Assistive Technology – Free Resources Introduction

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Assistive Technology – Free Resources

Introduction

There are a number of Assistive Technology tools that are free to use. Below is a list of recommended tools.

Text to Speech Tool

Natural Reader highlights and reads text aloud. There are a number of voices to choose from in the free version.
http://www.naturalreaders.com/

Mindmapping Tool

There are two resources listed below for mindmapping.

The web-based tool Bubbl.us is easy to use and can be accessed anywhere. It is useful if you work on multiple computers.

FreePlane has more options and features, but must be first installed on your computer.
Web-based: Bubbl.us

www.bubbl.us

Program: Freeplane

http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeplane/

Screen-Reading Tool

Screen-reading software is designed to communicate all information onscreen to blind or visually-impaired users.

NVDA

http://community.nvda-project.org/

Magnification Tool

iZoom

http://www.issist1.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=54

Proofreading Tool

Ginger software analyses your sentences and offers suggestions.

http://www.gingersoftware.com/

Smartphone and Tablet Apps

OCR

With OCR (Optical Character Recognition) apps you can convert documents to digital text by taking a picture with your phone or tablet.

Android

Google Goggles

Information on Google Goggles can be found here:

http://lifehacker.com/5829946/the-best-image+to+text-app-for-android
Download:

http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.unveil&hl=en

Apple

There are a number of OCR apps available on the iPhone. Many of them cost a small amount (€1 - €2) to purchase. More information on the apps available and their pros and cons can be found here:

http://www.ipho9.com/8-best-ocr-apps-for-iphone/

The best free OCR app, can be found here:

Image to Text

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/image-to-text-ocr/id431757093?mt=8

Text to Speech

With these apps you can read text out loud on your phone or tablet.

Android

A full assessment of text-to-speech apps for Android can be found here.

http://www.geoffsimons.com/2012/06/7-best-android-text-to-speech-engines.html

The best app can be downloaded here:

IVONA TEXT TO SPEECH

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ivona.tts&hl=en

Apple

The latest version of the Apple operating system, io6, has text to speech built-in. Instructions on how to activate it are found here:

http://bdmtech.blogspot.ie/2012/10/how-to-use-ios-6-speak-selection-with.html

Voice Recording App

Android

You can read about how to use Easy Voice Recorder for Android here:

http://lifehacker.com/5933214/easy-voice-recorder-for-android-makes-recording-lectures-or-interviews-dead-simple#

Apple

You can read about how to use Easy Voice Recorder for iOS here:
http://lifehacker.com/5879232/the-best-voice-recording-app-for-iphone

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