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Please delete this e-mail unless you wish to read it as the list below is
long but I did not want to include an attachment.
A Mac assistive technology run down includes the following items - as Ian
mentioned details can be found on the TechDis Accessibility Database -
please forgive length of list and any mistakes.
Adaptive keyboards
Maltron one-handed Keyboard (left and right hand versions)
Maltron one-finger keyboard
Intellikeys keyboard
BigKeys Plus Qwerty or ABC keyboard (Big Keys)
Universal Plus Infra Red A4 or A3 Concept Keyboard
Concept Informatrix keyboard
TrackBoard keyboard
Little Fingers keyboard
BigKeys LX Qwerty or ABC keyboard (Big Keys)
DataHand Professional II keyboard
Magic Wand Keyboard
Expanded Keyboard and Number Pad
Half Keyboard
Augmentative Communication
Freedom communication software
Gemini touch screen AAC device
AbleLink One Step Communicator
AbleNet BIGmack (Big Mack)
DeltaTalker communication aid
BoardMaker V5
Braille / Tactile Equipment
Braillo 400S
Braillo 200 Interpoint Printer
Braille Blazer portable embosser
Index Acoustic Cabinet for Basic -D or -S
ALVA 380 80-cell Braille display
ALVA 340 43-cell Braille terminal
Braille labels for keyboards
VersaPoint Duo Braille embosser
Duxbury Braille Translation Software
Captioning MAGpie 2.0
Course Specific
HearCalc calculator
Interactive Calculator
FileMaker Pro 6
Sibelius
MathType 4
E-Scape music composition and performance program
Hyperstudio
Diary / Planners
InfoGenie 2.02
Agendus scheduler software
Keyboarding / Typing
SmartKeys 3.4.1
Half-QWERTY one handed typing
Unicorn Quest 3.1 Typing
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
Touch Type
Type To Learn
Five Finger Typist
Ultrakey typing tutor
MasterMind Typing
Typequick for Students
Magnification
Zoom Lens 2.5 magnifier
InLARGE Magnification Software
Mind Mapping / Brainstorming
MORE 3.1 (concept mapping - old but a easy to use program)
Acta (outliner for word processing)
ParaMind (Brainstorming software)
Inspiration (Concept Mapping)
Draft:Builder (Draft Builder)
Mouse Emulation
UltraLaunch - keyboard program launcher
StickyClick 1.2
Keys! 1.0b5
FinderPop 1.9.2 menu control
Intellitools-ClickIt!
CrossScanner (Cross Scanner) mouse and keyboard emulation
SmartClick
Biggy (cursor software)
Optical Character Recognition
OmniPage Pro 12
FineReader v6 Professional
Predictive Software
TypeLaunch
Co Writer 4000 (Co:Writer or CoWriter)
Gus! Word Prediction
Screen Reading / Text to Speech
KeyRead screen reader
outSPOKEN Screen reader
Vocate 2000 Screen Reader
HearIt (text to speech software)
Tex-Edit Plus for Mac speech
TypeTalker
Big:calc Talking Calculator
Write OutLoud
Kurzweil 3000 Version 7
Intellitalk I and II
textHELP! Type and Talk
eReader
Speech / Voice Recognition
Speech Typer
IBM ViaVoice Pro 10
Spell / Grammar Checkers
Grammarian 2
SpellTools
Grammar Slammer
Spellex Spell Checkers
Spellcatcher
Write Outloud
Plus hundreds of mice and a few trackballs, web accessibility tools, switch
interfaces etc.
Apologies again for the length but it is interesting to see that there is a
surprising amount including the Apple items on the system that can be found
at http://www.apple.com/disability/
Best wishes
E.A.
Mrs E.A.Draffan
TechDis, USIE, EDB,
University of Sussex,
Brighton BN1 9RG
Tel: 01273 873600
http://www.techdis.ac.uk
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Susan williams
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 16:34
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Assistive Technology for MAC users
Apologies for cross posting:
Hello All
Please could anyone pass on details of assistive software that is compatible
with Apple MACs and how easy it is to use in a HE learning environment?
Sue
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Sue Williams
Assistive Technology Adviser
Teaching & Learning Development Unit
Edge Hill College of HE
St Helens Road
Ormskirk, L39 4QP
Tel: 01695 584372
Email: [log in to unmask]
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