Websites for AT

• ReadPlease -- FREE Text to Speech Program
  • available on all stations
  • www.readplease.com
• NaturalReader Software - FREE Text to Speech Program OR
  • PC: $50 for 2 good quality voices and MP3 converter
  • Macintosh: $70 for 2 good quality voices and MP3 converter
  • available on all stations
  • www.naturalreaders.com
• TextAloud
  • Free 15-day Trial Version
  • $29.95 - uses voices built into your PC Operating System
  • Voices can be added for $25.00-$35.00 - see http://www.nextup.com/TextAloud/SpeechEngine/voices.html for more information and demos of voices available
  • http://www.nextup.com/TextAloud/
• Kurzweil 3000 - Scan and Read Software, designed for use by individuals with Learning Disabilities
  • available on all stations
  • www.kurzweiledu.com
• Wynn - Scan and Read Software, designed for use by individuals with Learning Disabilities
  • available on all stations
  • www.freedomscientific.com/LSG/products/WYNN.asp
• TextHelp - Scan and Read Software, Homophone checker, for use by individuals with Learning Disabilities
  • www.texthelp.com
• Inspiration - Visual Mapping, Outlining, Concept Mapping Software
  • available on all stations
  • www.inspiration.com
  • Another alternative is C-Map (Concept Map) freeware found at http://cmap.ihmc.us
• Dragon NaturallySpeaking - Voice Recognition Software
  • available on 2 stations
  • www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking
• JAWS - Screen Reader Software
  • available on all stations
  • www.freedomscientific.com
• MAGic - Screen Magnification Software
  • available on all stations
  • www.freedomscientific.com
• ZoomText - Screen Magnification Software
  • available on all stations
  • www.aisquared.com
• Kurzweil 1000 - Scan and Read Software, designed for use by Visually Impaired
  • available on 4 stations
  • www.kurzweiledu.com
• Duxbury Braille Translation Software
  • accessible from 1 station
  • www.duxburysystems.com

Additional Resources:

• DocMorph
  • Free text conversion tool
  • http://docmorph.nlm.nih.gov/docmorph
• Make your Mac Speak!
• Instructions for creating Audio (MP3 or WAV) file with Kurzweil 3000

Digital Book Resources

• Learning Ally (Formerly Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic)
  • Learning Ally has a library of digitally recorded textbooks and literature titles
  • Membership is $99 per year, and includes unlimited access to the full library.
• Bookshare
  • Bookshare is free for all U.S. students with qualifying disabilities
  • Bookshare offers digital books, textbooks, periodicals and assistive technology tools
• Project Gutenberg
  • Free ebooks (copyright expired): choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online