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Assessing Student's Needs for Assistive Technology (ASNAT)

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Chapter 2 – Computer Access<br />

Freeware/Shareware Toolkits from Trace Center<br />

The Trace Center compiles a list of freeware and shareware available to help students access the<br />

computer. What follows is a list of their software categories. You will find explanations of these<br />

categories and links to programs at http://trace.wisc.edu/world/computer_access/multi/sharewar.htm.<br />

Listings are included <strong>for</strong> Macintosh, Windows, Unix, and Linux operating systems. Note, however,<br />

many of the programs listed do not work with the most current operating systems.<br />

• Abbreviation / Expansion<br />

• Application / Window Managers<br />

• Braille and Sign Language Utilities<br />

• Braille Utilities<br />

• Keyboard Audio Feedback<br />

• Keyboard Modifications<br />

• Keyboard Shortcuts<br />

• Magnification<br />

• Miscellaneous<br />

• Mouse Enhancers<br />

• On-Screen Keyboards<br />

• Optical Character Recognition (OCR)<br />

• Related In<strong>for</strong>mation Sources<br />

• Screen Readers<br />

• Typing Assistance<br />

• Visual Cursor Enhancers<br />

• Voice Input Applications<br />

• Voice Output Applications<br />

• Word Completion / Prediction<br />

<strong>Assessing</strong> Students’ <strong>Needs</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Assistive</strong> <strong>Technology</strong> (2004) 74

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