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This website provides information about the Department of Defense Computer/Electronics Accommodations Program (CAP). CAP "... provides assistive technology and accommodations to support individuals with disabilities and wounded, ill, and injured service members throughout the Federal Government in accessing information and communication technology."...
EquatIO is a software that allows users to create math equations, scientific formulas, and graphs. There are options to input equations using speech recognition, typing, or handwritten via a touchscreen or mouse pointer. EquatIO also has a screenshot reader to recognize math expressions in image format. Users can try EquatIO for free and can...
This website provides information on "everything related to accessibility and Apple devices." The website is divided into the following categories: Accessibility Apps, Accessories, Videos & Podcasts, Resources, and Contact. The Accessibility Apps category includes information about and links to download accessibility apps for Apple products. This...
This webinar, made available by Internet Scout Research Group, discusses strategies for making media more accessible for persons with various disabilities. Presenters include Rachael Bower, Director of Internet Scout Research Group, Madeleine Rothberg, Senior Subject Matter Expert from National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) at WGBH, and Bryan...
Microsoft Office Lens is an application for Android devices that digitizes documents and converts them to files. With this app users can capture images of physical documents and convert them to Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), and PDF (.pdf) files. This app can be used to capture images of whiteboards, blackboards, printed documents, and...
Microsoft Office Lens is an application for iPhones and iPads that digitizes documents and converts them to files. With this app users can capture images of physical documents and convert them to Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), and PDF (.pdf) files. This app can be used to capture images of whiteboards, blackboards, printed documents, and...
Neo Smartpen is an audio and note taking tool that enables users to write on digital paper, which can then be digitized and manipulated digitally. This paper can be purchased from the company or downloaded as .pdf files. In order to use the tool, users can download an app for iPhone and Android that will connect to the pen over Bluetooth. Users can...
This webpage, from the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials, explains the many free text to speech options that are available on devices students may already own. Text to speech can be helpful for a number of readers: those who struggle with reading, those with visual impairments, and those who speak English as a second language. All...
Personalizing the Writing Experience The act of writing requires a wide range of mental and motor skills including executive functioning skills like planning, organizing, focusing and monitoring progress. While the writing process involves the universal steps of pre-writing, drafting, revising and editing, each person's approach to writing is...
Read&Write, provided by Texthelp, is a text-to-speech software for Word and PDF documents. The software has built in highlighting, a dictionary, study guides, testing, and the ability to customize voice speed and pitch. There is also a Chrome extension for website use. 
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