Application

Description

Beeline

• Produces text in color gradients that allows user to guide eyes from one end of a sentence to the beginning of another sentence more easily 
• Available as Chrome Extension or Android and iOS application
• Limited free use with extension or paid application available

Grammarly

• Provides vocabulary, detailed explanation for all your mistakes, and weekly progress reports about your mistakes
• Web browser extension and plug-in for Microsoft office applications
• Offers free or premium account
• Checks for plagiarism, spelling, and grammar based on context

Ginger

• Provides translations, dictionary, text reader, and personal training based on your mistakes
• Checks for grammar and sentence phrasing
• Available on Windows, Mac, browsers, Android, and iOS
• Requires free or premium account

F.lux

• Adapts your computer display to the time of day; allows blue light in the morning and filters out blue light at night
• Exposure to blue light makes people more alert and may affect sleeping schedules
• Available on Windows, Mac, Linux, and iOS
• Free download

Learning Ally

• Access to a library of 80,000+ human-read audiobooks
• Available on Windows, Mac, browsers, Android, and iOS
• Annual membership fee required

Livescribe
Smartpen

• The smartpen records conversations and links recordings to written notes
• Replay audio directly from paper by tapping on your notes or by clicking the controls on your pen
• Save, organize, and replay notes on Echo Desktop from your Window or Mac
• Attainable through Accessibility Resources for qualified students

Notability

• Markup photos, annotate (including recording comments) PDFs or combine handwriting, photos, and typing into a single note
• Available on Mac and iOS
• Requires paid download in iOS app store

Otter.ai

• Automated voice transcription with summary keywords, highlights, and full audio transcript available
• Compatible with online meeting platforms such as Zoom and Webex
• Free account available (600 minutes per month) or premium account available for purchase

Read & Write

• A floating toolbar allows interaction with other programs such as word processors, PDF readers, and browsers
• Includes text reading, word prediction, spelling/grammar aid, text/picture dictionaries, image/mp3 converter to text files, and much more
• Available on Windows, Mac, Google, iPad, and Android tablets
• Free download available through Accessibility Resources
  • Read&Write Installation Guide
  • Read&Write How-to-Use Guide

Stayfocusd

• Allows users to manage blocked pages and run these pages on allotted time (highly customizable)
• Google Chrome extension
• Offers free download