assistivetechnology07

=Assistive Technology Software Solutions That Won't Break the Budget= Presentation by Karen Work Richardson (kwrich@wm.edu) October 30, 2007

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Locate Free, Open Source Software

 * Open Source Assistive Technolgy: http://www.oatsoft.org/

**Reading the Web**

 * Foxy Voice: http://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/269/ (Little control: reads the whole page)
 * FireVox: http://www.firevox.clcworld.net/ (Can read selected text)

Screenreaders

 * Thunder Screen Reader: http://www.oatsoft.org/Software/thunder-screen-reader/?searchterm=thunder
 * Free readers: http://www.dyslexia.com/helpread.htm
 * Read Please: http://www.readplease.com/
 * Text Aloud: http://www.nextup.com/TextAloud/index.html

Word Processors:

 * EdWord: http://www.oatsoft.org/Software/edword-and-edweb
 * Built-in Voice Recognition and Voice Commands: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/CH063664011033.aspx
 * Look under Tools/Speech: it may need to be installed.
 * WordTalk: http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/index.html
 * Once you install WordTalk, you will need to enable it under Tools/Templates and Add-Ons

Concept Mapping

 * Kidspiraton and Inspiration http://www.inspiration.com/vpat/index.cfm
 * Archive of Concept Maps: http://www.spart5.k12.sc.us/TechTraining/InspirationMatrix.htm
 * Free concept mapping program: Gliffy [|http://www.gliffy.com/]

PowerPoint

 * Just for fun: Powerpoint Cartoons: http://www.gbuwizards.com/files/powerpoint-cartoons.pdf
 * Creating Talking Books in Powerpoint:
 * http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/Tutorials/talkingBooks/powerpoint.php
 * http://drscavanaugh.org/ebooks/creating_ebooks_with_powerpoint.htm
 * Recording Your Own Narration: http://cit.information.unl.edu/tips/ppt-narrate.htm
 * PowerTalk: http://www.oatsoft.org/Software/PowerTalk
 * After installation, open PowerTalk first, then use it to open the PowerPoint presentation.
 * PowerPoint Archive: http://jc-schools.net/ppt.html