Technology for Diverse Learners Lisa Thomas Office for Students with Disabilities

Speech to Text Dragon Naturally Speaking: Voice recognition application; user is able to dictate and have speech transcribed as written text or audio stream

Text to Speech Readers ReadPlease: Text to speech reader Ginger: Text to speech reader; able to read web pages, s and documents; Proofreading, spelling and grammar check in any application

Also… Zoom Text: screen magnifier Thermo-Pen: a thermal pen designed for use in the creation of tactile images and messages; creates a raised image directly on tactile graphics paper

Assistive Technology Available in Library Housed in the Assistive Technology Suite in the lower level of the Library.

Duxbury: Braille translation program which translates electronic documents into Braille documents

Dragon Naturally Speaking: Voice recognition application; user is able to dictate and have speech transcribed as written text or audio stream JAWS II: screen reading software; information via text to speech or by Braille display; makes it easier to use programs, edit documents, and read Web pages

J-Say Pro: brings together Dragon Naturally Speaking and JAWS; controls the rate of the speech synthesizer, quiets JAWS, surf the internet, etc.; able to control through voice commands Dragon JAWS J-Say Pro

WYNN Wizard 5.10: Scanning and reading software; scan printed pages and convert them into electronic text; text able to be read aloud; can also read word processing docs, PDF files, text files and internet. Ginger: Text to speech reader; able to read web pages, s and documents; Proofreading, spelling and grammar check in any application Zoom Text: Screen magnifier

Equipment HP Scanner Juliet Pro Embosser Magnifying light Printer Tape Recorder Telesensory Voyager XL CCD Optical Magnification system

In Summary… The student is your best resource!! There is no “cookie-cutter” type of student with a disability Call the OSD if you have questions