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Web Tools

1.Powtoon is an online educational tool for creating animations and all kinds of video presentations. The platform has a very intuitive English interface that allows us to create customized animated presentations and videos with a high quality result. https://www.powtoon.com/

2.ChromeVox – A cross-platform Chrome extension that enables screenreading and may be useful for testing.

3. Pericles – A screen reading extension for the Firefox web browser, which is available on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux

4. NVDA – A free screen reading application developed by NV Access for Windows systems.

5. Mac Voiceover – The built-in screen reader for macOS and iOS devices.

6. Orca – An open-source screen reader for Linux.

 

Mobile Applications

  1. Android Accessibility Suite includes:
    1. Accessibility Menu: Accessibility menu, Select to Speak, Switch Access and TalkBack
    2. TalkBack screen reader, TalkBack Braille keyboard
    3. Change your display: magnification, Select to Speak, Display size and font size, Contrast and Colour options
    4. Interaction controls: Lockout, Voice Access, Switch Access, Action Blocks, Time to take action
    5. Captions: Live Captions, Live Transcribe, Sound Notifications, Real Time Text
    6. Audio: Sound Amplifier, Hearing aid support
    7. Android Accessibility Suite – Apps on Google Play
    8. Android accessibility overview – Android accessibility Help (google.com)
  2. Apple accessibility:
    1. Live Speech, Siri
    2. Magnifier + Point and Speak
    3. Display Settings, Voice Over, Spoken Content,
    4. Live Captions, Face Time, Sound Recognition
    5. Voice control, Switch control
    6. Background sounds
    7. Safari Reader
    8. Guided access
    9. People album,
    10. iCloud Keychain
    11. Find my,
    12. iWork
    13. Dictation
    14. Hover Text
    15. Focus
    16. Sribble
    17.  
    18. Accessibility – Apple
  3. Communication:
    1. Viber (Home | Viber, Features | Viber),
    2. Messenger (Download Messenger for PC/Mac – text, audio and video calls, Accessibility | Messenger Help Centre (facebook.com)),
    3. Whatsapp (Can’t locate accessibility features | WhatsApp Help Center, WhatsApp)
  4. Collaboration apps:
    1. Microsoft Teams (Closed Captions and Transcription | Accessibility | Microsoft Teams)
    2. Zoom (Accessibility | Zoom. Viewing captions in a meeting or webinar – Zoom Support)
    3. Microsoft Outlook (Accessibility tools for Outlook – Microsoft Support)
  5. Study apps:
    1. MindMeister (Create Your Mind Maps Online – On Any Device | MindMeister)
    2. Quizlet (The Quizlet App: Now With VoiceOver for Users with Impaired Visual| Quizlet , How I Use Quizlet With Low Visual(veroniiiica.com))
  6. Work with documents and adjust for better accessibility document management apps:
    1. OfficeLens (Microsoft Lens for Android – Microsoft Support, Make your Office Lens images accessible – Microsoft Support, Office Lens App – Accessibility Features.pdf (nbed.nb.ca))
    2. Microsoft 365 (Accessibility in the Microsoft 365 app – Microsoft Support, Screen reader support for the Microsoft 365 mobile app – Microsoft Support, Dictate in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft Support, Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft Support)
  7. Manage tasks:
    1. Trello (Work From Any Device, In Any Browser, Anywhere | Trello, Accessibility | Atlassian)
  8. Manage time for the tasks:
    1. Forest (Forest – Stay focused, be present (forestapp.cc)
    2. 30/30 (30/30 | You have never experienced a task manager like this! (binaryhammer.com))
    3. Remember the Milk (Remember The Milk – Getting Started)
  9. Manage mental health:
    1. My Possible Self (My Possible Self: The Mental Health App)
    2. ToDon’t (ToDon’tCo. — Productivity Tools for Creative People (todont.co))
    3. White Noise Lite (White Noise – Best Sleeping App for Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows (tmsoft.com))
  10. Platform security (based on the Android platform) Settings App:
    1. Lock Screen Security (Screen lock option)
    2. Authentication (Fingerprint or face recognition option)
    3. Encryption (Device encryption option)
    4. Remote Wipe (Find My Device, Security updates, VPN, options)
    5. App Permissions (App permissions option)
    6. https://www.android.com/safety/
  11. Integrated apps (based on the Android platform):
  12. Secure browsing and online privacy (Browser, Camera, Gallery Apps)
  13. Secure communication (Phone, Contacts, Messaging Apps)
  14. Secure data management (File Manager App)
  15. Android app permissions explained and how to use them: https://www.androidauthority.com/app-permissions-886758/
  16. Google Apps for Data Security:
  17. Google Play Protect: App scanning and malware detection features
  18. Google Drive: Secure cloud storage and file encryption options
  19. Google Authenticator: Two-factor authentication for Google accounts
  20. Google Chrome: Privacy features and secure browsing options
  21. https://support.google.com/
  22. Additional Apps for Data Security:
  23. Password Managers: Securely store and manage passwords:
    1. LastPass (https://www.lastpass.com/)
  24. Secure Messaging Apps: End-to-end encrypted communication apps:
    1. Signal (https://signal.org/#signal)
    2. WatsApp
  25. VPN Apps: Encrypt internet connections for enhanced privacy (NordVPN) (https://nordvpn.com/)
  26. Encrypted Email Apps: Secure email communication with encryption (ProtonMail) (https://proton.me/mail)
  27. Anti-Theft and Device Tracking Apps: Additional options for tracking, locking, and data erasure:
    1. Prey Anti-Theft (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prey)
    2. Cerberus Anti-Theft (https://cerberus-anti-theft.en.softonic.com/android)
  28. Secure File Transfer and Storage Apps
  29. Signal: Secure messaging app with file transfer capabilities (https://signal.org/#signal)
  30. ProtonDrive: Encrypted cloud storage for sensitive data
  31. Privacy and Security-Focused Browsers:
    1. Firefox Focus (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browsers/mobile/focus/)
    2. Microsoft Edge (https://www.makeuseof.com/guide-to-security-settings-in-microsoft-edge/#:~:text=A%20Guide%20to%20the%20Security%20Settings%20in%20Microsoft,4%204.%20Managing%20Tracking%20in%20Microsoft%20Edge%20)
  32. Data Backup and Recovery Apps:
    1. Dropbox (https://www.dropbox.com/)
    2. OneDrive (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.skydrive)
  33. The best Android antivirus apps for July 2023: https://www.techradar.com/best/best-android-antivirus-app
  34. App Store Security: Guidelines for Approving Apps: https://itigic.com/app-store-security-guidelines-for-approving-apps/
  35. LetMeTalk. A free AAC talker app supports communication in all areas of life and therefore providing a voice to everyone. LetMeTalk is donation financed.https://apps.apple.com/us/app/letmetalk/id919990138
  36. Asistente de voz AAC. Voice Assistant is an application designed for people with speech and communication problems.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.asoft.speechassistant&hl=es&gl=US&pli=1
  37. Kahoot! Play & Create Quizzes. Time to enhance your Kahoot! experience with our new Scale question type, available in this update for Kahoot!+ Premier and Kahoot! 360 Presenter users. Now you can capture a wide range of opinions, how exciting is this on a scale of 1-5?https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.mobitroll.kahoot.android&hl=en

