Disability Resource Center

Helpful Apps & Programs

Disability Resource Center DePaolo Hall Tel: 910.962.7555 Fax: 910.962.7556 Email: [email protected] Website: www.uncw.edu/disability

Updated August 2021

Disability Resource Center Helpful Apps & Programs

CONTENTS Read&Write Literacy Support by Texthelp

Texthelp's Read&Write is a flexible literacy support tool that offers help with Read&Write 2 everyday tasks like reading text out loud, understanding unfamiliar words, researching assignments and proofing written work. This tool can help Reading 3 students to study, revise, proofread, and increase their understanding of content. Writing 6 Read&Write is available for UNCW students, faculty and staff through Math 8 sponsorship by the Disability Resource Center (DRC).

Organization 9 To learn about DRC: UNCW Disability Resource Center Webpage

Notetaking 10 Who Can Use Read&Write • Read&Write is licensed and available for any faculty, staff or student Study Skills 11 who has a valid UNCW domain account (login). • Read&Write can be downloaded and installed on your university- Attention, Focus, & 12 owned or personal device. Alerting

Accessibility 13 Look for the purple puzzle piece!

To learn more about Read&Write, visit the DRC website or scan the QR code with your smart phone!

The list of apps and programs contained within this guide are intended for informational and educational purposes only. Please note that links to other sites and applications may have different terms of use and privacy policies. In addition, alink to a non-UNCW website or link to access a third-party application does not mean that the Disability Resource Center endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of the linked website or application. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites or mobile applications linked in this guide, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for any financial requirements for paid material.

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TOOL DESCRIPTION PLATFORM LINK(S)

COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY SUPPORT

Read&Write Read&Write is a literacy support tool that offers Windows PC Texthelp - Read&Write: help with everyday tasks like reading text out MAC Disability: UNCW loud, understanding unfamiliar words, iPad researching assignments, and proofing written Android work. Edge

OrbitDoc OrbitDoc allows you to transform and interact Chrome OrbitDoc - with documents in a completely different way. (google.com) Create an accessible, dynamic and collaborative space that works for everyone.

AUDIO BOOKS

Audible Audible is an Amazon company that sells and iOS Apps for Listening to Audible produces audiobooks. Android Audiobooks | Audible.com Windows

Learning Ally Learning Ally membership is required to use this Web Audio Books for Dyslexia & app. Learning Ally is for students with dyslexia or iOS Learning Disabilities | Learning other reading deficits who struggle with Chromescree Ally decoding, fluency or comprehension, who are blind or visually impaired, or who have a physical disability that prohibits them from reading standard print. SCREEN MAGNIFICATION Magnifying Glass Magnifying Glass (Hover Zoom) is a lite addon Chrome Magnifying Glass (Hover Zoom) that enables you to magnify a portion of a - Chrome Web Store webpage with click of a button. (google.com)

Glassbrick Glassbrick is a screen magnifier that makes Windows Get Glassbrick - Screen zooming your screen quick and easy. Magnifier -

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TOOL DESCRIPTION PLATFORM LINK(S)

TEXT COMPACTORS

Rewordify Rewordify.com helps with reading Web Rewordify.com | Understand comprehension and vocabulary development by what you read simplifying English to a lower reading level. It lets you reword a sentence or reword a paragraph. It will simplify English by reducing text complexity. It's a dictionary alternative that will improve comprehension and teach vocabulary. It's an important part of reading instruction and vocabulary instruction for ESL students, people with reading disabilities, people with a learning disability, or anyone who wants to improve reading skill Text Compactor Free Online Automatic Text Summarization Tool Web Text Compactor: Free Online Automatic Text Summarization Tool

ESummarizer Summarize any text online in a few seconds. Web esummarizer. The smartest tool to summarize any text online.

TRACKING AIDS

Beeline Reader BeeLine Reader makes reading on- Chrome BeeLine Reader - Chrome Web screen easier, faster, and more enjoyable. Android Store (google.com) iOS PDF BeeLine Reader: making reading on-screen easier and faster. Firefox Screen Mask Screen Mask is website or web document reading Chrome Screen Mask - Chrome Web tool that follows your mouse or touch to help Edge Store (google.com) eliminate page distractions so that you can focus on reading one passage at a time. Screen Mask - Microsoft Edge Addons

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TOOL DESCRIPTION PLATFORM LINK(S)

TEXT TO SPEECH

Read&Write Read&Write is a literacy support tool that offers Windows PC Texthelp - Read&Write: help with everyday tasks like reading text out MAC Disability: UNCW loud, understanding unfamiliar words, iPad researching assignments, and proofing written Android work. Microsoft Edge Select to Speak Accessibility feature for use with Android. Android Use Select to Speak - Android Accessibility Help (google.com)

Voice Dream Voice Dream Reader lets you listen to any iOS Voice Dream Reader on the Reader document and ebook using text-to-speech App Store (apple.com)

Windows Narrator reads aloud the text on your PC screen. PC Hear text read aloud with Narrator It also describes events such as notifications and Narrator (microsoft.com) calendar appointments, which lets you use your PC without a display.

