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AAC Keys
[top]
http://www.aacinstitute.org/Resources/
ProductsandServices/AACKeys/AACKeys.html
AAC Keys is a keyboard and mouse emulation program for Microsoft Windows-based
and Macintosh computers. AAC
Keys receives commands through your computer's serial port and translates them
into keystrokes and mouse moves, giving you full control of your computer from
another device. AAC Keys implements the common GIDEI (General
Input Device Emulating Interface) commands (see below). AAC Keys has been
designed to work with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4, and
Windows 2000 operating systems. A Macintosh version was developed following
the introduction of OS X . (Earlier Macintosh operating systems included
SerialKeys.) The Macintosh version was developed by computer science students
at Millersville
University of Pennsylvania under the supervision of Dr.
Blaise Liffick.
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Accessible BBC
Listen Again
http://www.webbie.org.uk/accessiblebbc/index.htm
The
British Broadcast Company (BBC) allows people to listen to vast quantities
of their radio output up to a week after it is first broadcast on one of their
dozens of radio stations. This service, called Listen
Again, relies on a web browser interface that might be difficult for some
users, especially people with screen readers.
Accessible BBC Listen
Again allows you to access the BBC's Listen Again content
through a truly accessible interface designed to work with any screen reader.
Select programmes and stations with the cursor keys and listen to them at your
leisure. You get easy and simple access to hours of programming, including the
ever-popular "The Archers" and "In Touch". The new version lets you access all
of the Listen Again content among many other improvements (thanks to everyone
for their suggestions!) It does still require that you have already installed
something that can play Real Audio, which is the format the BBC uses for their
radio on the Internet. The official program you can use, RealPlayer
from Real, is very difficult to use and pops up lots of confusing
messages. We suggest trying out Real
Alternative from Edskes: this is free and is much easier to use. Just
download, install and forget about it. The latest version of Accessible BBC
works with it. The copyright of the BBC recordings is unchanged by this
program: you are simply accessing them through a more accessible presentation
of their own website. The new version should work better on more machines:
several users contacted me with problems with 2.0. The programmes are also in
alphabetical order now except for the first few "favourite picks" so you can
find them quicker.
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AccessibleNews
http://www.proaxsysreader.com/
A revolutionary
browser plug in that makes websites accessible to screen readers. It re
arranges websites you visit and makes them screen reader friendly!
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Accessible
Podcatcher
http://www.webbie.org.uk/accessiblepodcatcher/
Accessible Podcatcher is a simple way for blind and screen reader users to use
podcasts. Podcasting is a way to distribute audio files on the web. Accessible
Podcatcher lets you access these podcasts. You can save them to disk, have
your MP3 player transfer them for portable listening, and export and import
lists of podcasts to send to other people.
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Accessible Radio
http://www.webbie.org.uk/accessibleradio/index.htm
Accessible
Radio is a way to listen to radio stations on the internet
that is easy and simple to use and is designed to work with any screen reader.
It lets you listen to any of the BBC Radio stations.
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Accessible RSS
News Feeds
http://www.webbie.org.uk/accessiblerss/index.htm
RSS is widely used by the weblog community to share the latest entries'
headlines or their full text, and even attached multimedia files. In mid 2000,
use of RSS spread to many major news organizations, including Reuters, CNN and
the BBC, until under various usage agreements, providers allow other websites
to incorporate their "syndicated" headline or headline-and-short-summary
feeds. RSS is now used for many purposes, including marketing, bug-reports, or
any other activity involving periodic updates or publications.
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ACollab
http://www.atutor.ca/acollab/index.php
ACollab is a fully accessible, open source, multi-group, Web-based
collaborative work environment. ACollab is available as a work groups
addon for ATutor 1.4+
, and as a standalone collaborative work environment that will run on its own.
ACollab is ideal for groups working at a distance developing documentation,
collaborating on research, or writing joint papers, and ideal for online
educators who wish to add group learning activities to their ATutor courses.
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AComm
http://www.atutor.ca/acomm/index.php
ACOMM is an accessible Java-based Instant Messaging and Whiteboard tool. It
has been designed to allow assistive technology users to participate in
synchronous Internet-based communication activities that have traditionally
been inaccessible to them. Features that set AComm apart from other similar
systems are its full keyboard functionality, allowing users to draw without
using a mouse; and peer descriptions, so a sighted user can type a text
description of the whiteboard content that a blind person can listen to.
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Acta
http://www.a-sharp.com/acta/acta.html
Acta is an outline processor. It lets you organize just about anything --
reports, ideas, lists, projects, graphics -- in the form of an outline, where
topics have subtopics. Although giving a structure to your information is
useful, where an outline processor shines is its ability to collapse the
structure, showing only the most important information.
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ADA Game
http://www.adagame.org The ADA Game
simulates how advocacy can promote positive changes in communities. Join in
the discussions and work together to improve compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) in your community of choice in the areas of:
Program Access, Public Accommodations, Transportation, Employment, and
Communication.
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Adobe Rewader
V7.0
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/
acrrwhatsnew.html
Improves the way you get work done. Adobe Reader 7.0 gives you improved speed,
enhanced security, rich media capabilities, and other new features to help you
share information using Adobe PDF documents.
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AForm
http://www.atutor.ca/aform/index.php
AForm
is a utility used to create accessible online forms, tests, or surveys. Using
this utility to create forms ensures that people with disabilities accessing
the Web with assistive technologies will be able to read and use the forms as
would any fully able individual. Use the
demo to create your own accessible forms.
Download AForm from the SourceForge Web site.
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AGRIP
http://www.agrip.org.uk/FrontPage
This site was created so that the community can learn about how to install,
use and develop the software they produce. Their aim is to provide access to
the mainstream gaming community not by producing specialist "accessible games"
but by making mainstream games - and their associated extension and
development tools - accessible. We want blind people to not only play the
games that sighted people do, but to be involved in the online communities
that surround them and to extend them, creating new games and applications
with them; something that sighted people have enjoyed a great deal over the
years.
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Amaya
http://www.w3.org/Amaya/Amaya.html
Amaya is a complete web browsing and authoring environment and comes equipped
with a WYSIWYG style of interface, similar to that of the
most popular commercial browsers. With such an interface, users do not need to
know the HTML or CSS languages.
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AMIS
http://amis.sourceforge.net/
AMIS is a software program that you can use to read DAISY books. AMIS
is a multilingual player for reading books complying with DAISY standards.
AMIS is free of charge, open source DAISY book playback software.
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Another Lens
http://www.b-zone.de/software/lens.htm
Another Lens displays a magnified view of the area of the mouse cursor. Quite
handy, for example, for drawing software. The window contents can be locked,
and saved to a file or copied to the clipboard for taking screenshots. Several
additional options, like crosshairs, resizing the window and hiding the
caption bar and/or main menu. Stays on top of other windows optionally. Note
for fellow programmers: Full source code included (Delphi
4).
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A-Prompt - Web Accessibility Verifier
http://www.aprompt.ca
Web authors can use A-Prompt to make their Web pages accessible to people with
disabilities. The A-Prompt software tool examines Web pages for barriers to
accessibility, performs automatic repairs when possible, and assists the
author in manual repairs when necessary. These enhanced Web pages are
available to a larger Internet audience.
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Arcess
Accessibile Computer Games
http://www.arcess.com/demo2.cfm
These simple switch games are easy to play and are designed to be widely
accessible for players who have Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy, Spinal
Injury, Head Injury or other physical disabilities. They can be played as
single switch games, speech recognition games, expanded keyboard games (Intellikeys,
Unicorn Keyboard, Concept Keyboard, Mini Keyboards), assistive technology
researchers and vendors
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ATalker
http://www.atutor.ca/atalker/index.php
ATalker
is a Web-based
text-to-speech utility, based on the
Festival Text-to-Speech system. With synthesized speech ATalker can read
text out loud over the Web. With the
ATalker Theme installed, the ATutor interface and feedback messages can be
read out loud.
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assistivetech.net
http://www.assistivetech.net/ A
National Public Web Site on Assistive Technology which offers extensive
up-to-date assistive technology (AT) and disability-related resources,
including in-depth AT reports, as well as four easy-to-use search features to
find assistive technology to meet your needs.
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ATutor
http://www.atutor.ca/
Atutor
is an Open Source Web-based
Learning Content
Management System (LCMS) designed with accessibility and
adaptability in mind. Administrators can install or update ATutor in minutes,
and develop custom templates to give ATutor a new look. Educators can quickly
assemble, package, and redistribute Web-based instructional content, easily
retrieve and import prepackaged content, and conduct their courses online.
Students learn in an adaptive learning environment.
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Audibill
pmk@umn.edu
Audibill is a simple Windows program designed to recognize the denominations
of paper currency from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and
Europe.
It will run under any version of Microsoft Windows, and should support any
flatbed scanner that has a compliant Twain or WIA interface. Note that
currencies other than that of the
United States are scanned in color.
As a consequence, they cannot be recognized with a scanner that supports only
black and white scanning. Unlike most programs from Kurzweil Educational
Systems, Audibill is not self-voicing. We expect it to be used with a screen
reader. Once you have run AudibillSetup.exe, you will find additional
documentation in the ReadMe.txt file, which will be located under the folder
"Program Files\Kurzweil Educational Systems\Audibill". The currency
recognition program itself is titled Audibill.exe, and will be found in that
same folder.
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Audio Enriched
Links
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~parente/ael/index.shtml
Audio Enriched Links provide previews of linked web pages to users with
visual impairments. Before a user follows a hyperlink, the Audio Enriched
Links software presents a spoken summary of the next page including its title,
its relation to the current page, statistics about its content, and some
highlights from its content. We believe that such a summary may be a useful
surrogate for a full web page, and help users with visual impairments decide
whether or not to spend time visiting a linked page.
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Audio Radio
http://www.audiobookradio.net/index.php
LISTEN TO SPOKEN WORD INTERNET RADIO STATION
Listen to spoken word Internet radio station broadcasting 24/7.
