Assistive Technology - Learning Impairment 

Read and Write

• Read&Write supports individuals with Learning Disabilities (LD) such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for a wide range of educational objectives
  
  
• A customizable toolbar provides reading, writing, studying, and research support tools within familiar applications (i.e. Word, Google Docs, IE, Chrome, Firefox, Adobe Reader)
  
  
• Text embedded within an image or Flash or locked PDFs - can be read aloud with Screenshot Reader
  
  
• Text to Speech allows for read aloud with dual highlighting
  
  
• It also allows for the reading of DAISY files
  
  
• NOTE: This software is available free to all registered students at Florida Atlantic and can be accessed from the ReadWrite download page . To use this software, you will need to log in with your FAUNet ID.

Otter AI

• Otter AI is a speech recognition and text to speech program available in app and web-based versions.
  
  
• This application provides students a hands-free approach to notetaking.
  
  
• Otter Ai audio records the lecture while at the same time creating a text transcript of the recording.
  
  
• Recorded lectures can be stored for later use or download.
  
  
• Students can export text to another program such as Microsoft Word for additional editing and annotation.
  
  

   ClassMate Reader

• A multi-modal based reading approach for individuals with learning disability such as dyslexia
  
  
• Tactile interface allows for easy navigating and its  LCD screen allows for easy visual read along
  
  
• Plays DAISY books, MP3, MP4, EPUB, and many other media formats
  
  
• It has a removable SD flash memory card slot that allows additional electronic materials to be saved.

Livescribe Pen

• It is a ballpoint pen with a mini embedded computer and a digital audio recorder
  
  
• When used on a special digital paper, it records what was written and synchronizes those notes with any audio it has recorded for later uploading to a computer.
  
  
• Users with Learning Disabilities and anxiety related to note-taking may benefit from using the pen
  
  
• Built-in speaker allows users the choice when and where they want to listen to their audio notes

C-Pen

• This device is a portable and pocket-sized piece of equipment that reads text out aloud with a human-like digital voice.
  
  
• It contains a high accuracy OCR that enables you to capture and save quotes and other text of interest instantly.
  
  
• Pen contains high quality electronic dictionaries.
  
  
• It also double as a USB drive with up to 3GB user space is available.