This voice recognition software will allow you to “type” by speaking into a microphone. This is especially useful for those who have difficulty typing or who learn best by speaking.

• Kurzweil 3000 multi-sensory approach to reading provides both visual and auditory feedback.
• Kurzweil 3000 displays an on-screen version of any printed material. Students can read along, take notes, and highlight right on the computer screen. Language tools like a dictionary, thesaurus, and phonetic spelling tool provide additional support.
• With a click of a button, Kurzweil 3000 will also read aloud Web pages, opening a whole new world of research and learning.

A package of assistive software including:

• Scan and Read Pro “reads” printed text aloud to the user. Scan your class notes or selections from course readings into the program and listen to them while you read them off the screen at the same time.
• Talking Word Processor “reads” your writing aloud to you as you work. Alternatively, you can just listen to drafts or sections of your paper you have already written.
• Predictor Pro assists users in choosing the correct vocabulary and spelling in the writing process. It is incorporated into both Scan and Read Pro and Talking Word Processor.
• Scan and View allows users with low vision to scan documents and use the computer as you would a Closed Circuit TV. (A conventional CCTV is available.)
• Ultimate Talking Dictionary “reads” definitions aloud to you, but will also:
  • use the word in a sentence;
  • offer synonyms and antonyms;
  • corrects your spelling;
  • helps you find a word when you don’t know the exact word you want.
• E-Text Reader “reads” any Word, text, RTF, or HTML file aloud. It also provides highlighters and bookmarks to help with studying.
• Text to Audio converts a word processor file into an audio file, such as .mp3, .wav, and others. Now you can listen to your work on an .mp3 player or burn it to a CD. Either way, this application allows you to listen to text away from a computer—while you walk, in bed, or in the car.

AT&T also provides a relay service. Specially trained Communication Assistants relay conversations between persons who are deaf, hearing, or speech impaired and people who can hear simultaneously with each party. New York Relay Service is provided by AT & T in cooperation with local telephone companies in New York State.

Hearing/speech impairment - individuals contact New York Relay Service (1-800-662-1220). Person types message and assistant will relay it.

Hearing individuals - Call New York Relay Service (1-800-421-1220). Give assistant name and TDD number of person you are calling. Assistant will relay conversation.