Assistive Technologies

City of Glasgow College have a range of assistive technology tools to help with accessibility. These tools are featured below with both written and video guides. There is also a public Accessibility course on Canvas where you can view further information.

For updates on Accessibility in the College, visit City of Glasgow College website.

The IT Service Desk will help you with any questions you have relating to Assistive Technology on your loaned college laptop. You can contact them at itservicedesk@cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk.

Working with Assistive Technology Tools

City of Glasgow college offers a range of licensed technology tools to meet the needs of students. The following technology guides have been prepared to demonstrate where to find these tools and use them with College Applications and Sites.

Assistive Technology Video Guides

Learn the basics with these video training Guides.

Assistive Technology Written Guides

Learn the basics with these written training Guides.

How to use BlackBoard Ally in Canvas.pdf

Grammarly Guide.pdf

Immersive Reader Guide.pdf

MyStudy Bar Guide.pdf

Read and Write Guide.pdf

Free Assistive Technology Tools

Chrome Browser Extensions

Speed Recognition Anywhere

Description

Control the Internet with your voice. Use voice recognition to fill out forms and write documents on the Internet! Dictates emails with speech to text!

Super Simple Highlighter

Description

Adds highlights to text on web pages and tries to restore then on subsequent visits.

Natural Reader Text to Speech

Description

Listen to any email, webpage, google doc, PDF and kindle books with AI powered smart voice reader, with natural voices.

Headings Map

Description

The extension generates a document map or index of any web document structured with headings where you can access directly to the content by clicking on any of its menu items.

A note on GDPR Compliancy:

Please be mindful of how you use your data and those of your students when working with these tools.

If in doubt, contact us and please remember to complete or re-explore the GDPR course in the Mandatory Training for Staff in Canvas.

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