As of Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Apps for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened, DeafBlind and Speech Disability Updated again on 5/6/14 following discussions between us all, feta (more to do) As of Wednesday, September 19, 2018 PowerPoint updated by Feta Fernsler and Betti Thompson

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Apps Are Really Growing Over 900,000 apps for iOS Over 850,000 apps for Android All apps noted here are either built in or iOS/Android available.

Accessibility Most smart phones and tablets come with built-in apps for accessibility More apps are available to download to customize needs

Accessibility for Hearing Loss FaceTime, Skype, ooVoo Videophones for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing such as Sorenson nTouch, Z4, Z5, P3, and Convo Captioned Phones such as Clear Captions, Hamilton Relay and Sprint Relay Video Remote Interpreters Closed Captions Text Messages, Emails Mono Audio, Louder TV Visible and Vibrating Alerts Hearing Aid Compatible

Accessibility for Low Vision Voice Over Siri or phone assistant Speak Selection Dictation, Dragon Zoom Large Text Invert Colors Magnification & Binoculars

Magnification & Binoculars

Everyday Notes & Reminders iOS and Android Calendars Google Calendar Google Task Manager Evernote Got Milk RX Reminder Two Touch Timer

Google Task Manager

Notes, Reminders and Tasks Evernote app Sorenson BuzzCards app (iOS only) RxmindMe Prescription (iOS) Google Calendar (Android)

Relay Options Hamilton Captel Z5 VP (VCO capable) Sorenson nTouch

Other telecommunication options IP Relay (from Purple) Google Voice

Type, Listen and Speak apps Dragon Dictate - type what you say and it speaks for you Speak It - type what you say and it speaks for you Google Translate (supports a wide variety of languages) TapToTalk – speaks out requests based on what pictures you picked.

Translation (Language) Services Closed cAPPtioned (Voice to text) Google Translate (supports a wide variety of languages)

More for Speech Challenge Pocket Talk Lite iSpeech TTS

YouTube Caption Settings Closed Captions ABC Family Amazon Instant Video CaptionFish CBS Cox Communications Contour CW TV Now Discovery Hulu Plus NBC Netflix PBS Subtitles Watch ABC Watch TBS Watch TNT YouTube YouTube Caption Settings Netflix The caption size and color may be customized, depending on operating system and device. iPad 2 Galaxy 4S

Video/Text Messages Glide Bluetooth Text by nathanpeterson.com Good for non-wifi or non-Internet environment such as banks and customer service desks Must be the same app to communicate between two devices iMessage/SMS Glide

Watch Out for Auto Correct!

Visible and Vibrating Alerts LightFlow1 Flash Alarm Clock1 Vibration Notifier1 Audio Alert (SS12) 1 ViBe1 Flashing Timer2 iPads do not have a built in vibrator, however, you can use a bluetooth compatible watch instead. The picture here is for the Note 3 tablet/phone. Key: 1 - Android only 2 - iOS only 3 - Both iOS and Android

Nice to have! Key Ring – get rid of that stack of loyalty cards! Flashlight (Don’t get caught in the dark again!) Speed Test (tests Internet’s speed)

“Reference Desk” on the Go QR Droid Merriam-Webster Dictionary Yellow Pages Google Maps

Photo/Phone Backup and Security DropBox Google Drive iCloud Lookout Prey *** I would recommend Lookout over Prey as it has more features and Lookout already does what Prey does. *** Other options: Amazon Cloud Drive Box iZip Lookout One Drive SugarSync Dropbox - Backups pictures – handy if phone breaks/gets lost Lookout - Backups contacts – handy if phone breaks/lost

Weather & Emergency Notifications WeatherBug app includes NWS (National Weather Service) alerts Your favorite local TV Channel Weather Channel Your favorite local TV weather Provides free earthquake email alerts (several apps exist – not all free or come with a time delay response) www.emergencyemail.org Provides free email alerts of severe weather, health, homeland and cyber alerts

In Case of Emergency (ICE) ICE iOS - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ice-in-case-of-emergency/id380234187?mt=8 ICE substitute - put lost/emergency info here. (Built-in app here – Android) ICE card - Keeps medical info on everyone in family – handy for emergencies. ICE (In Case of Emergency) (iOS app)

Resources www.deafhh.org then click “Deaf Apps” at the top tab

Questions/Ideas? Betti Thompson at betti@deafhh.org Feta Fernsler at feta@deafhh.org