An Apple A Day... Gets the Teacher iOS Trained Making Learning Fun by Using the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone with Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired Presentation By: Donna Brostek Lee, Ph.D.

Choices & Implications: Cost (including accessories) Purpose of the device School, work, and/or pleasure Users accessibility needs Low vision vs. blind Portable access to information vs. commitment Social acceptance

Accessible iDevices: iPod Touch – 4 th Generation 8 GB - $ GB - $ GB - $399 iPhone 4S (service from AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon) 16 GB - $ GB - $ GB - $399 iPad – 3 rd Generation (4G service from AT&T or Verizon) 16 GB - Wi-Fi $499 or 4G $ GB - Wi-Fi $599 or 4G $ GB - Wi-Fi $699 or 4G $829

Apple Apps Messages Calendar Notes Reminders Maps Contacts Mail Safari Camera/Videos FaceTime iTunes iBooks (must download) App Store

The Basics Buttons Home Screen Status Bar Dock App Switcher Multitasking Gestures Moving & Deleting Apps Folders Screen Shots Reset

Universal Accessibility: Turn on the following features by tapping the Settings icon, then selecting General, and Accessibility (also can be accessed through iTunes) VoiceOver Screen Reader* Zoom Magnification* Large Text White on Black Speak Selection Speak Auto-Text Support for Braille Displays Siri (iPhone 4S only) Dictation (iPad 3 rd Generation only) *You can’t use VoiceOver and Zoom at the same time

Teaching Strategies for VoiceOver: Lets think about... What is the best way to hold each device? How do you teach the layout of the screen? What are the best strategies for mastering hand gestures? Hand-Under-Hand Demonstrating on the person’s hand

VoiceOver Practice Get your iOS VoiceOver Hand Gestures Cheat Sheet Out! 1. Navigation 2. Rotor 3. Typing 4. Editing Save yourself a headache: Turn on Triple-click home in Accessibility! Be aware of accidently turning on: Mute/Unmute (three finger double tap) Screen Curtain On/Off (three finger triple tap)

How Braille Displays Work: VoiceOver and Braille work together: VoiceOver must be on for the braille display to work! If an app won’t work with VoiceOver, the braille display won’t work either Braille chord commands are equivalent to hand gestures used with VoiceOver Can mute VoiceOver and use only braille for navigation/reading To pair a braille display, go to the Settings icon, then select General, Accessibility, VoiceOver, and Braille. When you see your braille display under Choose a Braille Device, select your device. Enter the code 1234 on your iOS Device* (not the refreshable braille display) to complete the pairing process. This only needs to be done the first time you use the braille display. To view all refreshable braille displays that work with iOS devices go to: *Most displays use the code 1234

How Bluetooth Keyboards Work: Use ctrl and alt together to activate VoiceOver commands: VoiceOver key commands are equivalent to hand gestures used with VoiceOver Special functions keys act as “hot keys” to volume, music controls, home, search, etc. To pair a Bluetooth keyboard, go to the Settings icon, then select General, and Bluetooth. Enter the PIN number on your iOS Device (see keyboard instructions for PIN number) to complete the pairing process. This only needs to be done the first time you use the keyboard.

Apps of Interest for Low Vision: BrighterBigger - Free Mag. Light – Free EyeSight - $29.99 Instapaper - $4.99 Readability - Free ZoomReader (iPhone only) - $19.99 ZoomContacts (iPad only) - $4.99 Kindle – Free Genius Scan (iPhone/Touch) – Free/$2.99 Dropbox - Free Quickoffice Pro HD - $19.99 (iPad)/$14.99 (iPhone) AppWriter US - $19.99 (iPad only) Notability - 99¢/Penultimate - 99¢ (iPad only) Dragon Dictation – Free Choice/Communication Boards

Apps of Interest for Blind: EyeNote - Free/LookTel Money Reader - $9.99 Learning Ally (RFB&D) Audio - $19.99 Read2Go (from Bookshare) - $19.99 Blio - Free Talking Calculator - $1.99/Scientific - $4.99 SAS Flash Cards - Free VizWiz - Free oMoby - Free Digit-EyesLite - Free/Digit-Eyes - $29.99 Color Identifiers/Tag Scanners GPS Sendero GPS LookAround - $4.99 Ariadne GPS - $5.99 MotionX GPS Drive - 99¢ (requires subscription) Audible - Free (Requires subscription) iTalk Recorder - Free/$1.99 Dropbox - Free Evernote – Free iA Writer - 99¢ Pages/Numbers/Keynote - $9.99 each

Apps/Tools for the Educator Eye Exams VisionSim AFB Access World Progress Notes Mileage Trackers Lesson Planning O&M Web Based Mapping ECC (recipes, organization skills, recreation/leisure, etc.) Educational Games Literacy Fun Photos/Videos VGA/HDMI Cables & Apple TV

Apple Accessibility:

Other Helpful Websites on iOS the-visually-impaired the-visually-impaired axslab.com/ios-shortcuts (VoiceOver Commands) axslab.com/ios-shortcuts

Products: National Braille Press: Getting Started with the iPhone and iOS5 for Blind Users - $22 Twenty-six Useful Apps for Blind iPhone Users - $9 Tactile Vision: iPhone Tactile ScreenShot Quick References - $27 iPad Curriculum for Students who are Blind/Visually Impaired: Instructor Guide in 6 Lessons by Nalida Lacet Besson - $1.99 iPhone iPad Curriculum by Hines VA iPad: Accessibility by Oklahoma School for the Blind

Other Popular Accessories: Stylus Cases: AT Guys: QWERTY keyboard for iPhone Tactile screen protectors Zagg: Keyboard cases Screen protectors iPad/iPhone Mounts: In Your Face Viewbase: And for fun... visit the Apple Store to check out the latest App-Enabled Accessories!

Test Your APPtitude! Case Studies: Alice – Johnny – Katie – Chris – Mary – Thomas the TVI –

Questions??? Donna Brostek Lee, Ph.D. Teacher of the Visually Impaired Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist Western Michigan University – TCVI/OMC Program Co-Coordinator University of Kentucky – Assistant Professor Starting August 2012 Personal Website: