Assistive Technologies Available to the Bowdoin Community

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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	Campus License - Visit Bowdoin's login portal and find the Speechify Square.
Microsoft Edge "Read Aloud"	Mac, Windows	Free and Built-in
C-Pen Reader Scanning Pen	N/A	Available through the Student Accessibility Office

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
N otability	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
A pple 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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