Accessibility
Read & Write for Google Chrome
Read and Write for Google Chrome is an extension for the Google Chrome browser that allows you to listen to text to speech, read texts on web sites, listen to dictionary definitions, view a picture dictionary, find facts, highlight text, and more.
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OrbitNote
OrbitNote allows for PDFs to be read-aloud, annotated, screen masked, and more. OrbitNote is integrated into Schoology Assignments where you can upload PDFs from your Google Drive for students to edit. If a PDF is not able to be read aloud, teachers can use Adobe Acrobat for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to enable read-aloud technology. Instructions to OCR a document are below.
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Immersive Reader (Microsoft & Schoology)
Immersive Reader, a feature within Microsoft products as well as Schoology, is designed to increase the readability of content. Immersive Reader allows you to change text size, reduce crowding between letters, change the font, change background color, listen to text, and more.
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Accessibility Checker (Microsoft Word)
Accessibility Checker in Microsoft Word checks whether a document is difficult or impossible to read and understand for people with disabilities.
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Making Microsoft files accessible