Mobile assistive technology

1. MOBILE DEVICE ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY
K. MICHELLE YOUNKIN

2. IOS DEVICES
• IPHONE, IPAD
• VOICEOVER
• SPEAK AUTOTEXT – ISSUES WITH WRITING
• ASSISTIVE TOUCH – MOTOR SKILLS
• SAFARI READER – FOR STUDENTS WITH SENSORY ISSUES
• SOURCE:
• HTTPS://WWW.UNDERSTOOD.ORG/EN/SCHOOL-LEARNING/ASSISTIVE-
TECHNOLOGY/ASSISTIVE-TECHNOLOGIES-BASICS/ASSISTIVE-TECHNOLOGY-THATS-
BUILT-INTO-MOBILE-DEVICES

3. ANDROID AND WINDOWS DEVICES
• TOUCH NAVIGATION – HEARING
• MOBILE ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES – ALL DISABILITIES
• TEXT MAGNIFICATION – VISION
• SCREEN CONTRAST – VISION
• SOURCE:
• HTTPS://WWW.UNDERSTOOD.ORG/EN/SCHOOL-LEARNING/ASSISTIVE-
TECHNOLOGY/ASSISTIVE-TECHNOLOGIES-BASICS/ASSISTIVE-TECHNOLOGY-THATS-BUILT-
INTO-MOBILE-DEVICES

4. VISION
• TEXT READERS
• TOUCH NAVIGATION
• CONTRAST SETTINGS
• TEXT MAGNIFICATION

5. HEARING
• VISUAL CUES FOR ALERTS
• VIDEO TEXT CAPTIONING

6. FINE MOTOR
• SIP AND PUFF SYSTEMS
• USED BY STUDENTS WITH MOBILITY ISSUES, THESE DEVICES ALLOW FOR THE
CONTROL OF A COMPUTER OR MOBILE DEVICE USING THE STUDENT’S MOUTH.
• HTTP://WWW.ORIN.COM/ACCESS/SIP_PUFF/