[Athen] talking dictionary for low vision, mobility impaired individual

[Howard Kramer]

Hi Robert,
I'll check that out.

Thanks,
Howard

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 6:53 AM, Robert Beach <rbeach at kckcc.edu> wrote:


> Howard,

>

> I really like the Ultimate Talking Dictionary from Premier (or whatever

> they're called these days).  You can use the built-in speech or use your own

> screen reader.  It even links into Word and IE so that if you select a word

> in one of these programs and press F12, it will pull up the word in UTD and

> display the definition.

>

> If the person is visually impaired, this will probably be a better setup

> than Read&Write since R&W requires more visual referencing.

>

> HTH!

>

>

> Robert Lee Beach

> Assistive Technology Specialist

> Kansas City Kansas Community College

> 7250 State Avenue

> Kansas City, KS  66112

> Phone: 913-288-7671

> Fax: 913-288-7678

> E-Mail: rbeach at kckcc.edu

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On

> Behalf Of Howard Kramer

> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 1:14 AM

> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network

> Subject: [Athen] talking dictionary for low vision, mobility impaired

> individual

>

> Hello All:

>

> I'm working with someone who is both legally blind (uses Magic &

> JAWS) and has limited use of her upper extremities. She can only

> use one hand with limited range of motion (uses an Intellikeys

> keyboard). She needs help with spelling. Does anyone have any

> ideas for a talking dictionary (needs to be computer-based). I

> was going to try TextHelp but I wanted to see if anyone else had

> any ideas for this challenging situation.

>

> Thanks in advance,

> Howard

>

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Howard Kramer
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