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iPads for All iPad Supports to Accommodate Learning Disabilities

Sonoma County SELPA Adaptive Technology Center

iPad Settings & Accessibility Features Speech Dictation SIRI

• Need WIFI & iPad 3, 4, or Mini
• Dictate in 30 second utterances
• Dictate into notepad,word

processors, email, calendar, web searches, etc.

• Dictate into education Apps
• Use Free Dragon Dictation App for

iPad 1 & 2

iPad Settings & Accessibility Features Speak Selection

• iOS 5-more limited version of Speak
• iOS 6 includes dialects, speaking

rate, & highlighting

• Audio support for words or entire

text in notepad,word processors, email, calendar, web pages, iBooks, etc.

• Audio support for Apps

The Writing Process On iPad

• PreWriting>graphic organizer>Inspiration Lite App
• Composing Draft>word processor
• Composing Draft>word prediction>Spell Better App
• Composing Draft>dictation>SIRI or Dragon Dictation
• Revising/Editing>speak selection
• Publishing & Sharing Final Document

Auditory Reading Supports on iPad

• Speak Selection
• Read2Go App & Bookshare Membership
• www.Bookshare.org
• Download books, textbooks, newspapers, etc for

use on computer or iPad with auditory supports

I have a learning disability; how do I know if I qualify? If you are a K-12 student in the U.S. who has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) with a specific language learning disability and a need for text accommodations, your school should be able to confirm that you qualify and sign you up for Bookshare

• membership. People with a significant learning disability

that affects reading should be able to obtain an equivalent proof of print disability through their school or a professional with expertise in learning disabilities.