Text to Speech Copy and paste text and listen to text. iOS Text to Speech - on the App Store (apple.com)

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TOOL DESCRIPTION PLATFORM LINK(S)

COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY SUPPORT

Read&Write Read&Write is a literacy support tool that offers Windows PC Texthelp - Read&Write: help with everyday tasks like reading text out MAC Disability: UNCW loud, understanding unfamiliar words, iPad researching assignments, and proofing written Android work. Microsoft Edge Google Chrome SPEECH RECOGNITION (SPEECH TO TEXT) Otter.ai Automated meeting for Zoom, Google Web Otter Voice Meeting Notes - Meet, Microsoft Teams, and more. Stay Chrome Otter.ai connected and collaborative when you work from iOS Otter.ai - Chrome Web Store home. (google.com)

Otter: Transcribe Voice Notes on the App Store (apple.com) Voice Typing Use your voice to type on any website. Chrome Voice Typing - Chrome Web Store (google.com)

Apple Dictation You can use dictation instead of your keyboard to Apple Products Use Dictation on your iPhone, enter text with many apps and features that use iPad, or iPod touch - Apple the keyboard on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Support

Windows Voice Speech Recognition is an easy-to-use experience Windows Use voice recognition in Recognition that allows you to control your computer entirely Windows 10 (microsoft.com) with voice commands.

Voice Note 2 Typing with your voice and speech recognition. Chrome VoiceNote II - Speech to text - Simple and functional notepad. Chrome Web Store (google.com)

Dragon Fast, accurate speech recognition, dictation and PC Dragon Naturally Speaking - transcription. Dragon Naturally Speaking Download (dragon-naturally- speaking.com)

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TOOL DESCRIPTION PLATFORM LINK(S)

OUTLINING & MAPPING

Mindmeister MindMeister is an online mind mapping tool that Web Create Your Mind Maps Online lets you capture, develop and share ideas visually. Chrome - On Any Device | MindMeister Microsoft Teams MindMeister - Chrome Web Store (google.com)

MindMeister - Mind Mapping for Teams (microsoft.com)

Mindmup MindMup allows you to easily visualise ideas Chrome MindMup 2.0 - Free Mind Map using mind maps, spider diagrams, concept maps, Microsoft Teams web site - Chrome Web Store argument visualisations and hierarchical charts. (google.com) MindMup (microsoft.com)

Inspiration Maps Welcome to Inspiration Maps™, the most iOS Inspiration Maps™ on the intuitive and powerful visual learning app on the App Store (apple.com) iPad. Build beautiful diagrams, graphic organizers and outlines with ease! Getting organized has never been this simple. Popplet Popplet is the simplest tool to capture and iOS Popplet on the App Store organize your ideas. With Popplet you can quick (apple.com) jot down your ideas and sort them visually.

Idea Sketch Idea Sketch is a concept-mapping app that allows iOS https://itunes.apple.com/us/ you to capture ideas and organize them into app/idea-sketch/id367246522? diagrams such as mind maps, concept maps or mt=8 flow charts. No drawing required, just enter your

text and move the shapes around. You can create a map with straight lines, curved lines, or right angles connecting lines with or without directional arrows. You also have the option to switch from map display to outline format. EdrawMind A full-featured collaborative mind mapping and Windows EdrawMind (formerly brainstorming tool MindMaster), powerful mind mapping software for brainstorming, note-taking etc (edrawsoft.com) 7 Disability Resource Center 7 Math Apps & Programs

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Equatio Easily create mathematical equations, formulas Chrome EquatIO - Math made digital - and quizzes. Intuitively type or handwrite, with no Windows Chrome Web Store tricky math code to learn. (google.com) Get EquatIO - Microsoft Store

Microsoft Word Office has equations that you can readily insert Microsoft Write an equation or formula - Equations into your documents. If the Office built-in Word (microsoft.com) equations don’t meet your needs, you can edit, Equation Editor - Office Support change the existing equation, or write your own (microsoft.com) equation from scratch. The equation editor in Google Docs is the perfect Google Docs Use equations in a document - Equations feature for people who use mathematical Computer - Docs Editors Help equations inside their documents. (google.com)

MyScript Calculator 2 turns your device into an interactive iOS MyScript Calculator on the Calculator piece of paper. Simply write a calculation and it Android App Store (apple.com) gets you the result in real time. MyScript Calculator 2 - Apps on

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GENERAL ORGANIZATIONAL Extensity The ultimate tool for lightning fast enabling and Chrome Extensity - Chrome Web Store disabling all your extensions for Google Chrome Edge (google.com) or Edge. Extensity - Microsoft Edge Addons

