Assistive Tech
Accessibility Resources & Practices

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Here is a short list of common software promoted by ADR at Pima Community College and curated by Angela Hughes. To learn more, login to myPima and visit the new hub for Digital Accessibility.

Accessible Tech & Accessibility Checking Technologies

By Accessibility Use Case

Text-To-Speech

ReadWrite
JAWS
Ally for D2L
Google Tools (see also PCCIT's Google Services)
Google Slide Accessible Templates
Orbitnote (via ADR). Please consider sharing with your students this page at the Student Guide about Orbitnote.
Equatio
Microsoft (MyPima/Digital Accessibility)

Speech-To-Text

Voice Typing within Google Docs (see also PCCIT's Google Services)
Otter
Most computer and mobile operating systems also have built in speech-to-text and other accessibility features (Apple, Windows, Android, iOS)

Digital Accessibility Checking Tools

Document & Course Content Accessibility

Image Accessibility Generator for ALT-Text (shared by Robert Foth). When using this tool, make sure to review AI output for accuracy and to make sure that keep your alt text isn't too long (i.e. 150+ characters).
See our Accessibility-First Leadership page for video tutorials on tools for making your documents and course content accessible. These include Grackle (for Google Slides), Microsoft’s Accessibility Checker (Powerpoint & Word), ALLY Accessibility Reports to ensure your D2L Course is accessible, D2L’s Accessibility Checker within D2L’s Content Editor (for ensuring D2L Announcements, Discussion posts and Assessment feedback are accessible), etc.