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The following adaptive technology is available to students with disabilities registered with Student Accessibility Services. To use this technology, please call and schedule an appointment in advance.

 

ZOOMTEXT MAGNIFIER V 9.12 (With Speech)

ZoomText Xtra is the world's leading magnification and reading software. With its easy to use features, ZoomText makes computers accessible and friendly to low-vision users. Magnifies the screen 2x-16x times.

Free 30 day trial software at: http://www.aisquared.com/

JAWS SCREEN READER VERSON 7.0

The premier screen reader worldwide, JAWS® for Windows® works with your PC to provide access to today's software applications and the Internet. With its internal software speech synthesizer and the computer's sound card, information from the screen is read aloud. (5 site license).

Demo operates for 40 minutes only each time the computer is started.
http://www.freedomscie?ntific.com/fs_downloads/jaws_form.asp

DUXBURY BRAILLE TRANSLATION SOFTWARE

The industry leading multi-platform, multi-language braille translation program for anyone from the casual user to the power user.

Downloadable demo
http://www.duxburysystems.com/download.asp#demos

KURZWEIL 3000 FOR WINDOWS

Kurzweil 3000 is is a scanning, reading and writing solution for people with learning or reading difficulties. It has been proven in independent research to increase reading speed and comprehension. It can read any scanned document or other electronic file on your computer or the Internet, using a high quality synthetic speech.

In additon, words are highlighted in a contrasting color making tracking easier. New or unfamiliar words can be defined using the electronic dictionary, or broken down into syllables.

Study tools - including highlighting, note taking, voice notes, and outlining - are all interactive directly with the text.

http://www.kurzweiledu.com/

ABBYY FINEREADER PROFESSIONAL FOR WINDOWS

The most advanced OCR software enabling users to easily convert paper-based documents and scanned images into editable text with superior accuracy.

http://www.abbyy.com/finereader_ocr/