Assistive Technology is defined as "any use of technology which helps you perform a task more easily". Assistive technology is a broad field, ranging from the very simple to the very complex.
In the Disability Service we categorise Assistive Technology, or AT as it is called, as follows:
- Low Tech A.T are readily available interventions which cost little or no money
- Hi Tech A.T includes more specialist hardware and software
- A.T you already use existing technology in an innovative way
Text to speech technology
NaturalReader is a free to download programme that will read your own writing aloud to you, check for spelling and grammar errors, and turn text into mp3 files. There are many other features to help you with revision and study skills. You could listen to your Leaving Cert notes whilst travelling to school! Get it here.
Texthelp Read and Write Gold has even more features and is available on all college computers.