We are a free radio station dedicated to broadcasting stories, drama, poetry
and interviews. We broadcast popular audio books by best-selling authors, as
well as promoting new and unsigned writers from around the world.
Easily listen
to radio online from work or home
Free non-music
entertainment for the more discerning listener
Listen to
popular audio books narrated by professional actors
View our
week's programme schedule to see the great variety of choice on offer
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AutoHotkey
http://www.autohotkey.com/
AutoHotkey is a free, open-source utility for Windows. With it, you can:
Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write
a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or use the macro recorder.
Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse. Virtually any key, button,
or combination can become a hotkey.
Expand abbreviations as you type them. For example, typing "btw" can
automatically produce "by the way".
Create custom data entry forms, user interfaces, and menu bars. See GUI for
details.
Remap keys and buttons on your keyboard, joystick, and mouse.
Respond to signals from hand-held remote controls via the WinLIRC client
script.
Run existing AutoIt v2 scripts and enhance them with new capabilities.
Convert any script into an EXE file that can be run on computers that don't
have AutoHotkey installed.
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AutoIT
http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/
AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating
the Windows GUI and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated
keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to
automate tasks in a way not possible or reliable with other languages
(e.g. VBScript and SendKeys). AutoIt is also very small, self-contained and
will run on 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003 out of the box with no annoying
"runtimes" required! You can even make compiled executable scripts that can
run without AutoIt being installed!
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AutoMouse
http://www.yuasa.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
ylab/yamakaku/AutoMouse/
AutoMouse is a software which controls the mouse and key-inputs in your
place. You can make a program by combining Mouse-operating-commands, such as
`Click this picture', `Double-click this picture', etc. When you execute the
program, the mouse moves automatically. Key inputs are also available.
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BATS
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http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/
assist/bats/index.shtml
Spatial information is often presented in the form of maps that viewers
actively explore to learn about an area. People who cannot see cannot share
the benefits of such a visual representation, and have traditionally relied on
audio descriptions, tactile maps, guidance from others, and even trial and
error when learning the layout of a region. On-going assistive technology
research has yielded a number of promising techniques to help people who have
visual impairments plan daily walks and get directions, but little has been
done to promote the same kind of spatial awareness provided by visual maps.
The Blind Audio Tactile Mapping System (BATS) project focuses on the latter
area of research by helping people without sight access and explore spatial
information.
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Big Calculator
http://www.sensorysoftware.com/
software/bigcalculator/index.html
A large calculator for Windows. You can either on the buttons with the
mouse or use the numeric keypad to perform calculations. The size of the
calculator buttons is determined by the WIDTH of the calculator window.
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Big.com
http://www.big.com/
An accessible search engine
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BlockCAD
http://web.telia.com/~u16122508/proglego.htm
This program lets you build virtual models with lego-like bricks.It works in
3D with blocks that work the same as lego. There are different shape blocks
and accessories like windows. You can use 3D movements to see all the angles
of the drawing. Great for developing spatial relations.
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Bookshare.org
http://www.bookshare.org/web/Welcome.html
A collection of digital books designed for use by people with disabilities.
Many books can be downloaded for free and used with Kurzweil.
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BRLTTY
http://dave.mielke.cc/brltty/
BRLTTY is a background process (daemon) which provides access to the
Linux/Unix console (when in text mode) for a blind person using a refreshable
braille display. It drives the braille display, and provides complete screen
review functionality. Some speech capability has also been incorporated.
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browsealoud
http://www.browsealoud.com/
features.asp?ref:dyslexia.com
Simply by scrolling your mouse over the text that you want read to you,
browsealoud will read and speak what you require, helping you navigate enabled
websites more easily. Browsealoud features include:
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Build your own
Medieval Castle
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm
Build your own castle while learning about the history and parts of a castle.
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Calculator Software
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http://www.calculator.org/download.html/
This is a set of easy to read calculators that help develop math and science
skills. It can be used with windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP and PDA with Windowsce.
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CCT Solitaire
http://www.afb.org/prodProfile.asp?
ProdID=718&SourceID=70
A fully-accessible traditional solitaire game. Keyboard
commands perform all functions. Sound effects are included.
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CHIP Speaking
http://members.aol.com/chipspeaking/index.html
CHIPSPEAKING is a desktop augmentative communication device that
supports up to 99 messages. Users can record in their own voice (or
care-givers can record the voice of someone else of the same gender and age)
or take advantage of computerized voices.
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Click-Catch
http://lang.tivi.pl/software.htm
Click-Catch(C) available options:
You may choose which button to simulate between left/right/middle mouse
buttons.
You can also set single or double click.
There are two "hot keys" available. You must enable them in settings. "hot
keys" are disabled by default.
Combination of "control"+"x" pressed together at once starts clicking, "control"+"s"
stops.
In cases, when you cannot use "hot keys" to start/stop clicking, there are two
buttons implemented.
To start simulation press "START" button or press "STOP" to stop it.
You may also need to change time interval between clicks.
You can set its value from 10 hours to 100 miliseconds.
Minimal step is 50 miliseconds.
There is a possiblity to save your settings. Settings are stored in Windows
Registry File.
Click-Catch(c) has no instalation procedure (it's only one file after all!)
so it can not delete its entry after deinstalation (delete).
It has however an option called "clear WinRegFile entry".
Use it freely, it is harmless.
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Click-N-Type Speech Package v. 1.0 by Lake Software
http://www.free2u.org/freeware/
system_utilities/tools_for_disabled/
click-n-type_speech_package.html
More than just fun, Typing Sounds provide audible feedback, you may select one
of the "Spoken Keys" options, as well as normal typewriter sounds. The feature
"speaks" the keys back to you, letting you know you've hit the correct key and
documentation on how to create "Spoken Keys" is included with the Click-N-Type
help file, so people can create their own.
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Click-N-Type virtual keyboard
http://www.lakefolks.org/cnt/
v. 3.0 by Lake Software Windows® 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Click-N-Type is an on-screen virtual keyboard designed for anyone who needs
help using a physical keyboard with special consideration for the severely
handicapped. Full featured virtual keyboard, Word prediction and completion,
Fully configurable including macros, AutoClick and
Scanning Modes. Many language/keyboard packs available. Keyboard Designer and
many user designed layouts included, Audible and visible feedback options,
including Spoken Keys. Works with all pointing devices including head mouse
and virtual mouse programs like Point-N-Click. Types into all programs
including IE address boxes. Programs to administer user access available.
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CNTDesigner v. 2.0.8 by Polital Enterprises
http://www.polital.com/cntd/
CNTDesigner is a keyboard layout designer designed to work in conjunction with
Click-N-Type V3+ by Lake
Software.
The combination of CNTDesigner and Click-N-Type will give the user complete
freedom to design their own keyboards, controlling
size and placement of all keys as well as the overall size of the keyboard. If
none of the standard keyboards provided by Click-N-Type suit your fancy, and
the Custom Alphabet just doesn't have enough flexibility to meet your creative
needs, then the keyboard designer CNTDesigner is the add-on you use to design
your own keyboard layout.
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Compendium
http://www.compendiuminstitute.org/
download/download.htm
Compendium provides a methodological framework, plus an evolving suite of
tools, for collective sense-making and group memory. Validated in both small
and large scale business projects, it is the result of over a decade's
research and development at the intersection of collaborative modeling,
organizational memory, computer-supported argumentation and meeting
facilitation. Compendium offers innovative strategies for tackling several of
the key challenges in managing knowledge: 1. Improving communication between
disparate communities tackling ill-structured problems; 2. real time
capture and integration of hybrid material (both predictable/ formal, and 3.
unexpected/informal) into a reusable group memory transforming the resulting
resource into the right representational formats for different stakeholders.
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CoolSpeak
http://www.coolspeak.com
CoolSpeak is a new Internet messaging system which
lets you and your friends, family and fellow workers send and receive voice
messages anytime, anywhere via the Internet. CoolSpeak messages can include
voice, text and file attachments. All you have to do is register on the
CoolSpeak web site for a FREE CoolSpeak VoiceBox. There are no hidden charges!
You can then exchange voice messages with any other registered CoolSpeak user
anytime, anywhere in the world! CoolSpeak users can send and receive messages
at no charge, via the CoolSpeak desktop application or the CoolSpeak browser
plug-in.
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Crazy Darts
http://www.afb.org/prodProfile.asp?
ProdID=688&SourceID=70
This online, audio-based game allows you to throw a dart
at a moving target. When the game starts, sound comes out of either the right
or left speaker and moves to the opposite speaker. When you believe the sound
is directly in front of you, you press the spacebar to throw the dart. A
recorded voice announces the scoring region on the dartboard that the dart
hit. To keep things interesting, the target moves across the speakers at a
variety of different speeds. When the game is over, your total score is
announced.
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Cursor Animator
Version 2.0.1
http://www.tucows.com/preview/204209/
This software has animated and brightly colored cursors. It is for mac
computers only.
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Cursor Enlarger
http://rbx.de/big-cursors/
This software allows you to enlarge your cursor. Each of the enlarged cursors
are the maximum of 32 by 32 pixels. It is windows based software.
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Cursors Large and
Bright
http://joescursors.tripod.com/HVCurPg.htm
Collection of large and brightly animated cursors. This software is intended
for non-profit use only. It is windows based software.
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Cursors Unlimited
http://www.anicursor.com/
There are many cursors types available at this site. Some of the cursors are
freeware and some are shareware. Also there are instructions on how to create
your own cursors. this is windows based software.
