ios

This is a change to what you are used to in a keyboard: a keyboard layout that's entirely alphabetical. From the App Store listing:

The ABC Keyboard can help increase computer accessibility and productivity for children, individuals with special needs, and even the average two fingered typist.

Where the previous iOS keyboard app was iPad-only, DyslexiaKey works on the iPhone. From the store listing:

DyslexiaKey increases readability for those with reading disabilities.

Apple Distinguished Educator, Matt Thomas, has made a custom keyboard for iOS8, using OpenDyslexic. Below is the description:

Lowercase Keyboard is a custom keyboard that uses both lowercase and uppercase letters, as well as a simplified set of numbers and special characters. The keyboard has been designed with elementary students in mind.

Happy Holidays! This Holiday Season, I have a special treat for you. The all time #1 request/question for OpenDyslexic has been some form of "can I get this on my iPad/iPhone?" The answer used to require jailbreaking (thanks to iPhoneRuler, for providing the Open-Dyslexic package).

A beautifully laid out eBook featuring touchable items for each letter of the alphabet. Description from the app store:

G is for Gadget is not just another children’s alphabet picture book. This book teaches the alphabet to young children using a catalog of the gadgets that they see you use almost everyday. This book is also an ode to the relationship with these gadgets that many of us tend to take for granted every day.

Niki Music plays music from your iOS media library, with a child friendly interface. Each song becomes a button with a related image. Get it: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/niki-music/id594214788 Web Site: http://www.nikitalk.com/Music.aspx

A beautiful, feature-rich WordPress client for iPad and iPhone. In addition to being able to use OpenDyslexic in a non-distracting interface, it also supports DropBox, MarkDown, TextExpander and more. Get it: http://appstore.com/poster/ Website: http://www.tomwitkin.com/poster/

App Store Description:

dBauggle! is the first offering from a group of undergraduates working towards bringing content that is not just fun but accessible to everyone. The speciality of the game is that it uses non-symmetric fonts so that Dyslexia is not a barrier to fair competition. More fun for everyone! No one will be left behind today!

Protolol is a fun app that pulls up protolol, one joke at a time. It'll even read it to you if you wish.

Get it: http://appstore.com/protolol Developers Website: http://www.smartersoft.nl