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AAC Resources - If your child has an AAC device (Accent, iPad with AAC app, etc), check out of some these helpful resources.
Reading Resources - There are a variety of ways to make reading accessible to your child including built-in accessibility features on their district provided Chromebook, text-to-speech, audiobooks, etc.
Accessible Reading Materials - Free Audiobooks for kids through Audible. All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet
Select and Speak Google Chrome Extension - Free extension that allows your child to read text they select on their screen ** As of 3/31/20 this tool is unavailable. Unsure if it is a temporary issue or if it has been removed. Will provide updates as I receive them. Try this instead:
Select to Speak (built-in Chromebook accessibility feature) view a tutorial on how it works here
Sora by OverDrive - audio/e-books available through local public libraries. Accessible by your child logging in with their student google account. Available through web browser or apple/android apps. Has options under Settings to turn on Dyslexic Font and High Contrast
Writing Resources
Google Voice Typing - speech to text so that your child can complete their writing by speaking their thoughts and the computer types
Read&Write for Google Chrome Extension - 30 day free trial - no payment information needed. Has many helpful features for writing including word prediction and speech to text
Other Accessibility
Caption Resources - various ways to access closed captions are shared within this document
Built-in Chromebook Accessibility Features - including but not limited to: Night Light Mode, Select-To-Speak, High Contrast Mode and Screen Magnification
Chromebook Accessibility Flashcards
Click on the image to the right to access the Assistive Technology YouTube Channel.
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