Assistive Technology

Language Based:

• Accessiblity Information for Library Databases at Emmanuel College Cardinal Cushing Library offers links to a number of resources available to students at no extra cost
• SensusAccess allows you to automatically convert documents into a range of alternate media including audio books, e-books, digital Braille, digital large-print, and BeeLine Reader.
• JAWS, ZoomText and Fusion Freedom Scientific provides licenses for individuals for Jaws screen reader, Zoom Text magnifier and reader, and Fusion which combines the aspects of Jaws and Zoom Text.
• WordQ offers word prediction, speech feedback, proofreading, enhanced topical web searches to help with researching for projects and papers, and more.
• Kurzweil 3000 provides text-to-speech software.
• Read&Write offers support with everyday tasks like reading text out loud, understanding unfamiliar words, researching assignments and proofing written work.
• Google Dictate turns Google Chrome into a speech recognition app to type long documents, emails and school essays without touching the keyboard.
• Dragon Anywhere (Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later). Dragon Dictation is a voice recognition app that allows the user to see the text generated through speaking instead of typing. It can be used with popular social networking applications.
• Dictation is a free online speech recognition software that will help you write emails, documents and essays using your voice narration and without typing.

Audio-Visual

• Resources for Hard-of-Hearing and Deaf in the Workplace- Communication apps, tools and technology for inclusion, productivity, and education.
• Google Live Transcribe- Android app that captures speech-to-text and adjusts text captions as the audio flows.
• InnoCaption- Real-time captioning of smart-phone calls to caption/text.
• AVA- An app that captions verbal responses from a meeting and transfers the audio to text.
• Otter- Records group meetings and takes meeting notes in real time.
• Be My Eyes - A free app that connects blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers and company representatives for visual assistance through a live video call.

Attention/Focus/Online Learning

• Study Break Focus Time Tracker- (IOS only) Tracks study-break intervals and sends alerts when it is time to get back to work.
• Focus - Time Management- Sets a schedule for “focus” time and breaks; built in task-manager to organize work; offers statistics to show weekly and monthly activity of time.

Accessibility Features of Microsoft Teams & Zoom

Microsoft Teams

• Using Microsoft Teams with a screen reader
• Using Live Captions in a Teams meeting
• Changing your viewing settings to high contrast or dark mod

​​​​​​​Zoom

• Closed captioning
• Automatic transcripts
• Keyboard Accessibility