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Mon -Fri 8 am-4:30 pm
Phone: 847.925.6266
TTY: 847.397.7600
Hours may vary during summer session or vacation periods.


Allstate Assistive Technology Lab: Software

Dragon Naturally Speaking (Voice Recognition)
Dragon Naturally Speaking lets you talk to your computer instead of typing. As you talk, your words are transcribed onto the screen. It also lets you use your voice to control the computer in most Windows environments.

Duxbury Braille Translation
Duxbury Braille Translation software converts digital text into Braille, and allows embossing on a Braille printer.

eClipseReader (Blind / Low Vision / LD )
This software works with daisy formatted e-books. It allows students to have the e-books read to them out loud. This software provides many features to enhance the students ability to be independent.

Jaws for Windows (Blind / Low Vision)
Jaws for Windows is screen reading software that opens the world of computers to people who are blind or visually impaired. All text is converted to synthetic speech.

Inspiration
Tool to develop ideas and organize thinking. Build graphic organizers to represent concepts and relationships and use the integrated outlining capability to further organize ideas for reports.

Kurzweil 1000 (Scan / Read for Blind / Low Vision)
Kurzweil 1000 is a reading program that makes printed material accessible to people who are blind or have limited vision. Kurzweil 1000 converts printed words into speech.

Kurzweil 3000 (Scan / Read for Dyslexic / LD)
Kurzweil 3000 is a reading system that converts printed material into speech. In addition to reading documents, users can apply dictionary and phonetic spelling tools to enhance reading abilities.

Magic (Blind / Low Vision)
Magic is screen magnification software for low-vision computer users, or anyone who spends extended time in front of a computer screen. It allows magnification and color contrast in any Windows application.

Read and Write textHELP! (Word Prediction Typing Aid)
Read and Write is a word prediction program to help with reading and writing. It can read text and help construct words and sentences. It has a talking spell checker, thesaurus, and word wizard for when you are at a loss for words.

ZoomText Xtra (Blind / Low Vision)
ZoomText Xtra is designed specifically to meet the needs of the visually impaired. The ZoomText family includes two adaptive technologies, screen magnification and screen reading, providing complete access to all Microsoft Windows applications.


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