Sensory and/or Physical Needs
When we loan equipment to children and young people, we often include apps which also support the assistive technology and access.
Below are apps to support Sensory and/or Physical Needs.
Need to listen to printed text spoken aloud at school, in a test or exam, at work or at home? Use Claro ScanPen to photograph your printed text document, then select the text with your finger or stylus pen and hear the text spoken back to you. No internet connection required.
The premium version of Claro ScanPen is free to use for either 10 scans, or for 14 days when you sign up to the annual auto-renewing subscription (can be cancelled at any time). When you have an active subscription you can download as many premium voices as you need for no extra cost.
Brighter and Bigger – a reading glasses tool for people who have difficulty reading fine print and focusing on nearby objects due to presbyopia, eye illness, etc.
A complete and intuitive app for writing music notation on iPad. It allows you to compose music for just about any size ensemble, from piano, symphonies, band, lead sheets, chord charts, guitar tabs, and more.
Designed to help people with vision impairment to identify objects they encounter in everyday life. TapTapSee can photograph any two or three-dimensional object at any angle and speak the identification back to the user.
A professional grade dictation app. Create templates, add custom words, and instantly dictate your documents. Dragon Anywhere will automatically adapt to how you speak.
Powerful, yet wonderfully simple note-taking app.
Jot down thoughts, import & annotate textbooks, sync your notes with audio, or make a sketch.
Manage and display your sheet music and chord sheets with ease. The Power Music app allows you to perform without paper.
A free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the vision impaired community, this ongoing research project harnesses the power of AI to open up the visual world by describing nearby people, text and objects.
The fully- featured companion app for Sonocent Audio Notetaker, on PC or Mac. The App enables users to create high quality audio recordings, mark up the interesting audio with colour highlighting and add text notes, photographs and scribbled notes alongside the audio.
A unique fine motor skills training game for people of all ages. Using two fingers on the touch-screen, players control a pair of on-screen scissors to cut, snip and trim.
Designed to encourage early looking/observation skills and develop basic touch and targeting skills.
Helps students keep up with their peers in class even when their penmanship holds them back. Students can easily complete school worksheets with the help of an iPad or iPhone.
Onni & Ilona apps are used to support early eyesight development and to alleviate conditions, such as cortical visual impairment (CVI).
Developed in conjunction with specialist teachers in the field of visual impairment, the activities are specially designed for use with children with low vision, including those with cerebral visual impairments and complex needs. It is an ideal tool to assess preferences and develop visual skills.
Developed in conjunction with specialist teachers in the field of visual impairment, the activities have been specially designed for use with children with low vision, including those with cerebral visual impairments and complex needs.
For the training of vision and fine motor skills; developed for children with visual and multiple disorders. Tailor-made for children with central visual impairment (CVI). Explore the adventure with animals on the farm and in the forest!
For the training of vision and fine motor skills; developed for children with multiple and visual disorders. Children with central visual impairment (CVI) can also benefit. Touch and find out what’s hiding in the dark and in the box.
The latest update to EasyReader enhances accessibility, so you can read comfortably, in the ways that work best for you. With improved usability, it’s easier than ever to focus on what matters most: the joy of reading.
A free app that narrates the world around you. Designed with and for the blind and low vision community, this ongoing research project harnesses the power of AI to open up the visual world by describing nearby people, text and objects.
Improves fine motor and handwriting skills—validated by independent clinical research and trusted by therapists in schools and stroke rehab centers worldwide.
Envision is the fastest, most reliable and award-winning OCR app that speaks out the visual world, helping people who are blind or have low vision lead more independent lives.
A critical application for the blind and low vision users’ community. It is built upon Microsoft’s discontinued and open-source project Soundscape.
a visual-aid app provided by TUAT Inc. to enhance the accessibility of the visually impaired and low vision users and informs users who need visual aids about information perceived via the smartphone camera.
Effectively learn, practice and test Unified English Braille (UEB, a system of touch reading for visually impaired people) with a unique method. Learn while playing.
Touch Trainer is a simple cause and effect app designed for anyone just learning about touch screen technology. This is a great, easy to use “first app” that teaches single finger fine motor skills as well as cause and effect.
Blind children learn to use an iPad with VoiceOver in a fun and accessible way, with the Ballylanders’ Magic Show.
Responding to touch with audio feedback, the story is presented both visually as well as through real human voices, audio effects, and songs. This makes the app attractive and suitable for all children, including those who are blind or visually impaired.
A fun and challenging sound-matching game for all, fully accessible for students with blindness and visual impairment. Challenge your listening and memory skills and try to beat your hi-score.
A sequel to Ballyland Magic app. It is a fun iPad game specifically designed for children who are blind or have low vision. With a variety of stories, sounds and songs, it is both highly entertaining and educational, teaching the concept and gestures for the ‘Rotor’ in VoiceOver, Apple’s built-in screen reader for iOS Devices.
Magic Slate! Write, erase and start again!
Develop Fine Motor Skill with step by step Tracing Activities
Improves fine motor and handwriting skills—validated by independent clinical research and trusted by therapists in schools and stroke rehab centers worldwide.