assistivetechnology

=Assistive Technology on the Fly= Presentation by Karen Work Richardson (kwrich@wm.edu) November 6, 2006

This presentation is about free software for the classroom.

This handout is available electronically at http://witchyrichy.wikispaces.com/assistivetechnology

More resources can be found at my delicious site: http://del.icio.us/witchyrichy

Free, Open Source Software

 * Open Source Assistive Technolgy: http://www.oatsoft.org/
 * EdWord and EdWeb: http://www.oatsoft.org/Software/edword-and-edweb
 * Foxy Voice: http://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/269/
 * Talklets: http://textictalk.com/shop/default.aspx (limited free access)

PowerPoint
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 * 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
 * Accessible Book Collection (subscription): http://accessiblebookcollection.org/
 * PowerTalk: http://www.oatsoft.org/Software/PowerTalk

Word

 * Built-in Voice Recognition and Voice Commands: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/CH063664011033.aspx
 * WordTalk: http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/index.html

Windows
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 * Onscreen Keyboard http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsxp/usingkeyboard.aspx
 * Accessiblity Tutorials [|http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/default.aspx>]
 * Adjusting Internet Options [|http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsxp/adjinternet.aspx>]

Concept Mapping
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 * 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/)


 * Free readers: http://www.dyslexia.com/helpread.htm
 * Read Please: http://www.readplease.com/
 * Text Aloud: http://www.nextup.com/TextAloud/index.html