[Athen] Google Docs tools for student with Dyslexia

[Doug Ferguson via athen-list]

Hi Karen,

Great question. Aside from TTS, my other thought was the Open Dyslexic font
extension. I have it in my Chrome Browser, but it looks like
<https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftedge/forum/all/open-dyslexia-font-for-microsoft-edge/e6442d7e-4d5f-4467-98bf-f7376d79ddd9>
you can use it in MS Edge too.

I hope that helps!

Best,

Doug

On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 3:37 AM Karen McCall via athen-list <
athen-list at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Morning!

>

> This is an area I’m not as well versed as I should be. I focus on

> Microsoft applications. I only know of Text-to-Speech tools available for

> Google Docs. Are there any other tools that a student with Dyslexia can use

> in Google Docs?

>

> Microsoft has the immersive reader tools and now they’ve introduced

> Reading Coach:

> https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/introducing-reading-coach-your-ai-powered-reading-fluency-coach

>

> Also, are there academic institutions that use Google Docs that can

> provide access to Microsoft 365 as part of an IEP or accommodation?

>

> Thanks for your help!

>

> Cheers, Karen

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