Dan Herlihy

On-screen keyboards can provide visual supports for writing via color-coded keys, alternate font, larger keys and handwriting recognition, which allows students to use a stylus to write. Other support tools include word prediction, voice recognition in keyboards on all platforms, mathematical symbols and even Sign Language Emojis and animated GIF keyboards. Learn how to download, install and activate them, including adjusting the order of keyboards that can be displayed on iPads, changing on the fly on Android tablets, customizing and setting defaults, customizable keyboards for Mac and PC, international keyboard keys and layouts and more. Dan Herlihy, AT/Technology Resource Specialist, […]

Learn how to use a variety of easy-to-use computer, iPad and Web-based programs to add captioning to video, including adding picture support within video, video in video and multi-language supports. Areas covered will include all-in-one solutions where video can be imported, edited, have captioning added and then exported for use without the need to create time-coded text transcripts first; Web-based applications for uploading and captioning your video for playback on YouTube or Vimeo; captioning video directly on YouTube; and simple, easy-to-use apps for iPad for adding basic burned-in subtitles for playback on any device. See how captioning can provide additional […]

With every new iPad OS update come new changes and options for switch access on the iPad. With iOS 9, there are new options for Scanning Styles, Tap Behavior and a new option called Recipes! No, we’re not baking cakes, but creating your own Recipes in Switch Control will, for example, allow a switch user to scan to and open a book in iBooks and then change the switch settings to a swipe left or right action and, when finished, close the Recipe and resume normal scanning. Learn what’s new, how it works and how to customize it for your […]

This session will cover a variety of solutions for converting and importing printed materials into iPads, computers, Chromebooks and other tablets by utilizing scanners, document cameras, apps and computer programs and cameras on cell phones. Topics covered will also include options for saving in different file formats, text-to-speech and typing or annotating on documents. Need to type on that worksheet, have the passage and questions read aloud, or simply need an on-the-fly solution for reading printed materials? We’ll discuss that. Quality and cost comparisons for all platforms, as well as minimum hardware requirements for devices and computers, will also be […]