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Appsfor the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened,
DeafBlind and Speech Disability
As of Saturday, May 6, 2023
PowerPoint updated by Feta Fernsler and Betti Thompson
Fancy Toys…
(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET)
(Credit: CNET)
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.
Accessibility• Most smart phones and tablets come with
built-in apps for accessibility• More apps are available to download to
customize needs
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, Emails• Mono Audio, Louder TV• Visible and Vibrating Alerts• Hearing Aid Compatible
Accessibility for Low Vision
• Voice Over• Siri or phone assistant• Speak Selection• Dictation, Dragon• Zoom• Large Text• Invert Colors• Magnification &
Binoculars
Magnification & Binoculars
Everyday Notes & Reminders
• iOS and Android Calendars• Google Calendar• Google Task Manager• Evernote• Got Milk• RX Reminder• Two Touch Timer
Google Task Manager
Notes, Reminders and Tasks
Evernote app Sorenson BuzzCards app
(iOS only)
RxmindMe Prescription
(iOS)
Google Calendar(Android)
Relay Options
Z5 VP(VCO capable)
Hamilton Captel Sorenson nTouch
Other telecommunication options
IP Relay (from Purple)
Google Voice
Type, Listen and Speak apps
TapToTalk – speaks out requests based on what
pictures you picked.
Speak It - type what you say and it speaks
for you
Google Translate(supports a wide variety
of languages)
Translation (Language) Services
Google Translate(supports a wide variety of languages)
More for Speech Challenge
iSpeech TTSPocket Talk Lite
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
iPad 2 Galaxy 4S
Video/Text Messages
Glide
Watch Out for Auto Correct!
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 only2 - iOS only3 - Both iOS and Android
Nice to have!
Speed Test(tests Internet’s speed)
Key Ring – get rid of that stack of loyalty cards!
Flashlight(Don’t get caught in the
dark again!)
“Reference Desk” on the Go
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Yellow Pages Google Maps
Photo/Phone Backup and Security
• DropBox• Google Drive• iCloud• Lookout• Prey
Lookout - Backups contacts – handy if phone
breaks/lost
Dropbox - Backups pictures – handy if
phone breaks/gets lost
Weather & Emergency Notifications
Provides free earthquake email alerts (several apps exist – not all
free or come with a time delay response)
www.emergencyemail.orgProvides free email alerts of severe weather,
health, homeland and cyber alerts
Your favorite local TV Channel
WeatherBug app includes NWS (National Weather Service) alerts
In Case of Emergency (ICE)
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)
Questions/Ideas?
• Betti Thompson at [email protected]• Feta Fernsler at [email protected]