You might think assistive technology needs to be extremely expensive (hello, $1500 copy of Kurzweil!), but did you know that Google Chrome has a ton of free browser extensions that might make using your computer a bit easier?
Try one of the following extensions, or feel free to find your own:
- Select and Speak
- Read and Write (browser version of Read and Write Gold, which we have installed on all our AT stations)
- Co:Writer
- Zoomy
- Change Colours
- Visor
- Voice Search
- Google Docs Dictation – accessible via Google Docs, no need to download and extension – info here)
- MindMeister
- Tiny Read
- Snapverter
Which extension did you use, and what does it do? What were its pros and cons? Could you see yourself using it in the future?
I also decided to use Zoomy, as there is a sweet old lady who comes to the rotunda and the library on weekends and she always asks me to increase the font and the settings of the internet explorer. I have showed her how to do it, but she usually forgets it. Next time I see her I will show her Zoomy and how to use it. It is fairly easy and simple to use. Some websites let you zoom without any issues but some also change the design of the website as it is molded according to the size of the tab, so I don’t think there would be any issues with it.
The only issue I think will be to explain how to use it. 