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TechDis Tuesdays Free and Open Source Software

FOSS library user aids

TechDis A.T. genres Grouped by task rather than impairment: reading writing recording planning communication visualisation alternative interfaces

LetMeType: Lingoes: Dasher:

Audacity: Camstudio: Jing:

Xmind: FreeMind: RapidSet: * VuBar: * Virtual Magnifying Glass: * Denotes search for item on page (long list)

Free portable text to speech tools DSpeech Balabolka a.com/balabolka.htm a.com/balabolka.htm

Free TechDis Voices

JISC TechDis new FOSS pages ologymatters/enablingtech/FOSS ologymatters/enablingtech/FOSS

Questions for discussion 1. What are the barriers to widespread usage of these tools? Accessing exe files? How do we get around those? 2. Networking and/or portability? 3. How do we encourage uptake among staff / students? 4. Training on their use – how is this best effected? Youtube? 5. What other FOSS tools might be of interest? 6. Examples of deployment (institutional level)