1. Ian Shadrick M.A., M.A., CVRT, CRC Missouri State University Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Special Education

2. Purpose:  The purpose of this presentation is to address recent advancements in technology for transition age students. The presentation will focus on mobile technologies that can be used in academic, employment, and leisure environments, including iPad, iPhone, and iPod applications, as well as basic navigational applications.

3. Background:  The ability to access information is among the largest challenges for persons with blindness or low vision. This is especially true in situations that require access to information in situations such as classrooms, meetings, employment, social environments; and particularly scenarios that require productivity and mobility or require the individual to be away from standard computer environments simultaneously.

4. Advancement:  Ability for persons with disabilities to have access to that same technology is often a challenge that coincides with overall access to information (in a timely and proper manner, ideally at the same time as peers).  Recent significant advancements that allow persons with blindness or low vision the ability to have this capability, beginning to level the playing field in education, employment, and social settings.

5. Focus:  The focus of this presentation is on these mobile applications across these three arenas (education, employment, and social, leisure).

6. Categories:  -Productivity  -Note Taking & Audio Recording  -Book and Text Options  -Optical Character Recognition (OCR)  -Independent Living/Lifestyle  -GPS Options  -News and Information Sharing  -Social Networking  -Education  -Resources

7. Note Taking  Notes  Pages  Paperport Notes  Notability  Speak It 2.0  Write 2  Access Note  Dragon  Fleksy

8. Audio Recording  Clear Record  Voice Memos  Recorder HD*  Recorder Plus*

9. Text to Speech  Text Aloud  Voice Dream  Talker

10. Productivity  Email  Calendar  Clock  Safari  Keynote  Numbers  Calculator  Reminders

11. Productivity Continued  Assistant  Adobe Reader  iAnnotate PDF*  Dropbox  Signature Apps*  Secure Notes  Dragon Search  Evernote  Drafts

12. Optical Character Recognition (OCR)  Text Grabber  ImageToText  DocScanner  Prizmo  Genius Scan*

13. Books and Newspapers  iBooks  Read2Go  Learning Ally  Audible  NFB Newsline  Nook  Blio  EARL

14. News and Information Sharing  Breaking News  Downcast  Feeddler RSS Reader  Podcasts  Nightly News  Reuters  Local Options

15. News & Information Continued  NPR News (iphone)  University Apps  Weather  Forecast Now

16. Independent Living & Lifestyle  TapTapSee  CamFind  Talking Goggles  Color Id 2  IntoNow  Banking Apps (vary)  Shopping (varies)  Grocery Pal*

17. Independent Living Continued  ZoomReader  Zoom Contacts  MoneyReader  TV Guides (Uverse& DirectTv)  Mint  Recipes  Ambiance  Guide Talking Menus  QR Code & Barcode Readers

18. Independent Living Continued  Epicurious  Yelp  Gate Guru*  MagLight+  nest

19. Social Networking  Facebook  Voice Book  LinkedIn  Twitter  Twitterrific  Skype

20. Blindness Resources  Blind Bargains  AFB Access World  iBlink Radio  VizWiz  ViA  VO Starter  Braille Touch  BraillePad  Big Browser

21. GPS & Navigation  Maps  Mapquest (list view)  iMove  Ariadne  Compass  Where to?  Blind Square  Around Me  Sendero LookAround  Google Earth*  Transit Options

22. Technology  DVICE  CNET  Cali  TED  iCatcher  Camera

23. Education Specific  Blackboard Mobile  iTunes U  University Apps  Khan Academy  Learn Spanish Quick  Talking Scientific Calculator

24. Resources  Apple Vis www.applevis.comwww.applevis.com  AFB Access World www.afb.orgwww.afb.org  Missouri State University Access Technology Center Blog www.missouristate/edu/atc/www.missouristate/edu/atc/  Dr. Luis Perez www.luisperezonline.comwww.luisperezonline.com  www.appitic.com www.appitic.com  Braille Monitor  Braille Forum  Future Reflections

25. Continued  App Advice www.appadvice.comwww.appadvice.com  Disabled World www.disabled-world.com (Android)www.disabled-world.com  Bridging Apps Weekly www.bridgingapps.orgwww.bridgingapps.org