10 Best Mobile Device Management (MDM) Solutions for 2023: https://www.techomsystems.com.au/10-best-mobile-device-management-mdm-solutions-for-2023/#:~:text=Best%20MDM%20Solutions%201%201.%20Microsoft%20Intune%20Microsoft,ManageEngine%20Mobile%20Device%20Manager%20Plus%20…%20More%20items

Tools

1.Hunt-n-Peck – A Windows tool that provides an automated UI overlay to assist with navigation.

2. Dasher – A gesture-based typing system for selecting letters using a pointing device. It’s available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

3. OptiKey – An on-screen keyboard for Windows systems that can be used with a camera or alternate input device.

4. KeyCastr – A Mac-based tool for visualizing keystrokes and mouse clicks.

5. GazetheWeb – A beta project being tested for Windows systems to support navigation using eye-tracking.

 

Training Content

1.Gamification in Education:
https://www.game-learn.com/en/resources/blog/growth-gamification-digital-learning-games-education/

2. Disability digital divide: survey of accessibility of eHealth services as perceived by people with and without impairment:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9880913/

3. Building equitable access and inclusion for children growing up in the digital age:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23727322211068388

4. Examining Higher Education Instructor Perceptions of Roles and Competencies in Online Teaching:
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1334524.pdf

5. DigComp 2.2: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens:
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC128415

6.Martínez, M. & Esteve, C. (2022). Accesibilidad digital y discapacidad (Digital accessibility and disability). Estudio desde una perspectiva centrada en las personas.
https://www.cedid.es/redis/index.php/redis/article/view/795/483

7. Different tips and sources to provide information to university students with disability in Spain: Guía universitaria para estudiantes con discapacidad https://guiauniversitaria.fundaciononce.es/

8. The Use of Technology in Special Education. The University of Texas, Permian Basin
https://online.utpb.edu/about-us/articles/education/the-use-of-technology-in-special-education/

9. Melian, E.; Meneses, J. & Reyes J.I (2021). Inclusion of online university students with disabilities. https://blogs.uoc.edu/elearning-innovation-center/interventions-in-online-learning-environments/

10. Good J. (2021). Serving students with special needs better: How digital technology can help. https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/40fa80d3-en/index.html?itemId=/content/component/40fa80d3-en