Assistive+technologies

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=CATCHING THE DRAGON: Technology you can use= =Susan Smith Nash=

Susan Smith Nash blogs as [|The E-Learning Queen] Below is the appendix to her article, "Assistive Technologies: Assessing Voice and Selfhood in an Age of Digital Technologies," Published in [|Feminist Cyberspaces: Pedagogies in Transition] (March, 2012). This information will be updated periodically.

LOW VISION
http://rjcooper.com/biggy/ || http://www.acapela-group.com/ || http://www.clarosoftware.com/ || http://www.vozm.com || http://www.yourdolphin.com/products.asp?cat=1 || http://www.brailler.com/ || http://www.freedomscientific.com/product-portal.asp ||
 * ~ Skills / Tasks ||~ Types of Devices ||~ Examples of Products ||
 * Memory || Mobile recording / playback devices || Numerous ||
 * Reading || Video magnifiers || Numerous ||
 * ||  || Biggy: Provides large cursors
 * Reading || Scanner / OCR devices || Acapela Group: Text to speech solutions
 * Reading || Text to Voice || Claro Software: speech technology, image technology and touch technology.
 * Reading || Text to Voice || vozMe: easy to use translater from text to voice that is completely web-based
 * Reading || Braille translation software || Dolphin screen-reader with Braille and speech support:
 * Reading || Braille embossers || Enabling Technologies, Inc.: Braille embossers / printers
 * Reading || Screen readers || JAWS® screen reading software -- Freedom Scientific Products
 * Computer access || Screen magnification || Numerous ||
 * Mobility || Touch screen navigation || Numerous ||

**LOW HEARING**
http://www.nuance.com/dragon/index.htm ||
 * ~ Skills / Tasks ||~ Types of Devices ||~ Examples of Products ||
 * Videos || Close-captioning || Numerous ||
 * Recorded interviews || Voice recognition – create text transcripts || Dragon speech recognition
 * Interviews / computer sounds || Assistive listening devices / amplification / hearing aids || Numerous ||

LOW MOBILITY
This technology makes it possible for computers to know exactly where users are looking. http://www.tobii.com/corporate/start.aspx || http://www.madentec.com/intro/ || for people who cannot use or have limited use of their hands. http://orin.com/ || http://ahf-net.com/ ||
 * ~ Skills / Tasks ||~ Types of Devices ||~ Examples of Products ||
 * Computer access || Keyboard modification || Numerous ||
 * Computer access || Alternative mouse / pointing || Tobii Technology: Tobii Technology specializes in eye tracking and eye control.
 * Computer access || Alternative keyboards || Madentec Ltd.: New keyboards and joysticks
 * Computer access || Alternative mouse / pointing || Origin Instruments: The HeadMouse Extreme replaces the standard computer mouse
 * Computer access || Screen keyboard / touchpad || Applied Human Factors: screen keyboard computer access
 * Computer access || Commands via speech recognition ||  ||

COGNITIVE DISABILITY
dictionaries http://www.nuance.com/dragon/index.htm || online. It works by reading website content aloud in a high quality, human-sounding voice at no cost to the end user and zero implementation for the web owner. http://www.browsealoud.com http://www.texthelp.com/ || http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/ || http://metroplexvoice.com/ ||
 * Skills / Tasks || Types of Devices || Examples of Products ||
 * Reading || Mouse-over speech / pronunciation || Numerous ||
 * Reading || Portable digital dictionaries || A number of these download to mobile devices; standalones include Ectaco’s digitalreaders and
 * Reading || Developmental reading software / comprehension / note-taking || //textHelp// and //Browsealoud// are designed to improve website accessibility for those who struggle to read content
 * Note-taking || Recording pens || Livescribe
 * Math || Talking calculators || Metroplex Voice Computing, Inc.: Speech-recognition mathematics
 * Writing || Grammar, spelling, style-check software || Numerous ||
 * Math || Modeling / graphic software || Numerous / Texas Instruments has several handheld graphic calculators ||