The hardware and software available in the Assistive Technologies Center (ATC) to members of the University community with an ADA-defined disability are listed below. Assistance and consulting are available by contacting the Assistive Technologies Center at atc@umass.edu or 413-545-9623.
Software
Computers in the ATC have IT Computer Classrooms standard software installed. Specific assistive technology software applications installed on ATC workstations include the following.
Windows
- ABBYY FineReader Professional (optical character recognition software)
- Adobe Acrobat Professional
- Dragon (voice recognition software)
- JAWS (screen reading software)
- Kurzweil 1000 (document/screen reading software)
- Kurzweil 3000 (document reading software)
- Read and Write (literacy software)
- EquatiO (for equations, formulas, graphs)
- SensusAccess
- ZoomText MagReader (screen magnification and document reading software)
Macintosh
- ABBYY FineReader Express (optical character recognition software)
- Adobe Acrobat Professional
- Dragon (voice recognition software)
- JAWS (screen reading software)
- Kurzweil 3000 (document reading software)
- Read&Write (literacy software)
- EquatiO® (for equations, formulas, graphs)
Some of the software in this list is available at no cost to UMass Amherst students, faculty, and staff. See the download links for more information.
| Program | Description | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Kurzweil & Firefly |
Kurzweil 3000 and Firefly offers extensive and comprehensive text-to-speech, reading comprehension, and study tool supports. |
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| Read&Write | TextHelp’s Read&Write program supports speech-to-text, text-to-speech, OCR, study tools, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and much more. |
Read&Write Installation Instructions (Windows) |
| EquatIO® | Made to help mathematics and STEM teachers and students at all levels, EquatIO® lets everyone create mathematical equations, formulas, Desmos graphs, and more on their computer or Chromebook |
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