AT Tools

Text to Speech

To access the following text-readers, students may login with existing school Google account (or create a personal Gmail account) to download from the Chrome web store

• Read and write for google Reads Google Docs and websites out loud - text reader remains free indefinitely the rest of the tools are Free for 90 days

• Snap & Read Universal Extension Reads text, including PDF documents- additional tools may be required. Free for 90 days

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Closed Captioning

Closed Captioning: Computer or Chromebook

• Caption it yourself Explore our website to learn how we are living our mission to promote and provide equal access to communication and learning for students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind.

• Google Slides- Live Captioning When you present slides, you can turn on automatic captions to display the speaker's words in real time. This feature is available on Chrome devices in U.S. English.

• Google's Live Transcribe This amazing android app is the product of a collaboration with Gallaudet University, which specializes in deaf and hard-of-hearing education.

• Type With Your Voice You can type and edit by speaking in Google Docs or in Google Slides speaker notes. Note: This feature is only available in Chrome browsers.

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Audio Books

• Bookshare Bookshare makes reading easier. People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers can customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they need for school, work, or the joy of reading.

• Tar Heel Reader Welcome to the Tar Heel Reader, a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches. Click here to learn more about alternative access methods.

• Epic! Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under.

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Augmentative and Alternative Communication

• Project Core Is your child not yet using speech, sign language or symbols to communicate with you and others? Is your child learning a communication system at school that is not available for use at home? Project Core can help!

• Snap Core First- 1: Introduction to Core First

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Teaching Tools

• Google Meet New to Google Meet? start here! Google Meet saves you time, keeps you organized, and allows you to connect and collaborate with your students in real time. Get started today with resources and tips from educators like you.

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