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DanZ Memory
[top]
http://www.danzgames.com/memory.htm
In this game, you choose how many sounds you would like to be a part of a
pattern that you will remember. Then, you listen to a single sound, and try to
remember it. If you're successful, a new sound is added and you must remember
both sounds. This continues, and continues, until you cannot remember anymore
and make a mistake. But don't think things are easy. The game has some
advanced options, such as letting you specify how many sounds to add to the
sequence after you successfully remember a pattern, and even randomly adding
sounds to the pattern. You can also specify how many different sounds you
would like in the pattern. This game does not require directX--only a screen
reader. It will work on all Windows platforms including Windows 95. It is just
1.5 MB in size, and freeware, so why not give it a go.
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Dasher
(Speech) Documentation
http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/
dasher/download/papers/Manual.pdf
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Dasher
(Speech)
http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/kv227/
speechdasher/SpeechDasher.zip
A very unique speech recognition system bundled with Dasher
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Dasher (Standard)
http://www.splasm.com/products/productdasher.html
Dasher is an
information-efficient text-entry interface, driven by natural continuous
pointing gestures. Dasher is a competitive text-entry system wherever a
full-size keyboard cannot be used.
Streaming video demonstration (1.5 mins asf). The eye-tracking
version of Dasher allows an experienced user to write text as fast as normal
handwriting - 25 words per minute; using a mouse, experienced users can write
at 39 words per minute. A $128.95
Headtracker for an eye gaze system.
Voice Buddy Interactive Voice Control Version 3.0
$39.95.
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Dependency
Win95/98/Me/Win2K/XP
http://camtech2000.net/Programs/depncy10.zip
Most programs require the support of additional files sometimes not
included in order to run properly. Dependency will show you the dll's and
ocx's as well as their size and location that the exe of the program is
dependent upon.
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Drawing for Children
http://www.cs.uu.nl/~markov/kids/draw.html
This is an easy to use drawing program with many activities to explore.
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Dwell Click
http://www.sensorysoftware.com/software/dwellclick/index.html
Dwelling is resting the mouse over one area of the screen for a specified
time. The dwell click software allows you to perform left-click, right-click
and double clicks, and even drag things around the screen. This is ideal for
those who can operate the mouse pointer, but not the buttons. For example,
users of a head mouse such as the Smart
NAV can use this software to control mouse operated Windows programs.
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EdgeWrite
[top]
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~edgewrite/
Accurate Text Entry for Handheld Devices
Designed for Compactness, High Tactility, and Physical StabilityEdgeWrite is a
new unistroke text entry method for handheld devices designed to provide high
accuracy and physical stability for people with motor impairments or people
"on the go."
EdgeWrite uses a unistroke alphabet designed to leverage physical edges for
greater stability in text entry. An EdgeWrite user enters text by trasversing
the edges and diagonals of a square hole in patterns that feel like writing
regular letters.
EdgeWrite is also available for Windows on a variety of common input devices.
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Educational web sites:
Site that explains how things work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Site that works with a wide range of cognitive skills and subject matters
http://www.factmonster.com/
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EdWord and
EdWeb
http://www.deafblindonline.org.uk/software.html#ee
EdWord is a talking word processor that allows you to combine text with
symbols. EdWeb is a talking web browser that can display web pages as a
combination of text and symbols.
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EmacSpeak
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/raman/emacspeak/
Emacspeak is a speech interface that allows visually impaired users to
interact independently and efficiently with the computer. Audio formatting --a
technique pioneered by AsTeR--
and full support for W3C's
Aural CSS (ACSS) allows Emacspeak to produce rich aural presentations of
electronic information. By seamlessly blending all aspects of the Internet
such as Web-surfing and messaging, Emacspeak speech-enables local and remote
information via a consistent and well-integrated user interface. Available
free of cost on the Internet, Emacspeak has dramatically changed how the
author and hundreds of blind and visually impaired users around the world
interact with the personal computer and the Internet. A rich suite of task-oriented
tools provides efficient speech-enabled access to the audio desktop and
evolving semantic WWW. When combined with Linux running on low-cost PC
hardware, Emacspeak/Linux provides a reliable, stable speech-friendly solution
that opens up the Internet to visually impaired users around the world.
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E-Speaking
e-Speaking is free for you to download and use. e-Speaking includes over 100
pre-defined commands. If you wish to add, edit, or delete commands from
e-Speaking, you will need to purchase a license to activate that part of the
code.
http://www.e-speaking.com/download.htm
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Eventcorder
http://www.eventcorder.com/ec_downloads.htm
Eventcorder records and plays back Windows
events. With Eventcorder, a sequence of keystrokes and mouse-clicks can be
implemented at the touch of a single button.
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Everyday
Skills
http://www.oatsoft.org/Software/everyday-skills
Switch-activated software that supports teachers in teaching the young people
who are deafblind in learning everyday skills.
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EzMagnifier v. 1.2 by Ancient Software
http://www.ancientsoft.com/ezmagnifier.htm
EzMagnifier is a small utility to magnify a portion of the screen where you
can choose the zooming factor and you can resize the magnified portion itself
to suite your needs. You can capture the image of the magnified area and the
program saves it in the same folder of the program and you can save multiple
captures as the program save them sequentially.
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Fab
Four [top]
http://www.brillsoft.com/Index_files/Page603.htm
Consists of 4 single
switch games for users with special needs. These are cause and effect games
for users with special needs. Download it to try! After all it is completely
free, however if you are able, a donation to keep the website running would be
appreciated.
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FatBits
http://www.digitalmantra.com/fatbits/
Fatbits magnifies an area of the screen and
paints the giant pixels into a new window, which may be useful if you have a
visual impairment. To make the screen even more accessible, you can modify the
colours it displays.
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Festival
Speech Synthesis System
http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival/
Festival offers a general framework for building speech synthesis systems as
well as including examples of various modules. As a whole it offers full text
to speech through a number APIs: from shell level, though a Scheme command
interpreter, as a C++ library, from Java, and an Emacs interface. Festival is
multi-lingual (currently English (British and American), and Spanish) though
English is the most advanced. Other groups release new languages for the
system. And full tools and documentation for build new voices are available
through Carnegie Mellon's FestVox project (http://festvox.org)
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Fire Vox
http://www.firevox.clcworld.net/about.html
Fire Vox is an open source, freely available
talking browser extension for the Firefox web browser. Think of it as a screen
reader that is designed especially for Firefox.
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Flite
http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/flite/
Flite (festival-lite) is a small, fast run-time synthesis engine developed at
CMU and primarily designed for small embedded machines and/or large servers.
Flite is designed as an alternative synthesis engine to Festival for
voices built using the FestVox suite
of voice building tools.
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Galileo
[top]
http://www.baum.ro/eng/products/galileo/galileo.html
Galileo 4 is the screen magnification software for Windows NT/2000/XP
developed by BAUM. Though Galileo 4 is an independent and autonomous program
that offers every comfort of a modern screen magnification software, it has
especially been developed for use with the screen reader Virgo 4. By combining
these two solutions all former compatibility problems between screen readers
and screen magnification software now belong to the past.
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Game
Accessibility SIG
http://www.igda.org/accessibility/
Games play an important part in our culture and help add to our quality of
life. The Game Accessibility SIG was formed to help the game community strive
towards creating mainstream games that are universally accessible to all,
regardless of disability. Through our work we hope to help bridge the
knowledge gap about how to increase the accessibility of mainstream games that
exists between disability groups and game developers and publishers.
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GC (graphing
calculator)
http://www.compilerabuse.com/projects/gc/gc_help.htm
You can use this program for building two-dimensional graphs of functions. In
order to draw a graph of a function, enter the function into the upper box of
the window and press Apply/Draw or Enter. Use
letter ‘x’ as an argument. All the functions you enter will be added to the
list box that is on top of the window. You can then scroll through the list
and select a function. After you select a function, press Apply/Draw or
Enter. The function you have selected will become current and will be drawn in
blue. All other functions in the list will be drawn in green. Also, the
function that is current will be calculated at the value that is shown in the x= box.
The result will be displayed in the f(…)= box.
You can add the values of x into the x= list
the same way you add functions to the f(x)=
list. Just press Apply/Draw or Enter every
time you change or add values into those boxes. Pressing the Remove
button will delete the current function from the list and its graph
from the display window. The last function in the list will become current.
Pressing Clear Argument List will remove all
the values from the x= list except for ‘0’. Clear
All clears both function and
argument lists, and the display window. All the buttons on the window have
corresponding items in the menu.
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Get
http://camtech2000.net/Programs/getpth10.zip
Have you ever needed to get the full path to an exe or any other file?
Or maybe you have so many you've forgotten what they are and don't want to
open them one at a time to find out. 'Get Paths' automatically copies the
path to the clipboard and lets you quickly view both text based and image
files. Files types supported are txt, bat, log, diz, reg, frm, vbp, vbw, ctl,
bas, bmp, gif, jpg, jpeg, ico, tif, tiff, wmf, emf, png, mix and exe.
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Gnopernicus
http://www.baum.ro/gnopernicus.html
Gnopernicus is part of the GNOME Accessibility Project. It is a screen
reader and magnifier and it enables users with limited vision, or no vision,
to use the Gnome 2 desktop and Gnome/GTK+2 applications effectively. By
providing automated focus tracking and full-screen magnification, Gnopernicus
aids low-vision Gnome users. Its screen reader features allow low-vision and
blind users to access the standard GTK+2 and Java-based GUI applications via
speech and Braille output. By leveraging Gnome 2's built-in accessibility
framework, Gnopernicus will make interacting with applications more efficient
for these users and enable use of the Gnome 2 desktop for some users who
otherwise would have no access to Gnome.
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GOCR
http://jocr.sourceforge.net/
GOCR is an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) program, developed under the
GNU Public License. It converts scanned images of text back to text files.
Joerg Schulenburg started the program, and now leads a team of developers.
GOCR can be used with different front-ends, which makes it very easy to port
to different OSes and architectures. It can open many different image formats,
and its quality have been improving in a daily basis.
