Assistive Technology Resource List

Assistive Technology Resource List

This list is intended as a resource list to help students explore additional Assistive Technology options that may be available. Grand Canyon University does not recommend any one product or company over another.

General Information on Assistive Technology:

• What is accessible electronic and information technology? (Univ of Washington)
• Vendors for Software & Assistive Technology (Univ of South Carolina)
• Specific topics relating to Assistive Technology 
• Learning disabilities of America

Apple Products:

• Assistive Technology for Apple and Mac users
• Ability Net Gate: iPhone accessibility and apps
• Apple's Commitment to Accessability 

Assistance:

• Microsoft Support 
• Apple Support 
• Microsoft Office for Mac Support 
• Microsoft Word Support
• Microsoft Project Support 
• Microsoft Publisher Support 
• Microsoft Power Point Support 

Augmented Communication Devices:

• Augmentative Communication Inc 
• Augmentative Alternative Communication Accessories 
• DynaVox Augmentative Alternative Communication Device (Mayer-Johnson)

Braille Note Takers:

• Ability Net Gate: Braille Note Takers 
• Freedom Scientific (Focus 40 and Focus 80 Braille Note Takers)

Ebook Readers:

• Accessible Books and Periodicals 
• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 
• Recording for the blind and dyslexic 

Dictation Software:

• Dragon-Naturally Speaking 
• Dragon Dictation for iTunes 
• Mayer-Johnson (Dictation Software) 

Learning Disabilities:

• Ginger Software- Spelling and Grammar Checker 
• Kurzweil 3000 for Windows 
• Selecting Software for Students with Learning Disabilities 

Legislation:

• Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards 
• Assistive Technology Laws (The Family Center on Technology and Disability) 

Magnifiers:

• Screen Magnification (Ai Squared) 
• Screen Magnifiers (The Screen Magnifiers) 

Note takers:

• Neo Direct [AlphaSmart] (Palm Powered Writing tool) 
• The Dana (Palm Powered writing tool) 
• The Fusion (Novitatech) 
• The Writer (Novitatech) 
• Perfect Solutions-the PC6 
• The Pulse Smart Pen by Live Scribe 
• Life Scribe pen (Cool Tools) 
• EE Times-Smart Pen Aids 

Optical Character Recognition (OCR):

• Software that makes text readily available (Kurzweil 1000) 
• Freedom Scientific (MAGic, JAWS and Open Book information) 
• What's new in OpenBook 8? 
• OpenBook 8 Downloads 
• ABBYY FineReader 
• Resources for OmniPage 
• OmniPage by Nuance 

PDA's and Smart Phones:

• Accessible Phones 
• What is Assistive Technology for PDA's? 

Podcasts:

• The Tech Doctor Blog and Podcast (Dr. Carter) 
• Text to Speech Software (NextUp) 
• ReadPlease (Windows) 

Screen Readers:

• Dolphin Screen Reader 
• JAWS (Freedom Scientific) 
• WindowEyes (GW Micro) 
• System Access: To Go (Serotek) 
• VoiceOver (Apple) 
• Max OSX Snow Leopard VoiceOver (Lioncourt) 
• Reading Software Programs