Assistive Technology Used by DO-IT Scholars
The following products are used by high school and college students in the DO-IT Scholars program hosted by the ¯r¶¹ÔÚÏß in Seattle. Note that use of specific equipment and software does not imply product endorsement.
Low Vision:
- 22" - 27" monitors:
Various manufacturers - Screen enlargement software:
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Pearl Document Camera - - Math Emulation software:
EquatIO -
Blindness:
- Braille Embosser:
Romeo Attache Pro— - Scan read software:
Open Book—
Kurzweil 1000— - Screen reading software:
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Mobility Impairments:
- Alternative entry options:
Dragon NaturallySpeaking—
Mouth stick—various manufacturers
Sip and Puff Switch—
Small footprint keyboards - various manufacturers
One-handed keyboards - various manufacturers - Alternative pointers:
Joystick, trackball—various manufacturers
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WordQ -
Switch Click USB— - On-Screen Keyboards:
Microsoft Windows on-screen keyboard - - Math Emulation software:
EquatIO -
Learning Disabilities:
- Scan read software:
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Kurzweil 3000—
OpenBook - - Document Camera
Pearl Document Camera - - Scanning Pens
ReaderPen -
Connect Pen - - Skills enhancement software:
Word processing with spelling and grammar checking—various manufacturers
Writing/brainstorming/organizing software— - Speech output:
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NaturalReader - - Word Prediction
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WordQ - - Grammar Checking:
Grammarly - Notetaking:
Sonocent AudioNotetaker (software) -
Glean (software) -
Livescribe Echo (smart pen) -
Livescribe Symphony (smart pen) -
Hearing Impairments:
- Visual alternatives:
Visual alternative to system sounds for Mac—
​Visual alternative to system sounds for Windows— - Notetaking:
Livescribe Symphony (smart pen) -
Company Contacts for Hardware and Software Used by DO-IT Scholars
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AbleNet
2625 Patton Rd
Roseville, MN 551131-1137
800-322-0956
AI Squared
PO Box 669
Manchester Center, VT 05255
802-362-3612
Apple
One Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
800-767-2775
specialneeds@apple.com
Don Johnston
26799 W. Commerce Dr.
Volo, IL 60073
800-999-4660
Enabling Devices
50 Broadway
Hawthorne, NY 10532
800-832-8697
info@enablingdevices.com
Freedom Scientific
17757 UW Highway 19 N, Suite 560
Clearwater, FL 33764
800-444-4443
info@FreedomScientific.com
Glean North America
4600Ìý140th Ave N, Suite 180
Clearwater, FL 33762
help@glean.co
Humanware
1 UPS Way
PO Box 800
Champlain, NY 12919
800-722-3393
info@humanware.com
Inspiration Software
9400 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy Suite 300
Beaverton, OR 97005-3300
800-877-4292
Kurzweil Educational Systems
17855 N Dallas Parkway, Suite 400
Dallas, TX 75287
800-894-5374
Livescribe
Oakland, CA
Microsoft
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399
800-642-7676
NaturalSoft, Ltd.
703-6081 No. 3 Rd
Richmond, BC V6Y 2B2
Nuance
1 Wayside Road
Burlington, MA 01803
781-565-5000
Origin Instruments
854 Greenview Drive
Grand Prarie, TX 75050-2438
972-606-8740
Prentke Romich Company
1022 Heyl Road
Wooster, OH 44691
800-262-1984
Quillsoft
308-250 The Esplanade
Toronto, ON M5A 1J2
1-844-379-6737
International: 1-416-698-0111
sales@quillsoft.ca
Scanning Pens Inc
4585 140th Ave N. Suite 1004
Clearwater, FL 33762
727-316-8101
usinfo@scanningpens.com
Texthelp IncÌý
500 Unicorn Park Dr
Woburn, MA 01801
888-248-0652
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