Tag Archives: low vision
Review of TextHelp Read & Write V4 for MAC OS
Posted in Tools & Resources
Gerry Kennedy November 15, 2010
Gerry Kennedy November 15, 2010
Read & Write V4 Gold for MAC OS is designed to provide literacy support for all Apple MAC Users. It is appropriate for students and adult users who are struggling with literacy or who need help with their reading and writing. The various tools can be used by anyone who is typing, creating or gathering text for study, …
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 11 available now
Posted in New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg September 23, 2010
Barbara Landsberg September 23, 2010
Dragon NaturallySpeaking is the most popular speech recognition software worldwide. It offers particular advantages over other speech recognition programs for users with Australian accents because of its more refined speech engine and customised vocabulary.
Take a picture – hear the words on your mobile phone
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg March 25, 2010
Barbara Landsberg March 25, 2010
We mentioned CapturaTalk in a newsletter last year – a clever program that allows your Windows Mobile phone to take a photo of written text and then have it read aloud to you in a clear UK English voice! It will also read aloud text in documents on the phone – including emails, SMS messages and web pages …
iZoom: A lower cost alternative for people with low vision
Posted in New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg March 11, 2010
Barbara Landsberg March 11, 2010
At less than half the cost of ZoomText, iZoom is an exciting new option for people with low vision who need an easy-to-use program for magnifying text on their computer screens. Another big bonus is that iZoom speaks out the text using clear male and female Australian voices!
iZoom, Wordle and Comparison Charts
Posted in New Technologies, Techniques & Tips, Tools & Resources, Web links
Anita Raftery February 26, 2010
Anita Raftery February 26, 2010
http://www.Wordle.net/. Images of Wordles are licensed . I used Wordle to create the “word cloud” above using some of the text from this blog. Wordle is a great online tool to display your text in a different way, simply copy some text from a document or website, open up the Wordle webpage and paste in your text. Wordle …
Visual Effects and Media Players for Students with Different Abilities
Posted in Tools & Resources
Gerry Kennedy February 26, 2010
Gerry Kennedy February 26, 2010
The Coolest Windows and MAC OS Media Visuals For Your Music Experience (Source: Makeuseof newsletter http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/coolest-windows-media-visuals-music-experience/) We have undoubtedly used Windows Media Player on our MS Windows computers for many years. Often we have most likely also used the exciting visual effects with students who require stimulation or to gain their attention. The MakeUseOf Team have found an …
Photograph text on your mobile phone and hear it read aloud!
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg July 6, 2009
Barbara Landsberg July 6, 2009
Another VERY cool new technology is CapturaTalk! This clever program allows your Window Mobile phone to take a photo of written text and then have it read aloud for you in a clear UK English voice! It will also read aloud text in documents on the phone – including emails and SMS messages received along with web pages visited.