TASK MANAGERS Google Keep Quickly capture what’s on your mind and get a Chrome Google Keep - Notes and Lists - reminder later at the right place or time. Speak a iOS Apps on Google Play voice memo on the go and have it automatically Google Keep - Notes and lists on transcribed. Grab a photo of a poster, receipt or the App Store (apple.com) document and easily organize or find it later in search. Google Keep makes it easy to capture a thought or list for yourself, and share it with friends and family. Google Tasks Get more done with Google Tasks. Manage, Chrome Google Tasks - Apps on Google capture, and edit your tasks from anywhere, at iOS Play anytime, with to-dos that sync across all your Google Tasks: Get Things Done devices. Integrations with and Google on the App Store (apple.com) Calendar help you get tasks done—faster. HOMEWORK PLANNERS

SchoolTraq Schooltraq is an academic planner for students. Web Schooltraq • A better academic Chrome planner for a better you Schooltraq - Chrome Web Store (google.com)

myHomework myHomework is a digital student planner that lets Web myHomework Student Planner you easily track your classes, homework, tests Microsoft App (myhomeworkapp.com) and projects so you never forget an assignment Get myHomework - Microsoft again! myHomework is available on multiple Store platforms, so you can always know what's due

9 Disability Resource Center 9 Notetaking Apps & Programs

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Otter.ai Automated meeting notes for Zoom, Google Web Otter Voice Meeting Notes - Meet, Microsoft Teams, and more. Stay Chrome Otter.ai connected and collaborative when you work from iOS Otter.ai - Chrome Web Store home. (google.com)

Otter: Transcribe Voice Notes on the App Store (apple.com) Audio Note AudioNote combines the functionality of a iOS AudioNote™ on the App Store notepad and voice recorder to create a powerful (apple.com) tool that will save you time while improving the quality of your notes.

Notability Welcome to Notability: powerful, yet wonderfully iOS Notability on the App Store simple note-taking and PDF annotation. (apple.com)

Evernote Capture ideas when inspiration strikes. Bring your iOS Download for free | notes, to-dos, and schedule together to tame Android Evernote life’s distractions and accomplish more—at work, Microsoft at home, and everywhere in between.

Sound note SoundNote is the best way to take notes in iOS SoundNote on the App Store meetings, lectures, and interviews. It tracks what (apple.com) you type and draw while recording audio, so you'll never worry about missing an important detail. During playback, just tap a word: SoundNote will jump right to the proper time in

One Note OneNote is your digital notebook for capturing Windows Download OneNote and organizing everything across your devices. Jot iOS down your ideas, keep track of classroom and Web meeting notes, clip from the web, or make a to- do list, as well as draw and sketch your ideas.

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Quizlet From flashcards to help you learn francais, to Web Learning tools & flashcards, for games that make it easy to get a handle on iOS free | Quizlet history, use a variety of tools to conquer any Google challenge.

Kahn Academy Khan Academy is an education app for Web Khan Academy | Free Online everyone—whether you’re a parent helping your iOS Courses, Lessons & Practice first grader with geometry or a postgrad looking Google for a deep dive into microfinance. If there’s a topic you want to learn about—no matter how or advanced—chances are Khan

Study Blue Study millions of student-authored explanations Web StudyBlue: Online Flashcards, for your classes, or create your own. For free! iOS Homework Help & Textbook Google Solutions

Wolfram Alpha Use the power of Wolfram's computational Web Wolfram|Alpha: Computational intelligence to answer your questions. iOS Intelligence Google (wolframalpha.com)

11 Disability Resource Center 11 Attention, Focus, Alerting Apps & Programs

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ATTENTION & FOCUS

Self Control A simple extension to keep you focused online Chrome Self Control - Chrome Web Store (google.com)

Pomodoro Pomofocus is a customizable pomodoro timer Web Pomodoro Timer Online - that works on desktop & mobile browser. The aim Pomofocus of this app is to help you focus on any task you are working on, such as study, writing, or coding.

ALERTING

Alarmy Alarmy turns your iphone into a motivational iOS Alarmy - Morning Alarm Clock alarm clock that helps you get out of bed first, Android on the App Store (apple.com) and makes you get all your 'to do's done Alarmy - Morning Alarm Clock - successfully in the morning. With the various fun Apps on Google Play missions & loud random ringtone sounds, you can wake up easily, and be refreshed setting up your

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Seeing AI Seeing AI is a free app that narrates the world iOS Seeing AI on the App Store around you. Designed for the blind and low vision (apple.com) community, this ongoing research project harnesses the power of AI to open up the visual Seeing AI App from Microsoft world and describe nearby people, text and

Microsoft Accessibility features for Microsoft supported Microsoft Accessibility Technology & Accessibility products. Products Tools | Microsoft Accessibility

Apple Built-in features for Apple supported products. Apple Products Accessibility - Apple Accessibility

Chrome Make your easier to use by turning Turn on Chromebook Accessibility on accessibility features that work best for your accessibility features - needs. Chromebook Help (google.com)

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