Technologies for teaching, learning and research
Refers to the accessibility of a computer system to all people, regardless of disability or severity of impairment. This usually includes software to assist individuals with sight and/or hearing impairment.
Availability: Labs | Free download Comparable: JAWS, Orca Read&Write is a discreet, customizable toolbar that integrates reading, writing, studying, and research support tools with common applications. The software supports individuals of all ages and abilities with reading and writing, learning disabilities, or learning English.
Availability: Free Download Comparable: JAWS Orca is a free and open source, flexible, extensible screen reader from the GNOME project for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Using various combinations of speech synthesis and braille, Orca helps provide access to applications and toolkits that support the AT-SPI (e.g., the GNOME desktop, Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird, OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice … Read more
Availability: Labs Comparable: Orca JAWS (Job Access With Speech) is a computer screen reader program for Microsoft Windows that allows blind and visually impaired users to read the screen either with a text-to-speech output or by a refresh-able Braille display. JAWS features: Two multi-lingual synthesizers: Eloquence and Vocalizer Expressive Talking installation Built-in free DAISY Player and full … Read more