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Course A: Learn how to optimise your iPad or iPhone
Session 1 - Learn about the nine different features of Seeing Artificial Intelligence
- What do they do?
- Reading your mail
- Reading medication labels
- Checking what money you have…and more
Session 2 - Surfing the internet on your iPhone or iPad
- What web browsers exist for the iPhone and how accessible they are
- Tricks for navigating a website quickly
- Creating and accessing bookmarks to your favourite web sites
Session 3 - Managing calendars on the iPhone or iPad
- Creating appointments
- Changing appointments
- Setting reminders
- Using calendar to calculate travel time for appointments
- Using Siri to manage your calendar
- Creating recurring appointments
- Adding appointments from text messages to your calendar
Session 4 - Getting to know the GPS on your phone - Google Maps and Apple Maps
- Learn to navigate the GPS apps
- How to get directions to where you want to go, including which bus and train to catch
- Work out how much an Uber will cost, all within the app
- Discuss issues around GPS, accuracy and things to beware of
Session 5 - Using your mobile phone as a video magnifier
- Did you know your smartphone can make a very powerful video magnifier?
- Looking at some of the apps that allow this feature, and why you might consider this over a separate portable video magnifier
Session 6 - Siri and Siri shortcuts
- We will get to know Siri, what it can do and how to create basic Siri shortcuts
Course A cost:
Billed to your individualised NDIS plan for $775.92. You will need to have funding in the Capacity Building budget in your plan, under Improved Daily Living.
Course B: Learn how to optimise your Android device
Session 1 - Android artificial intelligence apps
- What do they do?
- Reading your mail
- Reading medication labels
- Checking what money you have…and more
Session 2 - Surfing the internet on your Android device
- Web browsers for the Android phone
- Tricks for navigating a website quickly
- Creating and accessing bookmarks to your favourite websites
Session 3 - Managing calendars on your Android device
- Using Talkback to manage your calendar
- Creating appointments
- Changing appointments
- Setting reminders
- Using calendar to calculate travel time for appointments
- Creating recurring appointments
- Adding appointments from text messages to your calendar
Session 4 - Getting to know GPS on your phone - Google Maps
- Learn to navigate using the GPS apps
- How to get directions to where you want to go, including which bus and train to catch
- Work out how much an Uber will cost, all within the app
- Discuss issues around GPS and accuracy and things to beware of
Session 5 - Using your mobile phone as a video magnifier
- Did you know your smartphone can make a very powerful video magnifier?
- Looking at some of the apps that allow this feature, and why you might consider this over a separate portable video magnifier
Course B cost:
Billed to your individualised NDIS plan for $646.60. You will need to have funding in the Capacity Building budget in your plan, under Improved Daily Living.
Course C: Optimising your Apple computer to use built-in accessibility features
Session 1: Display features and keyboard shortcuts
- Display
- Invert display colours
- Changing scaling on your Mac
- Dark mode
- Mouse and keyboard
- Enable Sticky Keys
- Enable Slow Keys
- Enable Mouse Keys
- Changing mouse cursor size and behaviour
- Basic keyboard shortcuts
Session 2: Looking into accessibility settings
- Magnifier
- Speech
Session 3: Voiceover basics and braille displays on your Mac
- Looking into voiceover options on your Mac
- Braille displays
Course C cost:
Billed to your individualised NDIS plan for $387.96. You will need to have funding in the Capacity Building budget in your plan, under Improved Daily Living.
Course D: Making Microsoft Windows easier to see (Windows 10)
Session 1: Familiarising yourself with Ease of Access Centre
- Change font Sizes
- Custom DPI
- Changing themes
Session 2: Getting to know Windows Magnifier and Windows Narrator
- Exploring magnification options within Microsoft Windows 10
- What can you achieve with Windows Narrator?
Course D cost:
Billed to your individualised NDIS plan for $258.64. You will need to have funding in the Capacity Building budget in your plan, under Improved Daily Living.