Tag: Applications

Apps for Academics: Mobile Websites and Apps

Looking for suggestions for apps students will find helpful for their classes and research? MIT libraries at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has put together a  series of libguides featuring useful apps for academics

The lists feature  assistive technology apps and tools, many of which are free.  Each listed app is briefly described and links to down the app and/or learn more are included. The apps are organized by the following categories:

Faculty and staff will also find many of apps featured useful.

 

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BridgingApps.org – Bridging the Gap Between Technology and People with Disabilities

BridgingApps.org is a website that thrives to “bridge the gap between technology and people with disabilities.” Using the  How to Search for Apps tab you can search by specific skills, read reviews by professionals and save your own searches with notes. The Getting Started tab allows you search based on your role as caregiver or professional. All the apps are rated, categorized and priced. Check out how this site may help take the confusion out of the term “There is an app for that.”

The audience is teachers, therapists and medical professionals and although the apps I reviewed were targeted towards children, the site is for anyone with a disability including  adults/seniors. Registration is encouraged.

There is a LOT of  useful information at this site. It’s best if time is taken to explore the site before trying to locate an app or a service. It’s particularly helpful to review the content in the sections, Getting Started, and How to Search for Apps before exploring the site in-depth.

BridgingApps is a program of Easter Seals Greater Houston that provides access to educational and therapeutic tools—anywhere, anytime—allowing parents, teachers, and therapists to effectively use mobile devices and apps to target and improve individual skill development to help children and adults with disabilities reach their highest levels of physical and cognitive development.