Assistive Technology Resources

For more information visit the DVFS website at : http://dvfs.org

For further information on adaptive assistive technology:

Washington Assistive Technology Alliance: Adaptive technology to assist with reading, writing, and spelling http://www.wata.org/resource/learning/

Learning Disabilities Online Tech Guide http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/techguide.html

Ability Hub: Assistive Technology Solutions http://www.abilityhub.com/read/index.htm

Assistive Technology Guide (pdf) http://www.schwablearning.org/pdfs/AT_Guide0603BW.pdf

Closing the Gap http://closingthegap.com

CAST: Universal Guide for Learning http://www.cast.org/udl/

University of Toronto: Adaptive Technology Resource Centre http://www.utoronto.ca/atrc/index_E.html

Specific Technologies and Resources Used at DVFS

IBM ViaVoice http://www-3.ibm.com/software/speech/

Sound Studio Felt Tip Software http://www.felttip.com/products/soundstudio/

Inspiration http://www.inspiration.com/

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic http://www.rfbd.org

Audible.com http://audible.com

TextBridge Pro (turns printed pages into electronic documents) http://www.scansoft.com/textbridge/

Tex-Edit (Mac shareware program allows students follow along in the text) http://www.tex-edit.com/texeditx.html

TypeIt4Me (predicts your words as you type) http://www.typeit4me.com/

More expensive choices that offer integrated scanning, good voices, and maintain original page layout:

WYNN Reader http://www.freedomscientific.com/WYNN/DataSheet_WN.asp

Kurzweil 3000 http://www.kurzweiledu.com/products.asp

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