Assistive Technologies Available to the Bowdoin Community

Screen Readers

Product Operating System Availability
Narrator Windows Built-in
Apple' s Voice Over MacOS Built-in
NVDA Windows Freely Available

Text to Speech

Product Operating System Availability
Apple's Spoken Content Mac OS, iOS Built-in
Microsoft Office Text to Speech Tools MacOS, Windows Built-in
Natural Reader Mac, Windows, iOS Free and paid versions
Speechify Mac, Windows, iOS Licenses available, contact Juli Haugen
Microsoft Edge "Read Aloud" Mac, Windows Free and Built-in

Speech to Text, Dictation, and Transcription

Product Operating System Availability
Apple's Dictation MacOS, iOS Built-in
Windows Voice Typing Windows Built-In
Microsoft Word Dictation MacOS, iOS, Windows Office365
Microsoft Word Transcription MacOS, Windows Office365
Apple Voice Control Mac OS, iOS Built-in
Dragon Naturally Speaking Windows By request, contact Juli Haugen
Apple Live Captions MacOS, iOS Accessibility Settings
Apple Notes MacOS, iOS Included

Document Conversion

Product Operating System Availability
Ally MacOS, iOS, Windows Canvas
Sensus Access MacOS, iOS, Windows Web
Acrobat DC MacOS, Windows Faculty, Staff, Students
Papercut Scanning N/A Ricoh Multifunction Printer/Scanner/Copiers
ABBY Fine Reader Mac Flatbed scanner in the Media Commons, H-L Library
Book Eye Scanner N/A Book scanner in the Media Commons, H-L Library

Note taking

Product Operating System Availability
Notability MacOS, iOS, Windows Bowdoin Self-service app
OneNote MacOS, iOS, Windows Office365, Bowdoin Self-service app
Apple Notes MacOS, iOS Included
Genio Notes MacOS, Windows, iOS Available through the Student Accessibility Office

Audio Book Services

Product Operating System Availability
Bookshare MacOS, iOS, Windows Contact Lesley Levy
Hathi Trust MacOS, iOS, Windows Bowdoin Library Service

Magnification

Product Operating System Availability
Apple Zoom MacOS, iOS Built-in
Apple Magnifier iOS Built-in
Windows Magnifier Windows Built-In

Screen Color

Product Operating System Availability
Apple Display Settings MacOS, iOS Built-in
Windows Color Filters Windows Built-In
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