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GOK
http://www.gok.ca/gok.shtml
The gok project aims to enable users to control their computer without having
to rely on a standard keyboard or mouse. Many individuals must control the
computer using alternative input methods. Using innovative dynamic keyboard
strategies, and leveraging gnome 2's built-in accessibility framework, the gok
will make control more efficient and enable use of the gnome 2 desktop. With
the right hardware support and the gok individuals will have full access to
applications that support the AT SPI, and therefore, full access to the
functionality these applications provide.
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Google Accessible Search
http://labs.google.com/accessible/
Accessible Search is an early Google Labs product designed to identify and
prioritize search results that are more easily usable by blind and visually
impaired users. Regular Google search helps you find a set of documents that
is most relevant to your tasks. Accessible Search goes one step further by
helping you find the most accessible pages in that result set.
In its current version, Google Accessible Search looks at a number of signals
by examining the HTML markup found on a web page. It tends to favor pages that
degrade gracefully --- pages with few visual distractions and pages that are
likely to render well with images turned off. Google Accessible Search is
built on Google Co-op's technology, which improves search results based on
specialized interests.
Accessible Search is a natural and important extension of Google's overall
mission to better organize the world's information and make it universally
accessible. Google Accessible Search is designed to help the visually
challenged find the most relevant, useful and comprehensive information, as
quickly as possible.
In the past, visually impaired Google users have often waded through a lot of
inaccessible websites and pages to find the required information. Our goal is
to provide a more useful and accessible web search experience for the blind
and visually impaired.
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Google Desktop
http://desktop.google.com/index.html
Google Desktop gives you easy access to information on your computer and from
the web. It's a desktop search application that provides full text search over
your email, computer files, music, photos, chats and web pages that you've
viewed. By making your computer searchable, Google Desktop puts your
information easily within your reach and frees you from having to manually
organize your files, emails and bookmarks. It makes searching your computer as
easy as searching the web with Google.
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Grid Maker
http://www.deafblindonline.org.uk/software.html#gm
An accessory for producing grids for use in EdWord and EdWeb. This can provide
a list of words or symbols for the user to choose from when writing, as well
as pictures, effects and web addresses.
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G-TalkSearch
http://desktop.google.com/plugins/i/
gtalksearch.html
G-TalkSearch is a plug-in for Google desktop search. It is an innovative piece
of binary (.Net CLR Binary) written to enable people with disabilities to use
Google desktop search. Well not only people with disabilities, but a lot of
ohter fun loving people who want to talk with Google desktop search can use
this. Use Google desktop search with your voice. Command it and it takes you
to webpages, cache files etc... To use it you MUST download all of the
following, additional, files or else Program does not work. Net Framework 1.1;
Speech SDK 5.1; from
http://www.microsoft.com/speech/download/sdk51/; Google Desktop Search; MS
Agent Components and Tools including:
-MSAgent.exe
-Microsoft Agent character files : Genie.acs
-Text-to-speech engines:
http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/
controls/agent2/tv_enua.exe
-SAPI 4.0 runtime support: Spchapi.exe
-Speech recognition engines: actcnc.exe
-Speech control panel: Spchcpl.exe
All of the above are available in the Microsoft page
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http://www.microsoft.com/MSAGENT/downloads/user.asp
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GTKeyboard
http://www.gnu.org/software/
gtkeyboard/gtkeyboard.html
GTKeyboard is an application written in C with the aid of the Gimp
Toolkit. It is intended to help users with physical disabilities to enter
text into a simple editor, as well as to help them use other X11 applications
that require keyboard input. GTKeyboard allows the user to press keys on an
onscreen keyboard that will either be entered into a simple text editor that
GTKeyboard provides, or into the application of choice that the user specifies
by clicking on the window. It has also been used by people who have strange
keyboard layouts, and by people who for one reason or another cannot use a
keyboard with the machine in question.
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Hark The Sound
[top]
http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/assist/Hark/index.html
Hark The Sound is a really simple sound game intended for young kids who are
visually impaired. It was inspired by my friend and colleague Diane Brauner
and was written by Gary Bishop. It is free for educational and fun use.
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http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/headpointer/download
The Head-Tracking Pointer provides an inexpensive and easily-used mouse
replacement for those unable to use traditional pointing devices. Using only
software and any Web-cam, this application allows users to point and click
with character-level accuracy by simply aiming their face. Unlike other
head-tracking solutions, the Head-Tracking Pointer does not require
special-purpose hardware, head gear, or tracking aids, such as
retro-reflective dots. Users train the system by tipping their head left and
right. Custom-tracking algorithms provide reliable operation in a wide range
of environmental conditions. Head motion is translated into pointer motion by
custom filters that provide both high speed for long movements and high
accuracy for fine control, without switching modes. All clicking variations
are supported, including right clicking, double clicking, and click-and-drag.
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HELP Read
http://helpread.net/
This software will highlight sentences or words as it reads them out loud. You
can control the voices volume, pitch and speed.
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HELP Read™: the Freeware Reader Project
http://www.helpread.net/
HELP Read™ is FREE software that reads along with you while you do the
reading. Whether you’re younger or older, new to reading or have your own
library, HELP Read™ should be able to help you read more and understand more
of what you read.
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HiCaption
http://www.hisoftware.com
A new captioning tool (Windows only).
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Hotkeycontrol
XP 5.3
http://www.inchwest.com/hkcontrol.html
Hotkeycontrol is the award winning solution to create keyboard shortcuts for
routine tasks. These tasks include, but are not limited to opening files,
ejecting cdrom drives, restarting the computer, typing frequently used text,
controlling active windows, changing volume and recording macros. The list of
configured hotkeys can be shown transparently using on screen display (OSD)
which eliminates the need to remember the hotkeys contrary to conventional
hotkey managers. Besides that, volume status and other information can also be
shown directly on screen using OSD. And, more features can be added to the
program by creating plugins - which essentially makes the possibilities
limitless. In addition to normal combination hotkeys, you can use single keys
such as function or number pad keys. The additional keys on your
Multimedia/Internet keyboard can also be used with Hotkeycontrol and all the
hotkeys are functional even in games and in other full-screen DirectX
applications. HotKicks
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IDAIR
[top]
http://idair.sourceforge.net/
An opensource platform independant daisy reader
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Inclusive CD
Player
http://www.inclusive.co.uk/downloads/downloads.shtml#cdplayer
A free, switch accessible CD player for Windows 95 onwards.
Features:
two different graphic styles
one or two switch access
mouse and keyboard access
automatically remembers settings
suitable for controlling from an IntelliKeys or Concept Keyboard
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Inclusive
Serial Switch Driver
http://www.inclusive.co.uk/downloads/
downloads.shtml#serialdriver
A stand-alone serial switch driver for Windows, programmed to send the
standard keys of Space and Return. For single or two switch access. Option to
send a continuous stream of keypresses or a single keypress. Send a selection
of other commonly used keypresses such as function keys and number keys.
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iRotate
http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/irotate.shtm
Fast screen rotation without the
fuss
iRotate provides convenient access to the native rotation capabilities present
in contemporary display drivers, via a popup menu accessible from the system
tray and optional system-wide hotkeys. It's no longer necessary to resort to
bloated Windows hacks, additional software layers or phantom drivers to
achieve content rotation. In most instances, support is now available directly
from the graphics chip manufacturers, who continuously improve and apply
quality assurance to their drivers. By leveraging the native rotation
capabilities now provided by ATI, nVidia, Intel, Matrox, S3, XGI and others,
iRotate offers exceptional speed and efficiency, with minimal impact on scarce
system resources - the entire iRotate package, including installation,
documentation, and native language support in all the major European and Asian
languages, weighs in at only 100kb. And like all EnTech graphics utilities,
iRotate supports multiple graphics cards from various vendors, simultaneously,
under every multi-monitor enabled operating system from Windows 98 to XP.
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iZoom Screen Magnifier
http://www.ohsht.org/izoom_index.htm
Redefine your computing
experience with iZoom, a Professional Grade Screen Magnifier and Reader built
into a single application. Magnify your screen anywhere from 1.5 to 16 times
while having it read out to you, all ready with color/cursor enhancements and
image smoothing.
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Jetstream
Trader [top]
http://www.brillsoft.com/Index_files/Page552.htm
You control a hot air
balloon on the planet Gull. Direction is controlled by entering different ‘jetstreams.’
Jetstream trader is a very complex single switch game for people with gross
motor skills only. The
objective is given at the start of each level, you have to deliver cargo to
earn credit. You can then use the credit for more gas. No gas, no flame, no
go!
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Joomla!
http://www.joomla.org/
Joomla! is a powerful Open Source Content Management System. It is used all
over the world for everything from simple websites to complex corporate
applications. Joomla! is easy to install, simple to manage, and reliable.
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Joystick 2 Mouse 3
http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/
archive.cgi?ID=1625
Joystick 2 Mouse lets you control your mouse and keyboard using your joystick
or gamepad.
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Joystick 2 Mouse
http://www.tucows.com/preview/292788
Turns a joystick into a mouse. It works on Windows 98/NT/2K/ME/XP.
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Jupiter
http://www.eklhad.net/linux/jupiter/
This software makes Linux accessible to the blind user.
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Kavlon 10-key
[top]
http://kavlon.org/index.php/10key
Kavlon 10-key keyboarding wordlist database is a utility to re-map a small set
of keys to a larger set of keys and to use that mapping to allowing fast entry
of words.
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KMagnifier?
http://kmag.sourceforge.net/
KMagnifier (or kmag, its unix name) is a small utility for Linux to magnify a
part of the screen. It was initially written for KDE 1, before becoming
dormant. The development was then picked up by me and KMagnifier got its new
life. It is currently being maintained/developed actively.
KMagnifier is very useful for people with visual disabilities and for those
working in the fields of image analysis, web development etc. If you are using
kmag, and would like to share the reason why you use kmag, please drop me an
email. This website and related stuff (CVS etc.) is hosted on sourceforge.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the kind people at sourceforge
and VALinux for
their great contribution towards the development of open source software.
