Enabling Assistive Technology on

Common Classroom Technology

Tools

Alternatives to a written response.

● Google Docs Voice Typing
○ Accommodations/applicable disabilities: This tool allows students to verbally
dictate their responses, providing an alternative to a written response. This can
be helpful for students with physical disabilities that make writing difficult.
○ How can it support UDL (Universal Design for Learning): Using Google Docs
Voice Typing can support the UDL guideline of multiple means of expression,
allowing students to express themselves in different ways.
○ Link: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226?hl=en
● Read & Write
○ Accommodations/Applicable disability: This tool provides a range of features,
including text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and word prediction, which can be
helpful for students who require alternatives to a written response. It is also
helpful for students with dyslexia or other reading difficulties.
○ How it can support UDL: Provides students with different ways of accessing
information.
○ Link: https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/read-write/
● Audionote
○ Accommodations/Applicable disability: This tool can help students who require
alternatives to a written response. It allows students to record lectures or notes
and then transcribe them into text. This can be helpful for students with
dysgraphia or those who struggle with note-taking.
○ How it can support UDL: AudioNote can support the UDL guideline of multiple
means of expression, allowing students to express themselves in different ways.
 ○ Link: https://luminantsoftware.com/apps/audionote-notepad-and-voice-recorder/
● Sonocent Audio Notetaker
○ Accommodations/Applicable disability: This tool can help students who require
alternatives to a written response. It allows students to record lectures or notes
and then break them down into smaller, more manageable chunks. Students can
then use these chunks to create a visual map of their notes.
○ How it can support UDL: Sonocent Audio Notetaker can support the UDL
guidelines by allowing multiple means of expression.
○ Link: https://sonocent.com/audio-notetaker/

Students who require extra time to complete assessments.

● Time Timer
○ Accommodation/Applicable disability: It provides a visual countdown of time
remaining, which can help students manage their time effectively. This can be
helpful for students with ADHD.
○ How it can support UDL: It provides a visual cue to engage students and help
them stay on task.
○ Link: https://www.timetimer.com/

Hearing-impaired students who require different forms of

content presentation and assessment options.
● Dragon NaturallySpeaking
○ Accommodations/Applicable disability: This tool can benefit hearing-impaired and
visually-impaired students by providing a different mode of input/output that does
not rely on typing or reading.
○ How it can support UDL: Dragon NaturallySpeaking can support UDL guidelines
by allowing students to use their preferred mode of communication.
○ Link: https://www.nuance.com/dragon.html

Students with visual impairments who require different

forms of content presentation and assessment options.
● Braille Note Touch Plus
○ Accommodation/Applicable disability: This tool can be helpful for students with
visual impairments. It is a braille tablet that provides access to digital materials
and can be used for note-taking, reading, and writing.
○ How it can support UDL: It can support the UDL guideline by providing students
with access to digital materials in a tactile format.
○ Link: https://humanware.com/en-usa/home
 ● Capti Voice
○ Accommodation/applicable disability: This tool is a text-to-speech reader that can
be helpful for students who require different forms of content presentation. It
allows students to listen to digital text, which can be helpful for students with
dyslexia or other reading difficulties.
○ How it can support UDL: Can support the UDL guidelines by providing students
with different ways of accessing information.
○ Link:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/capti-voice/nlngjmhlfdekmgoaaie
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● Live Scribe Smartpen
○ Accommodations/Applicable disability: It is a pen that records audio while the
student writes. The student can then tap on their notes to hear the written audio.
○ How it can support UDL: Allows the student to express themselves.
○ Link: https://us.livescribe.com/
● JAWS (Jobs Access With Speech)
○ Accommodations/Applicable disability: This tool is a screen reader that can be
helpful for students with visual impairments. It provides access to digital materials
through speech output, allowing students to listen to digital text.
○ How it can support UDL: Provide students with different ways of accessing
information.
○ Link: https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/jaws/

Enabling Assistive Technology on Common

Classroom Technology Tools Infographic
Quick reference for enabling the assistive abilities for the three everyday tools available to both
teacher and students. The content focuses on what assistive abilities exist within the tool and
simple steps for enabling these capabilities. Resources are also included at the bottom. Click
the link below to view:
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