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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.
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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, emails 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
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, emails 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