[Athen] Replacing Assistive Tech Products

[Robert Spangler]

Hello everyone:

Unfortunately, as a result of recent events, our leadership at UD is asking
which AT products are we able to cancel for the 2020-21 academic year.  I
am writing here to seek suggestions for free or lower-cost alternatives.
These products include:
Read and Write - I know that there are free text-to-speech alternatives
available.  Can anyone recommend some for me to try?  What would I lose
from Read and Write if I decided to opt for a free or low-cost solution?

Dragon - This one I feel will be harder to replace, but I'm looking for
opinions.  I've already begun teaching my Mac students how to use the
built-in Mac Dictation, which is pretty good.  Also, Nuance no longer
supports MacOS.  Windows is a problem, however.  Last time I checked,
Windows dictation didn't even come close to being as accurate as Dragon.
So again, any thoughts on this are welcome.

Thanks,
Robert


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Robert Spangler
Disability Services Technical Support Specialist
rspangler1 at udayton.edu
Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023
Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC)
University of Dayton  | 300 College Park  |  Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302
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