Accessibility Tools


By Andrew Simoes

Learning should be a challenging experience, but it should not be impossible. Thanks to the many tools that we have at our disposal, we can make learning experiences available to everyone.

JAWS

JAWS is a screen reader software available for any computer! With to use JAWS, all you have to do is download it as an extension to your computer, pull up the text you want JAWS to read, open JAWS, and after a few seconds, it will automatically start to read your text to you.

Sonocent 

Sonocent is an audio-to-text software that allows the user to speak the text they wish to put into their document, and the program generates the text for them in a document, with is put into a folder for ease of access.

ZoomText

ZoomText is a text magnification developed by Microsoft. This program allows those who have trouble seeing be able to see their material, whether it be for class, work, or lezer.

Smartpens 

Smartpens are pens with Bluetooth technology that can record lessons and other classroom activities, and those recordings can be sent to the user’s smartphone to be looked at later.

Learning Ally

Learning Ally is a membership service that offers a wide selection of books for those who suffer from learning disabilities such as dyslexia and other reading deficits. 

Mathshare

Mathshare is is an online tool for individuals with learning differences that allows them to break math problems into parts, which helps with organization and focus. 

Remember the Milk

Remeber the milk is a time magment porgam that Organize your priorities, due dates, and lists. Set reminders via email, text, IM, Twitter and mobile notifications.


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