, Reading and Writing, Social Stories, and Relaxation and Concentration
IPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Apps for (Special) Education, authored by Eric Sailers
Click on links below to view Apps specific to that particular area.
Communication Early Intervention Games and Accessibility Music and Art Organization Reading, Writing and Math Productivity and Remote Desktop
