STC AccessAbility SIG
A Blog About Accessibility

Access Technology Tips from the National Federation of the Blind
Apple® Accessibility Features Vision built into all Macintosh computers provides adjustable keyboard, an ergonomic mouse, CloseView screen magnification software, Easy Access system software (StickyKeys, SlowKeys, MouseKeys), electronic documentation, key-repeat disable, text-to-speech synthesis and voice recognition (PlainTalk), sticky mouse, and visual alert cues. The VoiceOver spoken English [...]

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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Apple® Accessibility Features built into all Macintosh computers provides adjustable keyboard, an ergonomic mouse, CloseView screen magnification software, Easy Access system software (StickyKeys, SlowKeys, MouseKeys), electronic documentation, key-repeat disable, text-to-speech synthesis and voice recognition (PlainTalk), sticky mouse, and visual alert cues.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking (Windows platform only)
Job Access With Speech (JAWS) for Windows® screen [...]

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3M Office Ergonomics Audit A simple self-assessment of your own workplace.  New
AbilityNet is a UK charity helping disabled adults and children use computers and the Internet by adapting and adjusting their technology.  New
AbilityNet Resource Pack Available free of charge from Superhighways.  New
A-Chat Web-based chat tool, designed with accessibility in mind
Accessible Web Developers group is [...]

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A-Z to Deafblindness provides information and resources for the deafblind.
ALS Pah! an e-zine for American Sign Language students and teachers
American Auditory Society
American Sign Language Fingerspelling dictionary, converters, quiz
ALS Online Lessons
Apple® Accessibility Features built into all Macintosh computers provides adjustable keyboard, an ergonomic mouse, CloseView screen magnification software, Easy Access system software (StickyKeys, SlowKeys, MouseKeys), electronic [...]

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Speech accessibility and communication aids enable people who are unable to talk, or to talk clearly. These users may have acquired brain damage, autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, intellectual impairment, or strokes. Many speech recognition systems are unable to recognize the speech of these users because they are based on average speakers. Because of the [...]

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