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The iPad, Help or Hindrance?

Marsha Threlkeld Washington Initiative for Supported Employment marsha@theinitiative.ws APSE presentation, Friday morning, June 29, 2012. The iPad, Help or Hindrance?. Where’s the Help?. AssistiveWare http://www.assistiveware.com/taking-pulse-augmentative-and-alternative-communication-ios

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The iPad, Help or Hindrance?

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  1. Marsha Threlkeld Washington Initiative for Supported Employment marsha@theinitiative.ws APSE presentation, Friday morning, June 29, 2012 The iPad, Help or Hindrance? Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  2. Where’s the Help? • AssistiveWarehttp://www.assistiveware.com/taking-pulse-augmentative-and-alternative-communication-ios • Project showed iPad helped improve communication, independence, and reduction in behavior or frustration. • Project showed the “professionals” needed to learn to use the equipment with participants. Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  3. Staff: Help or Hindrance? Who needs the info and expertise? Your IT staff do not have the knowledge of individuals or the work environment Need direct staff, or one “go-to” staff in the field, and with job seekers Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  4. How do we support staff to learn? • What have we learned about how people learn? • We can’t just place iPads in the hands of staff • Making time to learn • Incorporating it into our own practice but moving beyond that. • Just try it! • Have a little faith, have a little fun, have a little patience,. • Don’t try to be a perfectionist. Be a continual learner. Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

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  10. Apps vs Built in Features and Accessibility • Don’t get beyond the equipment’s built capabilities if you don’t need to. • Look at different choices in “settings”. • Look at built in accessibility features. • Consider ease or usability vs. what is built in. • Consider using a generic app (Skype, Checkable, Errands). • Consider using a specialized app when it will work the best for the person and get the best results. Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  11. Built in Accessibility Features Zoom Large text Speak Selection Custom Vibration Assistive Touch Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  12. Making decisions on equipment and apps for individuals • Use a team approach • Make sure the person is present • Ask what the challenge is or what can be gained; what do you want the equipment or app to do? • Consider the environment the device will be used in most frequently • Consider physical needs and preferences of the person • Consider engagement possibilities from coworkers, family, others • Realize you are trying it out and it may or may not work for the person; be flexible • Consider generic apps vs. specialized apps Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  13. Short List of Apps • Touchtrainer, compatible iPad, iPod, and iPhone, $4.99, http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/touch-trainer-autism-special/id424128577?mt=8 • Little Puzzles African Plains, Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.RequiresiOS 4.3 or later, free, http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kids-puzzles-african-plains/id438085328?mt=8 • Pictello, Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.RequiresiOS 4.2 or later, $18.99, http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pictello/id397858008?mt=8 • FirstThen, Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.RequiresiOS 3.2 or later, $9.99, http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/first-then-visual-schedule/id355527801?mt=8 • Choiceworks, Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.RequiresiOS 3.2 or later, $14.99, http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/choiceworks/id486210964?mt=8 • Yes/No, Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.RequiresiOS 3.2 or later, $1.99, http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/answers-yesno/id337470555?mt=8 • TalkTablet, iPad only, $79.99, http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talktablet-neo/id501190106?mt=8 • One Bus Away (Local app), iPhone, iPad, Ipod, Android, free, http://onebusaway.org/ • Penultimate, Languages: English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, compatible iPad ios 3.2 or later, $.99, http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/penultimate/id354098826?mt=8 • Checkable, Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.RequiresiOS 4.0 or later, $7.99, http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/checkable-checklists-for-business/id440974561?mt=8 Washington Initiative for Supported Employment: www.theinitiative.ws

  14. More Suggested Apps • TimeTimer, $3.99, iPhone, iPad, iPod • Alarmed, free, iPhone, iPad, iPod • Mobiletag, free • A special phone , iPhone, $.99 • FotoFarm, free • VoCal, free version to try, robust version to buy • Skype, free • Talking Tom, free • Flexible Counter • Budget 101, iPhone, iPad, iPod, $.99 • Dragon Dictation, free for iPhone and iPad • Errands, iPhone, iPad, iPod, free • My Video Schedule Or use the old Picture Exchange System, $32.99 on Amazon Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  15. Evolution to the New Natural • Video Modeling • Video or multi-sensory cueing • Video feedback • Schedulers • Alarms • Skype and Facetime • Informing what to do now, what to do when you are finished, and what to do next Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  16. Vancouver & Evergreen School Districts, Vancouver, WA • RFP to school districts, two chosen • Each district identified five 2013 exiting students • Ipads, cases, wheelchair mount to teachers and students, iTunes cards for apps • Pre and post surveys of students, families, teachers • Weekly journaling from students • Looking for increased employment rates, comparing students with and without iPads • Funded by Clark County Developmental Disabilities Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  17. Kent School District Transition Program, Kent WA • 20 iPads, one iMac, docking station • One teacher dedicated to technology • Use equipment to do task analysis at community based work sites • Track and document student progress • Create video resumes • Share video footage with families • Video of Tyler Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  18. Cohort of Employment Specialists • 10 employment organizations represented • Each identified one staff person to join • Each received iPad & iTunes card for apps • Monthly cohort meetings for 6 months • Share stories of using the devices • Funding: Pierce County Developmental Disabilities • Interface with VR Technology Coordinator & VR counselors • Facebook page: WiSe Assistive and Information Technology Project • Blog Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  19. Cohort at the Apple Store Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  20. Products by “Enabling Devices” • http://enablingdevices.com/catalog/AdaptedElectronics/iPad_Accessories/ipad-mounting-system wheelchair mount • Cordless super switch from enabling devices http://enablingdevices.com/catalog/AdaptedElectronics/iPad_Accessories/ipad-cordless-super-switch Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  21. Cases and Covers for Devices • The Otter Box http://www.otterbox.com/ipad-2-cases/ipad-2-cases,default,sc.html • HandyShell by Speck http://www.speckproducts.com/tablet-ipad-cases/handy-shell-for-ipad.html • Or something basic yet protective http://www.speckproducts.com/tablet-ipad-cases/handy-shell-for-ipad.html Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  22. Sites for Ongoing Information • BridgingAppshttp://bridgingapps.org/ • Teaching Learners http://teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com/2009/06/ipod-touchiphone-app-round-up-for-users.html • AssistiveWarehttp://www.assistiveware.com/taking-pulse-augmentative-and-alternative-communication-ios • WiSe Assistive and Information Technology Project Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/GoWiSeAT Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  23. The Future • http://atcoalition.org/article/future-assistive-technology • Gesture based interfacing • Cloud computing, sharing more easily • More apps on more devices • Better environmental controls • Robotics for assistance • More generic or universal solutions • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQlLTc9M7vA/ Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

  24. http://www.facebook.com/#!/GoWiSeAT • WiSe AT/IT facebook page • “like” us • Daily postings about apps and more Marsha Threlkeld, WiSe, marsha@theinitiative.ws

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