Technology & Learning - October 2008 - (Page 26e) TEXT-TO-SPEECH/ SPEECH RECOGNITION Read&Write GOLD (www.texthelp.com) includes Screenshot Reader, which lets students select any text on the screen to be read aloud, including text within inaccessible Flash, images, and Web sites. ALTERNATIVE KEYBOARDS IntelliKeys USB (www.intellitools.com) plugs into the computer’s USB port and provides access for anyone with physical, visual, or cognitive disabilities who has difficulty using a standard keyboard. Read Outloud (www.donjohnston.com) translates digital text from any publisher into the spoken word. Write Outloud helps students revise and edit their writing. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 (www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking) speech recognition software lets users create documents and emails, search the Web, and even control the PC entirely by voice. The Overlay Maker 3 (www.intellitools.com) transforms the keyboard into a curriculum access device, opening up a world that was previously closed to many students with special physical or cognitive needs. The JAWS for Windows Screen Reading Software (freedomscientific.com) lets vision-impaired students work with Microsoft, Corel, Adobe, Internet Explorer 7, and many other applications. COMPUTER ACCESS FOR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS DiscoverPro (www.madentec.com) is customizable switch scanning software for Windows 2000/XP/ Vista that is designed to work with the wireless IntelliSwitch. PORTABLE WORD PROCESSORS The NEO 2 (www.renlearn.com) offers a wireless file transfer feature, which will integrate with Google Docs. The new Text-to-Speech hardware and software will read text written on a NEO at any speed. With The CrossScanner (http://rjcooper.com/ cross-scanner/index.html) switches plugged into a switch interface, the user can perform mouse clicks, operate menus, and enter text (with optional OnScreen keyboard). The Fusion portable keyboard (www.writerlearning.com) offers text-to-speech, word prediction programming, and a large LCD display with adjustable font size. KeyStrokes 4 (www.assistiveware.com) onscreen keyboard with multilingual word prediction adds LayoutKitchen, which allows users to design their own virtual keyboards. The StudentMate (www.one2onemate.com) is a Linux-based handheld computer that includes wireless capabilities, Ethernet connection, typing tutor, statespecific assessment software, and more. Windows XP, Adobe Acrobat 8, and the latest Mac OX all contain features for various special needs. See tutorials on these features at: www.atomiclearning.com/ assistivetechnology http://www.texthelp.com http://www.intellitools.com http://www.donjohnston.com http://www.intellitools.com http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking http://www.freedomscientific.com http://www.madentec.com http://www.renlearn.com http://rjcooper.com/ http://www.writerlearning.com http://www.assistiveware.com http://www.one2onemate.com http://www.atomiclearning.com/
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