A free app has been released to help children with learning difficulties complete their homework. SnapType allows users to take a picture of a worksheet and then type answers instead of handwriting them. The app, which is available for both Android and iOS, was developed by the nonprofit organization Learning Is Fun. It was developed by an occupational therapist and her programmer husband with the support of a $10,000 grant from the World Domination Summit Foundation, and has been downloaded 1.5 million times.
A free app has been released to help children with learning difficulties complete their homework. SnapType allows users to take a picture of a worksheet and then type answers instead of handwriting them. This is helpful for children with a range of conditions including autism, Down's syndrome and dyslexia, some of whom find handwriting difficult or impossible. It was developed by an occupational therapist and her programmer husband with the support of a $10,000 grant from the World Domination Summit Foundation, and has been downloaded 1.5 million times.