Assistive Technology Tools

Below you will find information on what Assistive Technology Tools you can use to help support multiple academic areas or how to access the curriculum with greater ease.

Kami

Kami is a new tool that Bay Path offers students. Contact Mrs. St. Marie (pstmarie@baypath.net) for the free license code! This is a great tool for reading support and for annotating PDF documents. This tool can help make inaccessible documents accessible. Try it out today!

Assistive Technology Tools for Reading

Wonder what tools can help you with accessing reading materials? Check out my list below:

Assistive Technology Tools to support Writing

What tools can help you with writing? Check out my list below:

Microsoft Edge PDF annotation tools
Kami
Windows Dictation
Microsoft Dictate
Speech to text on mobile device
- iOS speech to text
- Android speech to text
Spell and Grammar check in Microsoft
Grammarly
Read and Write for Google Chrome
Notability iOS App

Assistive Technology Tools to support Executive Functioning Tasks

Wonder what tools can help you executive functioning (memory, paying attention, organizing, planning, prioritizing, starting tasks, etc.)? Check out my list below:

Microsoft Planner
- Make homework buckets in the Planner app. Then create a task...scan and attach your assignments to a task. Don't forget to set a due date and add a reminder!
Microsoft To Do (Office 365)
- Quick tip! If you highlight the text in an email, you can right click and get a pop up with a check mark to add a task to To Do!
- Apps to download on your phone
  - Apple iOS App
  - Android Google Play
- Dualless Chrome Extension (divide browser into 2 tabs, 1 screen)
- Password Keeper-Google Sheet
  - If you click on the link above, you can make a copy of my Google Spreadsheet that is a username and password log or keeper. Remember, don't share your username and passwords with anyone. If you use this Google sheet, you should make sure it is set to private. I recommend you download this Google Sheet as an Excel document and use a local copy versus using a spreadsheet stored in the cloud. Use at your own risk!

Assistive Technology Tools to Support Vision Impairments

Wonder what tools can help you accessing the curriculum with greater ease? Check out my list below:

Accessibility Settings to adjust to reduce eye strain

Wonder what tools can help you reduce eye strain when using a computer? Check out my list below:

Take a look at this article to help you over all:

https://www.allaboutvision.com/cvs/irritated.htm

Windows 10 Settings

Apple Computer Settings

Apple Support Page

Accessibility Settings for the Hearing Impaired

Do you have a hearing impairment and need accommodations to help you? Check out my list below:

Tools for Real-Time and Closed Captioning

Real-time Automatic Captioning/Subtitles

Learn more about Caption Telephone Services in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Caption Telephone Information