Site Licenses Available:
If a computer in a departmental lab is not accessible for a student who needs to use it, contact the Disability Resource Center at 501-916-3143 to determine if the license is available and system is compatible. More specific location information is provided at the bottom of this page.
Screen Reader with Study Aids
Brand Name: TextHelp
Description: An easy-to-use support tool that gives students extra help with reading, writing, math, and science.
Location on Campus: A free Google extension for anyone with an ualr.edu email.
Document Reader and Screen Magnification
Brand Name: MAGic
Description: Text-to-speech software that uses synthesized speech to read what is on the screen or on the clipboard (it is not as powerful as a screen reader)
Location on Campus: A site license is available and may be MAGic installed in the Assistive Technology Lab in the Ottenheimer Library.
Screen Magnification
Brand Name: OS Accessibility Menus; MAGic *
Description: Software that allows for enlargement on the screen
Location on Campus: A site license is available and may be MAGic installed in the Assistive Technology Lab in the Ottenheimer Library.
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Software (used with a scanner)
Brand Name: OrbitNote
Description: Create an accessible, dynamic, and collaborative space that works for everyone. Includes features such as: converting PDFs to an accessible format and live commenting.
Location on Campus: A free Google extension for anyone with an ualr.edu email as part of TextHelp.
Voice Recognition
Brand Name: Dragon Naturally Speaking; MacSpeech Dictate
Description: Software that allows one to dictate to the computer, which recognizes and digitizes one’s voice
Location on Campus: Library Lab; DRC laptop
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Calculators
Brand Name: Franklin Dictionary and Thesaurus
Description: Small portable devices that have synthesized speech output
Location on Campus: DRC (available to check out)
Other Adaptive Technology pages
Introduction to Adaptive Technology
Adaptive Technology for Students Who are Blind or have Low Vision
Adaptive Technologies for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Adaptive Technology for Students Who Have Mobility Disabilities