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KM-RW
http://www.compilerabuse.com/projects/
kmrw/kmrw_help.htm
This program allows the user to record and later play back sequences of
keyboard and mouse input.
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Large Pointers 1.0 [top]
http://onlineconferencingsystems.com/
large_pointers_1.htm
Over 80 additional pointers and cursors for those with
visual or perceptual difficulties. Icon styles include animated, colored,
large, I-beams and circles.
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Learn Letters
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm
This software teaches children to know and make the twenty-six letters of the
alphabet.
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Letter Sounds
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm
Learn letter and sound relationships.
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MacroMaker
[top]
http://members.ij.net/anthonymathews/MacroMaker.htm
MacroMaker is truly a free piece of software for personal home use, but the
author would not refuse a donation if the software proved useful to you.
You DO NOT have to donate money to use MacroMaker for personal home use, only
if you want to. There may be a way for you to make a donation without even
spending any money out of your own pocket. Click the "Making a donation"
hyperlink in the left column for details on how to make a donation.
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MAGpie 1.0
http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie
The original Web-based media captioning tool (Windows only).
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MAGpie 2.0
http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie
Create captions or audio descriptions for Web media with this free tool from
NCAM (Windows or Mac OSX).
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Make a Farm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm
Create your own model farm with silo, barn and chicken coop. Kids will choose
crops and animals and what to grow to feed themselves and their animals.
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Make a Town and Make a
Village
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm
Kids set up their own streets, decide where to put different buildings, parks
and shopping districts.
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Maps That Teach
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm
Helps students learn about the United States and World geography. Following is
a list of the interactive maps that teach about continents, countries, states,
capitals, boarders, physical features and cultural movements:
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Math
Description Engine Software Development Kit
http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov
MDE SDK is a reusable software library that generates text, sound and visual
representations of graphs found in both math and science applications.
Visually-impaired computer users access these alternative text and sound
descriptions through the use of a screen reader and standard computer
speakers. The MDE (Math Description Engine) distinguishes itself from other
accessibility software by determining the key characteristics of a graph "on
the fly." Using this determination, it builds natural-language text
descriptions that enable visually-impaired users to view spatial relationships
through sound alone. Designed with both flexibility and ease-of-use in mind,
the SDK (Software Development Kit) allows web and software developers to adapt
the MDE's graph descriptions to a variety of applications. Some key audiences
who might benefit from the MDE SDK include, but are not limited to:
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Mathflash
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~palmer/mathflash.html
This software teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with
drills and practices. It keeps score and has math skills from kindergarten to
adult. It also has a digital voice feedback.
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MathPlayer
http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/
MathPlayer converts mathematical expressions embedded in web pages into
speech. Text-to-speech generators (which are useful if you want to use the
computer but cannot read) may not always recognise mathematical expressions,
but MathPlayer will speak them in a meaningful way.
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Maze Craze
http://www.danzgames.com/maze.htm
Maze Craze is a nice piece of freeware that enthusiasts of maze and puzzle
games will enjoy. The game currently comes with eleven mazes for you to try to
escape. Once you're finished with those, you can use the included, accessible,
maze editor to create your own fully-featured mazes. Your mazes can include
walls, doors, keys, and up to a 100x100 grid. I would appreciate that any
mazes you create be emailed to us. My plan is to offer user-created mazes for
download from this page for everyone to try to complete. Maze Craze will work
on any version of Windows, starting from Windows 95. It requires at least
directX version 8.0 to play. The download includes Maze Craze, eleven
playable mazes, and the maze editor, and is just 3.5 mb in size.
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MBROLA Project
http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/mbrola.html
The aim of the MBROLA project, initiated by the TCTS Lab of the Faculté
Polytechnique de Mons (Belgium), is to obtain a set of speech synthesizers for
as many languages as possible, and provide them free for non-commercial
applications. The ultimate goal is to boost academic research on speech
synthesis, and particularly on prosody generation, known as one of the biggest
challenges taken up by Text-To-Speech synthesizers for the years to
come. Central to the MBROLA project is MBROLA, a speech synthesizer based on
the concatenation of diphones. It takes a list of phonemes as input, together
with prosodic information (duration of phonemes and a piecewise linear
description of pitch), and produces speech samples on 16 bits (linear), at the
sampling frequency of the diphone database used (it is therefore NOT a
Text-To-Speech (TTS)synthesizer, since it does not accept raw text as
input). This synthesizer is provided for free, for non commercial, non
military applications only.
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Mega Map
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm
Walk an individual through the continents. It prints U.S. and World maps from
a single page to eight pages (nearly seven feet across).
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Microsoft Producer for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/
details.aspx?familyid=1B3C76D5-
FC75-4F99-94BC-784919468E73&displaylang=en
Microsoft Producer 2003 for PowerPoint 2003 is the next release of this very
popular add-in for PowerPoint 2003 and PowerPoint 2002. Producer 2003 provides
users with many powerful new features that make it easier to synchronize
audio, video, slides, and images to create engaging and effective rich-media
presentations. Producer 2003 gives content and media professionals, as well as
everyday PowerPoint users a host of new content authoring features.
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Microsoft
Reader
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/default.asp
Microsoft Reader is used to view certain eBooks on your computer. An
additional piece of software, 'Microsoft Reader Text-to-Speech Package' can be
downloaded in order to speak your eBooks to you, giving you access to all
manner of novels and non-fiction eBooks without the need to read them from the
screen.
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Microsoft Reader and
Microsoft Text-To-Speech
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/default.asp
This software will allow you to have e-books read to you. The e-books will be
formatted in Microsoft reader format, they are not straight text formatted
e-books.
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Morseall
http://morseall.org/
Morseall allows people with limited mobility to use a computer.
Morseall is free software, distrubuted under a licese that guarantees future
availability.
Morseall allows you to control your Linux computer by tapping morse code on
the mouse buttons.
The left button is for dots. Hold it longer for dashes.
The right button is for dashes. It is faster than holding down the Left.
The middle button is for "finishing" and repeating characters.
If you can control one, two, or three switches, you can use morseall at at
your own pace.
Morseall can use your existing accessibility switches!
Ask a rehabilitation professional to solder a jack onto a "sacrificial"
three-button mouse.
It should be easy to hook up your current switch set for long-term morse-code
computer use.
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Mouse Smoothing Software
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/mousesmoothing
Mouse Smoothing Software is
assistive software for people with hand tremor. It is intended primarily for
individuals with Essential (non-specific) Hand Tremor who have difficulty
using a computer mouse. Significant improvement has been found for people who
can basically control their hand, apart from a moderate degree of tremor.
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Mouse Wrap
http://www.ex-d.net/products/utils/mousewrap/default.asp
This software makes the mouse pointer circulate around the screen instead of
stopping at the edges, therefore moving the pointer requires less movement by
you. 'Movement pattern recognition' also gives you access to custom actions
e.g. cut and paste.
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MouseCam v. 1.0 by Camtech Software
http://camtech2000.net/Programs/mouscm10.zip
Have you ever been to a web site or tried to read documents where they used a
font so small you had to really strain your eyes to read it? Or have you ever
wanted to get greater detail of a graphic? MouseCam is a free small utility
that magnifies anything your cursor is over up to 20x normal size.
Win95/98/Me/Win2K/XP
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MQA Spell Checker
http://www.quinion.com/mqa/spell.htm
Spell Checker checks the spelling of any edit control in almost any
application under Windows 3.1/95/98. The program was designed to run under
Windows 3.1. Though it will operate under Windows 95/98, it is not compatible
with later versions (2000, ME, XP).
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MultiMail
http://www.deakin.edu.au/buslaw/infosys/
multiweb/mmindex.htm
MultiMail is an electronic mail (email) program that includes word prediction
and gives you a range of interface and user options. MultiMail should improve
email communication opportunities for Internet users with a disability. MultiMail
was originally designed for Windows 3.x/95 so that consumers with older
computer equipment could use this free product. A 32- bit version for Windows
95/98/2000 has now been implemented.
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MyFTC
http://www.oatsoft.org/Software/myftc
My Freedom To Communicate (MyFTC) is Assistive Technology (AT) software that
uses text-to-speech technology to enable nonverbal individuals to communicate
easily in real life situations.
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NaturalReader
[top]
http://www.naturalreaders.com/
NaturalReader is software that converts any text into incredibly clear,
high-quality, natural sounding voices. Integrated with the latest One-Click
technology, NaturalReader reads text directly from other applications, without
copying or pasting. Unique powerful output function can easily convert very
large text files into MP3 or WAV files for use on portable devices like iPod,
CD players and PocketPCs.
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Neosmt
http://www.neosmt.com/eng/index.php
neosmt is a free, advanced, instant messaging client with the following
features:
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New Folder
Here Win95/98/Me/Win2K/XP
http://camtech2000.net/Programs/nwfldr10.zip
Create new folders anywhere on your PC with a simple right click. New Folder
Here will add the command 'New Folder Here' to the menu that pops up when you
right-click on a File, Folder, Drive, Start button, Programs menu or Favorites
menu. Windows does have the command 'New/Folder' although very limited on
where you can create a folder and it usually takes a while for the 'New' menu
to expand. Create them anywhere instantly with this little utility.
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NexTalk
http://www.nextalk.net/
As a member of "NexTalk.net", you have many state-of-the-art text-based
communication features available at your fingertips, and best of all--its
FREE!
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NFBTRANS
http://www.nfb.org/nfbtrans.htm
The most recent version of Grade II Braille translation software program is NFBTRANS
7.70. It is a self-extracting executable file and should be downloaded to a
directory such as TEMP or NFBTRANS in your computer. Then click on it and all
the files will be there.
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Number
Navigator
http://numnavigator.sourceforge.net/
Number Navigator is a Windows Program that allows arithmetic via rows
and columns. Currently it works with Windows 95 and 98 work is now under way
to provide support for ALL Windows Versions.
