AccessSTEM - Provides students with disabilities access to an online community of peers and
professionals to help them transition into college learning. Working to increase the
number of people with disabilities in STEM careers.
iStudiez Pro - Stay organized and on top of your school work and your schedule with this app.
Using the built-in planner with alerts and reminders, track tasks, homework, deadlines,
meetings, and your grades. (Windows; Mac; iOS)
ModMath - An app to help students with dyslexia and dysgraphia do math.
MyStudyLife - Create an account to keep track of your school work, assignments, course, schedule
and exams. Use the dashboard to schedule and set reminders for all your school related
work. (iOS; Android; Online Resource)
ABBYY TextGrabber - Using the camera of your device, capture text and translate it using Optical Character
Recognition (OCR) scanning. (iOS;Android)
Balabolka - A text to speech program that allows students to save output as MP3, MP4, OGG,
WMA, and WAV file. Also allows users to create custom dictionaries. (Windows)
BeeLine Reader - Changes text appearance with a color gradient to help make on-screen reading more
effective and help you maintain your focus better. (Chrome & Firefox Extension; iOS)
Bookshare - Large online library of accessible reading materials for people with qualified
print disabilities. Books available for download can be read on DAISY players, with
Screen Readers, Refreshable Braille Displays, and other Assistive Technology Programs.
(Online Resource)
Capti Voice - Convert documents and webpages into text-to-speech. (iOS; Online Resource)
CamScanner - Use your camera phone to scan documents, notes, whiteboards, business cards or
any other document and then use the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) feature to
convert images to readable text. (iOS; Android; Online Resource)
Dolphin EasyReader - Reading app with customizable settings for the reader’s preferences. The app offers
magnification, bookmarks, change in font size and color, and text audio. (iOS; Android)
HelperBird - Reading and writing tool that includes text-to-speech and speech-to-text options. Includes
features for assistance with color blindness, magnification, an overlay to reduce
bright light, and more. (Chrome Browser Extension)
Immersive Reader - Reading assistive tool with customizable text appearance, including font size/style,
background color, line focus, and spacing words into syllables. Text to speech with
adjustable voice speed and selection for having the text read aloud. (Edge Browser, iOS, Windows)
Microsoft OneNote with Learning Tools - Text can be read out loud, have breaks into syllables, and increase spacing between
lines and letters. There is text decoding for learning disabilities such as dyslexia.
PocketBook Reader - Supports a variety of file types and audio formats, contains built-in text-to-speech,
and has customizable reading appearance settings. (iOS, Android)
NaturalReader - Text-to-Speech software that can read Microsoft Word, Webpages, PDFs, and Emails
aloud. (Android; iOS; Online Resource; Chrome Extension)
NVDA Screen Reader - Screen reader that can read MathML and some other math. (Windows)
Rewordify - Rewordify replaces higher-level vocabulary with words that are easier to understand.
(Online Resource)
Speechify - Upload documents into the application and/or use it to read aloud other websites
with the chrome extension. Have your text read in a variety of languages. (iOS; Android; Chrome Extension; Online Resource)
Voice Dream Reader - Listen to docs, textbooks, emails, PDFs, articles, and more. (iOS; Mac)
Note Taking
Evernote - Remember everything and tackle any project with your notes, tasks, and schedule
all in one place. (Windows; Mac; iOS; Android)
Notability - Write, type, or annotate your notes using the all-in-one notetaking app. Ability to
take pictures and audio record with the sound being linked to your notes. (Mac; iOS)
Noted. - Note taking application with a time-stamped audio recording feature synced with typed
notes. Draw, record, type, or dictate notes. (iOS: Mac, iPhone, iPad, apple watch)
Simplenote - Distraction free note taking platform that works across devices. (iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux)
SoundNote - Tracks what you type and draw while recording audio, so you'll never worry about
missing an important detail.
YiNote - Take notes while watching videos, generate a PDF of notes, and includes timestamps
of notes. (Chrome, Firefox, and Edge extension)
Ava - Real-time closed captioning for what is being said around the user. (Online Resource; iOS; Android)
Be My Eyes - popular free mobile application that helps connect blind or low-vision individuals
with sighted volunteers from all over the world. One can receive visual assistance
via live video call basically for any purpose. (iOS; Android)
Envision - Visual description and OCR application that can read in over 60 languages. Includes
features such as handwriting recognition, color detection, finding objects and people,
scene description, and more. (iOS, Android)
Mindshift: Designed to provide you with tools for managing various types of anxiety, including
test anxiety, perfectionism, social anxiety, performance anxiety, worry, panic, and
conflict.
Tactical Breather: Can be used to gain control over physiological and psychological responses to stress.
Through repetitive practice and training, you can learn to gain control of your heart
rate, emotions, concentration, and other physiological and psychological responses
to your body during stressful situations.
Calm: Provides free guided meditations and calming sounds and images ranging from two to
35 minutes.
Headspace: Meditation made relevant to modern life. Get unique daily guided meditations, science
facts and figures and progress reports, all designed to make it as easy as possible
for you to get some calm and clarity.
Virtual Hope Box: Helps with coping, relaxation, distraction from overwhelming emotion, and positive
thinking.
