1. 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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Fancy Toys…
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3. 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.

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

5. 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, s
Mono Audio, Louder TV
Visible and Vibrating Alerts
Hearing Aid Compatible

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

7. Magnification & Binoculars

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

9. Google Task Manager

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

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

12. Other telecommunication options
IP Relay
(from Purple)
Google Voice

13. 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.

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

15. More for Speech Challenge
Pocket Talk Lite
iSpeech TTS

16. 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

17. 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

18. Watch Out for Auto Correct!

19. 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

20. 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)

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

22. 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

23. 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 alerts (several apps exist – not all free or come with a time delay response)
Provides free alerts of severe weather, health, homeland and cyber alerts

24. In Case of Emergency (ICE)
ICE iOS -
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)

25. Resources
then click “Deaf Apps” at the top tab

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