Number Navigator enables children to record their structured arithmetic via
the button bar, keyboard or switches without having to resort to the
complexities of a spreadsheet. Numbers are entered from the keyboard (or
switches, via SAW) into grid locations on the screen. The pupil then navigates
through the grid by means of the arrow keys or the mouse.
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OCR Easy [top]
http://lem.eui.upm.es/ocre.html
Free Optical Character Recognition application
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Open Eyes
http://hcvl.hci.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/openEyes.cgi
Open Eyes is an open-source open-hardware toolkit for low-cost
real-time eye tracking. The purpose of openEyes is to provide a hardware
design and a set of software tools useful for the analysis of eye movement
data. The development of openEyes stems from the recognition in the eye
tracking and human computer interaction communities that while the cost of
hardware for eye tracking has precipitously dropped in the recent past that
the there is lack of freely available software to implement even
long-established eye-tracking methods. The tools available for this platform
include algorithms to measure eye movements from digital videos, techniques to
calibrate the eye tracking system, and example software to facilitate
real-time eye-tracking application development.
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Open Mind
Speech
http://freespeech.sourceforge.net/
The Open Mind Speech project is part of the Open
Mind Initiative and aims to develop free (GPL) speech recognition
tools and applications, as well as collect speech data from "e-citizens" using
the Internet. The main target will still be Linux (and other UNIX flavors).
The software will be designed so that it can be easily integrated into any
application, window manager or desktop environments (KDE and gnome).
Open Mind Speech is using the Overflow environment.
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Opera Browser
http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/
The most full-featured Internet power tool on the market, Opera includes
pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions
like Opera's groundbreaking E-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds
and IRC chat. And because we know that our users have
different needs, you can customize the look and content of your Opera browser
with a few clicks of the mouse.
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PC Alarm
[top]
http://www.compilerabuse.com/projects
/pcalarm/pcalarm_help.htm
PCAlarm 3.1 is the alarm clock simulator for Windows. It displays the current
(system) time and allows a user to sound an alarm at a specified time.
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PictureSlideShow
http://www.kaptech.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
/PictureSlideShow.htm
Picture Slide Show lets you continuously displays all the pictures in a
folder. You can tell it which folder to look at and how long to display a
picture for.
Picture Slide Show can display ICO, BMP, EMF, GIF, JPG, PNG, and WMF files.
Picture Slide Show is easy to use. Features include:
Maximum time to show slide show (after which it is stopped). This allows PCs
to go into standby mode.
Sort pictures before displaying, including real randomness (all images are
randomly displayed before they're shown again)
Command line start-up: if you provide a folder when starting Picture Slide
Show, the slide show begins immediately. This is useful for creating autostart
CDs. Other command-line switches let you set various options.
Include subfolders
Shortcut keys for complete keyboard control
Picture cache results in pictures being displayed more quickly.
Pictures are displayed continuously or the show stops after all pictures have
been displayed.
Option of exiting when the picture slide show is stopped.
Smoother image transition using the Clear image after each display option.
Disable screen saver during show.
Manual mode lets you control the slide show using the keyboard. The next
picture is not automatically displayed until you decide.
The picture list can be rescanned when the show is being wrapped around. This
lets you add pictures to a running show knowing they’ll be picked up when the
show wraps around.
Help file
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Please Read
http://www.readplease.com/
ReadPlease 2003 (Free Edition) offers full support for all Microsoft voices,
reads text via Windows clipboard from any program, Adjustable voice speed
(rate) and more.
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Plone
http://plone.org/
Plone is ideal as an intranet and extranet server, as a document publishing
system, a portal server and as a groupware tool for collaboration between
separately located entities. Plone carefully follows standards for usability
and accessibility. Plone pages are compliant with US Section 508, and the
W3C's AA rating for accessibility, in addition to using best-practice web
standards like XHTML and CSS.
- PodioBooks
http://www.podiobooks.com
1189 episodes available for download in 61 titles
4,940 Active Members
Over 623,249 episodes downloaded since 10/1/2005
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Point-N-Click v. 2.4.18 by Polital Enterprises Windows®
95/98/NT4.x/Me/2000/XP
http://www.polital.com/pnc/
Point-N-Click is a FREE stand-alone on-screen virtual mouse designed for
anyone with a disability that makes it difficult or impossible to click a
physical computer mouse. As long as they can move a mouse, trackball or other
pointing device, they can send mouse clicks to virtually any Windows
application or DOS application that can run within a window and even many that
are full screen.
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Point-N-Click
http://www.polital.com/pnc/
This software is a virtual mouse. It has right click, left click, double left
click, click and drag, scroll, double right click, alt key, shift key, ctrl
key and scroll key. It is a very good virtual mouse.
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Power Talk
http://fullmeasure.co.uk/powertalk/
PowerTalk automatically speaks any presentation or slide show running in
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows. You just download and install PowerTalk and
while you open and run the presentation as usual it speaks the text on your
slides. The advantage over other generic 'Text To Speech' programs is that
PowerTalk is able to speak text as it appears and can also speak hidden text
attached to images. Speech is provided by the standard synthesised computer
voices that are provided with Windows.
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pVoice 2.1
http://www.pvoice.org/showpage/en/pvoice
pVoice is an application for
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).Disabled people who cannot
speak and have very little possibilities to operate a computer can use pVoice
by selecting photo's or symbols to generate speech output. Common symbol
languages like PCS, Bliss or 'Vijfhoek' can be used with pVoice. You need to
purchase these symbol-libraries from the respective manufacturers though. If
you want a cheap solution, you can download symbols from the Picto-archive (dutch)
For your convenience I created a zipfile of the pictos from this site, which
you can also download from the download page. pVoice 2.1 is available in
English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Croatian, Turkish, Brazilian
Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Russian, Traditional Chinese and
Simplified Chinese (the free Text To Speech 'engine' is not available for all
of these languages, see the link to the Microsoft Agent page at the Support
page) and is distributed with an emtpy database. You'll have to define your
own Themes (categories) and symbols representing words within these themes.
This however is an easy task. It's also possible to import data from previous
pVoice versions into pVoice 2.1.
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PW Cache
Win95/98/Me
http://camtech2000.net/Programs/pwche10.zip
This is a password protected program that retrieves all the passwords
that Windows stores for you. Shows what it's for, type, user name and
password. Ability to save and print the list. Will not decrypt passwords
that are encrypted by Windows.
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Rapidkeys v. 2003 by Lucian Velea
[top]
http://rapidkeys.netfirms.com/en/index.htm
RapidKeys intelligent virtual keyboard is an application intended to replace
the keyboard by using a pointing device (mouse, trackball or similar device).
Virtual keyboards are ideal for people with physical disabilities or for
systems without a keyboard. RapidKeys is a virtual keyboard with some special
features - it learns from what the user types and contextually suggests words
that can be typed with a single click to obtain a greater speed of typing. It
has user-defined autoexpandable abbreviations & a similar mechanism is used
for names. An optional AutoCaps mechanism detects the end of sentences and
temporarily switches for one capital letter.
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Reader's Pal 3.1
http://www.magnifiers.org/cgi-bin/links
/jump.cgi?ID=307
Intended
to ease reading on a computer monitor by displaying text in large fonts in
foreground an background colors of the user's choosing. Works with Microsoft's
Text-to-Speech, reads web pages from the Internet and let you browse
text-only.
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ReadPlease
2003
http://www.readplease.com/
Reads any text you see on your screen - all purpose text-to-speech software.
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ReadPlease 2003
http://www.readplease.com/
This program will read any document you open. You can customize the font and
background color, adjust the voice speed, and set a generic low vision color
option. It is a great text-to-speech program for free. ReadPlease 2003 Plus is
not free. The Plus version has great low vision font enlarging and color
options. You can fast-forward and reverse though the text. It highlights text
while reading. Finally, it has the Natural Voices. The Plus version cost
$59.99.
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RefreshEm
Win95/98/Me/Win2K/XP
http://camtech2000.net/Programs/refrsh10.zip
You may have noticed that sometimes the Desktop and Windows Explorer start to
display the wrong Icons for some file types. Running RefreshEm when they do
repairs the Windows Icon Cache so that the proper ones are immediately
displayed. It does not stay in memory, immediately terminates after using it
and has no visible Window. Just click or double click the Icon each time you
want to refresh the icons.
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Reloader
http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/
AutoRefresher-for-IE/3000-2366_
2-10293579.html?tag=lst-0-1
Reloader lets you automatically reload predefined
sets of programs. There are three main ways to use it. You can start Windows
with the same programs that were running when you last shut down. You can
start Windows with the same set of programs every time. Or you can load
predefined sets of programs on demand rather than at startup. To the extent
possible, Reloader will restore programs to their original state, positioning
windows as they were when you saved the layout. This would be great for people
who need to have assistive technology programs such as an on-screen keyboard
or screen reader accessible as soon as the computer starts up.
FREE
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Remote
Commander
http://www.pebbles.hcii.cmu.edu/assistive/index.php
This allows one or more PDAs to be used as if they were the PC's cursor and
keyboard.
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RemoteKeys
http://www.freewarehits.de/RemoteKeys.htm
RemoteKeys can automate complex control systems,
but also simple jobs like inserting text passages into Word and Emails.
Automation allows complex sequences of keystrokes and mouse clicks to be
carried out at the touch of a button.
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Rockets!
http://www.brillsoft.com/Index_files/Page654.htm
Rockets! Is a single
switch game which introduces the concept of scanning. That is you press the
switch when the pointer is aligned with one of the buttons. You load rockets
into a container, then press fire and watch the fireworks! Rockets is an
intermediate level switch game for users with special needs. It can also be
used with a mouse, this is configured on the opening screen.
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SABLE: A Synthesis Markup Language (version 1.0)
[top]
http://www.bell-labs.com/project/tts/sable.html
The draft SABLE specification is an
initiative to establish a standard system for marking up text input to speech
synthesizers. The current draft (version 1.0) is being circulated for comment
by users, developers and researchers of speech synthesis.
