Accessibility - what is that?
Learning Assistance offers individualized support to students at school.
There are numerous ways to facilitate accessible learning on your device as well. Please come talk to us or email us if you need support.
Below are some tips for setting up assisted reading and writing programs on your computer or device.
Text-to-speech is "screen reading", or, when your device reads out loud any text on the screen. The text may need to be highlighted in order to be read.
Speech-to-text is "dictation", or, when the device writes down whatever you say.
There are numerous ways to facilitate accessible learning on your device as well. Please come talk to us or email us if you need support.
Below are some tips for setting up assisted reading and writing programs on your computer or device.
Text-to-speech is "screen reading", or, when your device reads out loud any text on the screen. The text may need to be highlighted in order to be read.
Speech-to-text is "dictation", or, when the device writes down whatever you say.
Text-to-SpeechGoogle Chrome: Go to Edit --> Speech --> Start Speaking
Safari: Go to Edit --> Speech --> Start Speaking Apple Preview: Go to Edit --> Speech --> Start Speaking Adobe: Go to View --> Read out loud Microsoft Word: Review --> Read Aloud Google Docs: Highlight text and right click --> Co-writer --> Start speak |
Speech-to-TextGoogle Chrome: Go to Edit --> Start Dictation
Mozilla Firefox: Go to Edit --> Start Dictation Safari: Go to Edit --> Start Dictation Microsoft Word: Go to Edit --> Start Dictation Google Docs: Tools --> Voice Typing |