Assistive Technology: Features and Resources

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Assistive technology is any tool that assists you in doing your daily activities. At ��̳, you can meet with the assistive technology specialist to find tools to help you with academic tasks. Explore some of our resources on this page.

Assistive Technology Tools

Reading

Helperbird is a Google Chrome extension that provides tools to help with reading websites and PDFs, as well as features to help with writing and studying.
: Immersive Reader reads emails, documents, and other material aloud, allows you to modify how text appears, and provides language translation features.
: The Natural Reader Online Reader allows you to upload a variety of file types (.doc, .pdf, .ppt, to name a few) to have them read aloud.
: The Natural Reader extension reads websites and emails aloud.

Writing

: Grammarly is a grammar checker.
: Ginger is a grammar checker

App Database: Tools for Note-Taking, Time Management, and More

Check out this database to find tools related to note-taking, time management, organization, reading, studying, accessibility, and more.

The database is currently undergoing an upgrade and will be back shortly!

All of our campus computers, whether Macs or Windows, have in-built accessibility features. Use these guides listed below to access these features.

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Aladdin Genie Pro

We have a CC TV in the Minerva Lab available for use. Please contact Grace Cipressi with any questions.

Magnified Computer

We have a designated computer with magnification settings turned on in the Minerva Lab.

Using Accessibility Features on Campus Computers

All of our campus computers, whether Macs or Windows, have . Use these guides listed below to access these features.

Screen Readers

Voice Over can be enabled on all Macs on campus. Windows computers have NVDA installed.

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