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Sayz Me
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sayzme/
Sayz Me is a text-to-speech application for Windows. Text can be typed in or
read from clipboard. Words are highlighted when spoken. Select voice, adjust
reading speed, voice pitch, font and color. Simple and easy to use.
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Sclera's
Pictos
http://www.sclera.be/English/index.htm
A resource of 1041 free symbols (pictograms).
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Sense Factory
http://www.deafblindonline.org.uk/software.html#sf
Switch-activated software that lets you make slideshows and sequences of
pictures, videos and sounds for use with one or two switches.
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Sensory Switch
Driver
http://www.sensorysoftware.com/
software/switchdriver/index.html
To ensure that your switches can be used with all applications we supply our
switch software. The software is available for both USB and serial switches.
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SENSwitcher
http://www.northerngrid.org/sen/Menu-L.htm
"SENSwitcher is a suite of programs designed to help teach early ICT skills to
people with profound and multiple learning difficulties, those who need to
develop skills with assistive input devices and very young children new to
computers. It is, we believe the first time anyone anywhere has developed an
online switch enabled application which targets ICT skills from purely
experiential through cause and effect, switch building, timed activation,
targeting and row scanning."
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Shields, Knights and
Heraldry
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm
This software prints out elements of heraldry to create your own coat of arms.
Learn the terminology and history of coats of arms.
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Shoot 1.6.4
http://clans.gameclubcentral.com/shoot/
Perfect for commanding your AI buddies in your favorite flight simulator or
FPS! Forget about having to memorize all those keyboard shortcuts, now you can
just say what
you want to happen.
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ShortKeys Lite
http://www.shortkeys.com/lite.htm
Shortkeys Lite allows you to set up
replacement text or paragraphs for any given number of user defined
keystrokes. If you type a few characters, ShortKeys Lite will replace them
with up to 3000 characters. If you find typing difficult then Shortkeys will
make it more automatic.
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Simply Web 2000
http://www.econointl.com/sw/
This is a simple to use speaking web browser that is free and allows easy
navigation of complex pages by blind users.
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Single Switch
Performance Test
http://www.aacinstitute.org/Resources/ProductsandServices/SSPT/intro.html
Single Switch Performance Test (SSPT) measures how fast a person can activate
or release a single switch or activate it multiple times. SSPT monitors the
mouse buttons. SSPT reports can be helpful in choosing the most effective
switch, identifying the best position, and monitoring the training process.
(A switch adapter or modified mouse is needed to connect a switch to the PC.
Instructions for modifying a mouse are available as well. AAC Institute also
sells a modified mouse.)
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SIPcon1
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tipcon1/
SIPcon1 is a standards-compliant soft phone using text and voice with
accessibility features.
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Skype
http://www.skype.com/
Skype is a little program for making free calls over the internet to anyone
else who also has Skype. It’s free and easy to download and use, and works
with most computers.
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SpeakOn
http://www.a-technic.net/speakon.htm
SpeakOn is a free program that runs on your PC and
is a speech enabled environment containing applications for listening to
various media. SpeakOn has been developed for people who are comfortable using
computers. It does not require a screenreader or magnifier; it does not have a
visual interface and in fact does not require a screen at all. You communicate
with SpeakOn using a numerical keypad or the standard keyboard and SpeakOn
responds with speech. With a low cost external USB slimline numerical
keypad, you can operate SpeakOn with one hand from the comfort of your
armchair.
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Speakup
http://www.linux-speakup.org/speakup.html
Speakup, written by Kirk Reiser and Andy Berdan, is a screen review package
for the Linux operating system. Speakup allows you to interact with
applications and the GNU/Linux operating system with audible feedback from the
console using a synthetic speech device.
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Special Access
To Windows
http://ace-centre.hostinguk.com/
index.cfm?pageid=83216478-D613-62F1-
C85EEB3021CA6B57
For the switch user, accessing the essentially mouse-driven Windows
environment appears to be a formidable task. Not any more. Introducing SAW5
(Special Access to Windows) - it's software that enables Windows to be
controlled by one or two switches,a joystick, a trackerball or a headpointer. SAW
has many additions and features to make creating interfaces easy for those who
use alternative inputs. SAW5 runs under Windows 98, ME and 2000 and XP, and
it's FREE!
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Speed Typing
http://www.colorpilot.com/speed-typing.html
With Speed Typing, you can type frequently used text quickly and easily. You
just type a word, and Speed Typing will automatically replace it with a line
or a paragraph.
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SUITEKeys
1.0 for Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, and 2000/XP
http://www.cs.cofc.edu/~manaris/SUITEKeys/
SUITEKeys is a continuous speech understanding interface for motor-impaired PC
users. In contrast to other speech recognition systems, it provides access to
all available PC functionality. This is accomplished by modeling speech
interaction at the linguistic level of the physical keyboard and mouse.
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Super Magnify
v1.2
http://www.softlookup.com/display.asp?id=9955
Super Magnify allows you to magnify portions of your screen up to 15
times. The program includes a special interpolation routine to maintain
details when magnifying, as well as the ability to magnify the mouse cursor.
In addition, Super Magnify displays your (x, y) pixel coordinates on the
screen, and the RGB values corresponding to the cursor's position.
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SuperMagnify (v1.2)
http://www.theabsolute.net/sware/
This software allows you to magnify portions of your computer screen up to
fifteen times the normal magnification. The program includes a special
interpolation routine to maintain details when magnifying, as well as the
ability to magnify the mouse cursor. It also display your (x,y) pixel
coordinates. It is for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000.
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Switch Access
To Windows
http://ace-centre.hostinguk.com/
index.cfm?pageid=83216478-D613-62F1-
C85EEB3021CA6B57
Software that enables Windows to be controlled by one or two switches,a
joystick, a trackerball or a headpointer. This new upgraded version of SAW has
many additions and feautures to make creating interfaces easy for those who
use alternative inputs.
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Switch
Software Downloads
70+ single switch PC games available for FREE download!
http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/2/switch-downloads.htm
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Symbol &
ConceptCoding Editor
http://www.symbolnet.org/sv/index.html
Building a Symbol and ConceptCoding Editor for CMS, based on
CCF(ConceptCodingFramework). Also building tools for ConceptCoding
administration (perhaps in another project).
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Symbol Set
Maker
http://www.deafblindonline.org.uk/software.html#ssm
An accessory for making symbol sets for use in EdWord and EdWeb. It will
instantly convert a file full of images into the correct format to be used in
EdWord and EdWeb.
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Table Reader
[top]
http://www.dvlop.nl/exsoft/pages/tablerdr.htm
eXsoft is proud to launch a program that will make life much easier for
visually impaired people: Table Reader! Table Reader is a first-of-it’s-kind
program that allows visually impaired people to read even the most extensive
tables in Excel, without time-consuming and laborious scrolling or searching.
Simply select what you need from the top row and the first column and you’ll
have the corresponding value in a flash. This program is practically unlimited
– as long as the basic idea of a table is being used! This will give blind or
visually impaired people possibility’s never experienced before, when using
the Table Reader they can participate in economy, geography, science, physics,
math, and so on, for the table part – this solution takes one of the biggest
obstacles away for the blind!
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Talking Faces
http://www.inclusive.co.uk/downloads/
downloads.shtml#talkingfaces
Another free, switch accessible program from Inclusive Technology. Record your
voice and hear it played back while a face animates!
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Talking
Messenger
http://www.talkingmessenger.com/
Always wanted to hear your Windows Messenger™ messages out loud? Talking
Messenger will do just that! It even notifies you when your friends are on- or
offline.
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TextAloud
http://www.nextup.com/
TextAloud reads text from email, web pages, reports and more, aloud on your
PC. TextAloud can also save your daily reading to MP3 or Windows Media files
ready for playback on your iPod, PocketPC, or even on your TV with Tivo's Home
Media Option. You can download a
free trial version of TextAloud. It does not include the optional premium
voices, but is a fully functional version of TextAloud that you can evaluate
for 15 days with no obligation. Optional premium voices can be added at the
time of purchase.
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Thunder
http://www.screenreader.net/index.php?section=Thunder
ScreenReader that
provides the ability to
write letters and documents, hear what you have
typed letter by letter or word by word, change the speed and voice, and repeat
what you have just heard and more. It will speak menus and dialog boxes. You
will have full speech feedback for most text-based word processing tasks
including editing documents in Microsoft Word, WordPad or Notepad.
You will be
able to keep in touch with friends and family in complete privacy by using
email with all the functions of Outlook Express.
You will be able to read masses of information
on the Internet on any subject from the price of first class stamps to zebras’
life expectancy. You will be able to search for information and get answers in
seconds. You will be able to enjoy live and listen again radio, and fill in
forms for Internet shopping, banking etc. To do this you will need WebbIE, our
Internet text browser.TouchCD -
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Switch CD Player
http://fullmeasure.co.uk/TouchCD/
A very simple switch controlled CD player
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TuxPaint
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/
An easy to use paint program. It has auditory feedback. Uses both the keyboard
and the mouse.
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UA-Chess
[top]
http://www.ics.forth.gr/uachess/index.html
UA-Chess is a fully-functional chess game, developed by the
Centre for Universal Access & Assistive Technologies of
ICS-FORTH. UA-Chess can be played through a standard Web browser. Its
distinctive characteristic is that it is designed to be Universally
Accessible, i.e., it can be concurrently played by people with different
abilities and preferences, including people with disabilities (e.g.,
low-vision, blind and hand-motor impaired).
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Ultra Hal
Text-to-Speech Reader
http://www.zabaware.com/reader/index.html
Will read your documents out loud in one of its many high quality voices. This
can be a great tool for proof reading because hearing your text out loud helps
you spot all mistakes. This program can also be used for reading e-books. Why
strain your eyes trying to read a book from your monitor when your computer
can simply read it out loud for you? This program will also read all standard
Windows dialog box messages out loud to you. This can be a great aid for the
visually impaired or for anyone who just wants messages to be read out loud.
