Mobile App Monday - TapTapSee

TapTapSee is designed to help the blind and visually impaired identify objects they encounter in their daily lives and become more independent. Simply double tap the screen to take a photo of anything, at any angle, and hear the app speak the identification back to you (Note: Spoken identification requires VoiceOver to be turned on).

Want to know more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id567635020

Mobile App Monday - iTriage

iTriage is a medical app whose content is reviewed by Harvard Medical School. It allows users to check their symptoms and find physicians and facilities that treat them. It even lets you check in at select hospitals.

For more information about this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id304696939

Mobile App Monday - 25 Greatest Christmas Stories

Looking for an app for those horse-drawn sleigh rides over the river and through the woods? This simple app offers 25 of the most beloved Christmas stories. Read these beautifully illustrated stories with your child or have them practice on their own. Stories include:

* A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
* The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
* The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
* The Cobbler's Guest by Leo Tolstoy
* The Other Wise Man by Henry van Dyke
* And more!

For more information, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id345625939

Mobile App Monday - Cozi Family Organizer

Need help organizing your family's schedules and activities? Cozi Family Organizer offers a family organizer, shopping and to-do lists, recipe box, and more. It lets everyone see the same information with their own email login.

This app would also be good for direct support professionals who work with several people at a time.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id407108860

Mobile App Monday - Here Comes the Bus

Here Comes the Bus is an easy-to-use app that gives you the real-time location of your child’s bus, and alerts you when the bus is near. With Here Comes the Bus, your children will get to the bus stop not a minute too early – or a minute too late. Great for older children, too, as a means to becoming more independent!

Note: Your child's school district must have a contract with Synovia Solutions and make Here Comes the Bus® and/or Student Ridership available to parents.

For more information about this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id981902595

Mobile App Monday - Sound Touch

Looking for a robust early learning app that offers identification, vocabulary, and language skills? Sound Touch contains 408 sounds, images, written and spoken words for animals, vehicles, birds, musical instruments and household items. And it's available in 35 different languages!

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id348094440

Mobile App Monday - Time Timer

Time TIMER® for iPhone is the original timer designed to “show” the passage of time through the use of its signature red disk that disappears as time elapses. Unlike traditional timers that fail to make the abstract concept of time concrete, its innovative and visual depiction of “time remaining” is ideal for anyone (particularly a visual learner) who wants to measure and manage time more effectively at work, school and home.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id332520417

Mobile App Monday - Panther Dice

Panther Dice is a fun app that helps people with many types of disabilities join in the fun of a dice game.

- For individuals with autism, lock the screen after rolls to avoid stimming.
- For individuals with motoric challenges, add a moving target to refine motor skills.
- For struggling learners - display the total of the dice.
- For individuals with visual challenges, have numbers read aloud,

For more information about this app, please visit:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id542566013

Mobile App Monday - Kidofon

Got a kid who has trouble using his iPhone? Kidofon is a very user-friendly app that helps kids make calls to family, providers, or even emergency personnel. Photos from the phone's library can be used as contact pictures or avatars in the app can be used such as police or fireman.

For more information about this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1006219796

Mobile App Monday - Seizure Log

"Renowned website, SeizureTracker.com is excited to bring you an entirely new way to log seizures that builds on the Seizure Tracker experience. App users can time and videotape seizures simultaneously in this revolutionary and simple-to-use application. When you stop the video and timer, it immediately creates an event log that is stored in a seizure library. You can edit the event at any time to add additional details about triggers, seizure description and what happened afterward. You can also use this app to log seizures without videos attached." -iTunes

To learn more about this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id410716391

Mobile App Monday - Convo Mobile

"Video chat naturally in the kitchen, out in the backyard, or when doing your food shopping. It’s video chat wherever you’re comfortable!

* Deaf-to-Deaf: Call any videophone
* VRS: One-click call
* Easy connect: 3G, 4G or WiFi" -iTunes

Download this app at:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id423121946

Mobile App Monday - Tinycards - Flashcards

Tinycards is a memorization flashcard app that has animated decks you can customize. Pre-loaded decks offer a chance to learn about the solar system, countries in Africa, vocabulary words in different languages or you can create your own decks with the subjects that you need to work on. "Trending decks" are popular decks that others are working on.

To learn more about this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1109425556

Mobile App Monday - Duolingo

Want to learn another language for free? Duolingo offers more than 20 languages to learn in a single app! Learn a new vocabulary in stages and get extra help in weak areas. This fun game-style app lets you level up and even compete with friends. It keeps track of your points and offers an incentive for purchasing bonus lessons with "lingots" that you win by gaining experience points and leveling up.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id570060128

Mobile App Monday - Ollie's Handwriting & Phonics

Ollie's Handwriting & Phonics isn't just a tracing app to work on handwriting and fine motor skills. It's also a great spelling and reading tool to help kids with and without disabilities get the practice they need to master these skills. Free materials are also available to download from the website.

Learn more about this app at:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id647784046

Mobile App Monday - Paper by FiftyThree

Paper by 53 lets you create notebooks by pulling together notes, photos, and sketches and organizing them in one place. It also let you share your notebooks in PDFs, Keynote and Powerpoint presentations. Useful for working on fine motor skills, it could also be a great tool for those who don't use words to communicate but can draw a picture.

To learn more about this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id506003812

Mobile App Monday - Swaha

Swaha is a great app for creating social stories using your own voice to narrate! Simply take pictures, then in the app, narrate each one and swipe to the next. Young kids can use it, people with brain injuries or dementia can use it or anyone who might need a little help remembering how to do something.

For more information about this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id926110666

Mobile App Monday - Wheels on the Bus

"An award-winning tribute to a childhood classic, Wheels on the Bus, is a fun, interactive experience encouraging motor, language and cognitive skills through fresh illustrations, creative interaction and music. AGES: 2-6."

To learn more about this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id303076295

Mobile App Monday - Reading Rainbow Skybrary Family

Remember Reading Rainbow from the '80s and '90s? Host LeVar Burton is back in a new app format! Features include unlimited reading of over 500 quality children’s books, 7 themed islands that excite and inspire, more than 200 educational video field trips with LeVar Burton, new content every Friday, and much more. Keep the excitement for reading alive with your struggling readers!

For more information, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id512350210

Mobile App Monday - SkyView® Free - Explore the Universe

"You don't need to be an astronomer to find stars or constellations in the sky, just open SkyView® Free and let it guide you to their location and identify them. SkyView® Free is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find your favorite constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate the Moon, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys." -iTunes

Great for all ages and abilities!

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id413936865

Mobile App Monday - Cooking Fun For Kids

"Designed for children eight and under, the one-of-a-kind app features a cute cast of silly pea and bean characters who guide users through playful recipes, star in food games and magically appear in videos. The app offers a play-by-play on creating the most popular “Imaginibbles” recipes from Bean Sprouts and the award-winning book it inspired: Bean Appetit: Hip and Healthy Ways to Have Fun with Food." -iTunes

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id799530322