The Ultra Hal Text-to-Speech reader is also able to read the clipboard
contents. With this function you can easily have it read your email and web
sites that you visit. This program is also able to speak incoming instant
messages out loud. Now when you chat with your buddies online you will hear
what they say instead of just reading it. The Ultra Hal Text-to-Speech reader
is compatible with the AOL, AIM, ICQ, and MSN Messenger clients. In addition
to speaking text out loud, this program is able to write audio data directly
to Windows WAV files. You can convert all your documents and e-books into WAV
files and then burn them to audio CDs or convert them into MP3 files. You can
listen to your e-books on the road with a standard CD or MP3 player! This
program has several high quality voices to choose from and gives you control
over speed, pitch, and volume.
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VideoSync
[top]
http://www.edcenter.sdsu.edu/disted/vidsync.html
A free captioning tool for QuickTime.
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Virgo 4
http://www.baum.ro/eng/products/virgo/virgo.html
VIRGO 4 enables the user choose the sort of information to be displayed on the
Braille display and to be given via speech-output. Users with a rest of sight
have the choice to work also with the integrated screen magnification
"Galileo". The complete integration of Braille, speech and screen
magnification brings the power of media together to the benefit of the user.
Of course, VIRGO 4 can as well be used only with Braille-output or only with
speech-output or just with screen magnification. You've got the choice.
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Virtual
Magnifying Glass
http://magnifier.sourceforge.net/
Virtual Magnifying Glass is an easy-to-use screen magnification tool for
Windows.
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VirtualDub
http://www.virtualdub.org
Freeware (Open Source). Linear Video Editing System with captioning
capabilities.
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Vischeck
http://www.vischeck.com/
Vischeck is a way of showing you what things look like to someone who is
Colorblind.
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VobSub
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/
video_software/subtitle_tools/vobsub.cfm
Freeware (Open Source). Plug-in for VirtualDub for Closed Captioning
manipulation.
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Voice E-Mail
Pilot
http://www.colorpilot.com/voicepilot.html
Do you have to type e-mails all day long? Hey, your e-mail does not have to be
typed - you can create voice e-mails. And Voice E-Mail Pilot is the program
that will let you do this. Your voice e-mail will let your addressee know how
you feel better than the smiley face. You also can use the program as voice
notes manager. You can sort your voice notes by subject, filter them, and save
in different files. Voice E-Mail Pilot can automatically stop recording when
you stop talking, which makes your notes free of unnecessary pauses.
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Web Access
Gateway [top]
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~ssb22/access.html
This is an online ``browser within a browser''; it gives you more control over
how websites are displayed, regardless of which browser you have to use. The
gateway currently has two main purposes: To make the Web easier to access for
print-disabled users (such as users with low vision or dyslexia); To allow
speakers of other languages to view Web pages written in them, when the
encodings are not supported by their browsers.
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Web Adaptation
Technology
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/wat
Web Adaptation Technology makes the Web easier to navigate and read for
seniors, people with disabilities, and special-education students. This is
accomplished by making transformations and adaptations, according to personal
preferences, during Web browsing. Specifically, Web Adaptation Technology
assists users by enabling them to magnify the contents on a Web page and
adjust font, image, and page layout to improve readability. Web Adaptation
Technology also enables selected text to be read aloud, using a
"text-to-speech" feature, and eases the typing of people who have difficulty
with a keyboard (such as those with tremors or arthritis or who are recovering
from a stroke) in part by detecting these errors and automatically adjusting
the keyboard sensitivity to accommodate the typing. Available in nine
languages, this software is in use by nonprofit organizations and schools
around the world.
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Web-4-All
http://web4all.atrc.utoronto.ca/html/atrc
/about_e.html
Web-4-All is the first technology in the world that makes it possible for
users to carry with them their user interface preferences (including system
preferences, browser preferences and assistive technology preferences) and
quickly configure public terminals or learning management applications
accordingly. The Web-4-All pilot system automatically configured public access
terminals through the use smart cards. Each user's interface preferences
document is saved as a compressed XML string on the card. The preferences
document is created using a preference wizard program. Once saved to the card,
the user can take the card to any public access terminal running Web-4-All
software, insert or swipe the card, and cause the system, browser, and
assistive technology to be set exactly as they have specified. The user is
able to specify the assistive technology they prefer, as well as acceptable
alternatives if the preferred technology is not installed on the workstation.
If none of the preferred technologies are present, the system will resort to a
technology in the same class. When the card is removed, the workstation
reverts back to the default configuration and all assistive technologies are
shut down to avoid conflict with other users.
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WebFormater
http://www.webformator.com/englisch/index.php
Works with Internet Explorer and provides an
accessible text-only re-presentation of a web page for a user's screen
reader.
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Webbie
http://www.webbie.org.uk/
WebbIE is a web browser for people who are blind and visually-impaired...
especially those using screen readers. It is based on Microsoft's Internet
Explorer to ensure that a maximum of sites work with it. It allows you access
to the vast majority of webpages and tries to present all the information
there simply and easily so you can explore and use the web fully.
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Whistling User
Interface
http://www.u3i.info/
Whistling-driven mouse pointer. An alternative way how to control your mouse
pointer. We have implemented and tested the following two different
interpretations:
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Windows XP
Narrator
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/
windowsxp/narratorturnon.aspx
Narrator is a text–to–speech utility for people who are blind or have low
vision. Narrator reads what is displayed on the screen—the contents of the
active window, menu options, or text that has been typed. This procedure tells
you how to turn on and use Narrator. Note Narrator is designed to work with
Notepad, WordPad, Control Panel programs, Internet Explorer, the Windows
desktop, and some parts of Windows Setup. Narrator may not read words aloud
correctly in other programs. Narrator has a number of options that allow you
to customize the way screen elements are read.
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Word Talk
http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/
For people with reading and writing difficulties, having text reinforced by
hearing it read aloud can be very useful. Specialised programs have existed to
do this for a long time, and in many cases are extremely helpful and highly
appropriate and should be seriously considered, perhaps in consultation with
professional advice where necessary. WordTalk is a free plug-in developed for
use with all versions of Microsoft Word (from Word 97 upwards), which can help
people with reading difficulties use Microsoft Word more effectively. It will
speak the text of the document and will highlight it as it goes. It contains a
talking dictionary to help decide which word spelling is most appropriate. It
sits neatly in your toolbar and is highly configurable, allowing you to adjust
the highlight colours, the voice and the speed of the speech.
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WordWeb V4.01
http://wordweb.info/free/
This software is a thesaurus and dictionary that works on Windows
95/98/2K/NT/ME/XP. You press Ctrl+Alt+W to look up a word at anytime. It has
definitions and synonyms, proper nouns and the pronunciation.
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WordWeb
http://onlineconferencingsystems.com/wordweb.htm
WordWeb includes a comprehensive English thesaurus and dictionary, and can be
used to look up words from within most programs.
Definitions and synonyms
Proper nouns
Related words
Pronunciations
140,000 root words
115 000 synonym sets
Look up words in almost any program
Works OFFLINE!
Once installed and active simply highlight and word in any applications and
then press: Ctrl-Alt-W
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x Chat 2.8 and
2.9 [top]
http://www.topshareware.com/x-Chat-download-4048.htm
x Chat is a private one-on-one real time intranet chat program. It is simple
to use but with powerful features. You don't need to setup a server or
configure your setting. Once you install properly, it's done and resides in
the system tray. It uses peer to peer connection, no interruption from server
down. Encryption, away password protection and IP blocking enhance the
security issues of your private chat session. Combined with network resolving
and view utilities, file transfer, drawing board, screen capture,
auto-connect/notify, instant shortcut messages, alert ring, chat
saving/reader, drag and drop support, URL history, chat request auto popup,
and many customized features, x Chat is most flexibility, functionality,
customizable and user-friendly chat client.
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YackPack
[top]
http://www.yackpack.com/
Simple web-based voice messaging. All you need to do is click, talk and send.
Lets you set up groups of people for quick easy email communication.
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Yasr
http://yasr.sourceforge.net/
Yasr is a general-purpose console screen reader for GNU/Linux and other
Unix-like operating systems. The name "yasr" is an acronym that can stand for
either "Yet Another Screen Reader" or "Your All-purpose Screen Reader" (take
your pick; it doesn't really matter much). It supports a number of
synthesizers, although interfacing issues exist with some of them at the
moment. Currently, yasr attempts to support the Speak-out, DEC-talk, BNS,
Apollo, and DoubleTalk. It is also able to communicate with Emacspeak servers
and can thus be used with synthesizers not directly supported, such as Festival
Lite (via eflite)
or FreeTTS. It is small enough to fit on a root disk if necessary (provided an
Emacspeak server is not needed, of course). It is written in C and works by
opening a pseudo-terminal and running a shell, intercepting all input and
output. It looks at the escape sequences being sent and maintains a virtual
"window" containing what it believes to be on the screen. It thus does not use
any features specific to Linux and can be ported to other Unix-like operating
systems without too much trouble. The current version should also run under
FreeBSD, NetBSD, and Solaris (thanks to Rich
Burridge for the Solaris port).
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Zen Key
[top]
http://www.camiweb.com/zenkey/
ZenKEY is comprised of a series of menus, each containing items which
perform "actions". You can "fire" these actions by clicking on the item, or
pressing any key-combination you choose.
- ZipSpeak
ftp://mirror.services.wisc.edu/
mirrors/linux/distributions/speakup/disks/
slackware/zipspeak/index.html
ZipSpeak is a mini Linux distribution designed to help blind people get
started with Linux. It is based on the popular Slackware Linux
distribution, and encorporates the Speakup Linux
screen reader. ZipSpeak is produced and maintained by Saqib Shaikh
ss@saqibshaikh.com.