Assistive Technology Used by DO-IT Scholars

The following products are used by high school and college students in the DO-IT Scholars program hosted by the University of Washington in Seattle. Note that use of specific equipment and software does not imply product endorsement.

Low Vision:

22" - 27" monitors:
Various manufacturers
Screen enlargement software:
MAGic—Freedom Scientific
ZoomText—Freedom Scientific
Document Camera:
Pearl Document Camera - Freedom Scientific
Math Emulation software:
EquatIO - TextHelp

Blindness:

Braille Embosser:
Romeo Attache Pro—Enabling Technologies
Scan read software:
Open Book—Freedom Scientific
Kurzweil 1000—Kurzweil Educational Systems
Screen reading software:
JAWS—Freedom Scientific

Mobility Impairments:

Alternative entry options:
Dragon NaturallySpeaking—Nuance
Mouth stick—various manufacturers
Sip and Puff Switch—Enabling Devices
Small footprint keyboards - various manufacturers
One-handed keyboards - various manufacturers
Alternative pointers:
Joystick, trackball—various manufacturers
Headmouse—Origin Instruments
HeadMaster—PRC-Saltillo
Keyboard adaptations:
Co:Writer—Don Johnston
WordQ - Quillsoft
Switch Click USB—AbleNet
On-Screen Keyboards:
Microsoft Windows on-screen keyboard - Microsoft
Math Emulation software:
EquatIO - TextHelp

Learning Disabilities:

Scan read software:
WYNN—Freedom Scientific
Kurzweil 3000—Kurzweil Educational Systems
OpenBook - Freedom Scientific
Document Camera
Pearl Document Camera - Freedom Scientific
Scanning Pens
ReaderPen - Scanning Pens
Connect Pen - Scanning Pens
Skills enhancement software:
Word processing with spelling and grammar checking—various manufacturers
Writing/brainstorming/organizing software—Inspiration
Speech output:
Texthelp—Texthelp Inc
NaturalReader - NaturalSoft, Ltd
Word Prediction
Co:Writer — Don Johnston
WordQ - Quillsoft
Grammar Checking:
Grammarly
Notetaking:
Sonocent AudioNotetaker (software) - Glean
Glean (software) - Glean
Livescribe Echo (smart pen) - Livescribe
Livescribe Symphony (smart pen) - Livescribe

Hearing Impairments:

Visual alternatives:
Visual alternative to system sounds for Mac—Apple
Visual alternative to system sounds for Windows—Microsoft
Notetaking:
Livescribe Symphony (smart pen) - Livescribe

Company Contacts for Hardware and Software Used by DO-IT Scholars

AbleNet
2625 Patton Rd
Roseville, MN 551131-1137
800-322-0956
www.ablenetinc.com

AI Squared
PO Box 669
Manchester Center, VT 05255
802-362-3612
www.aisquared.com

Apple
One Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
800-767-2775
specialneeds@apple.com
www.apple.com/accessibility

Don Johnston
26799 W. Commerce Dr.
Volo, IL 60073
800-999-4660
donjohnston.com

Enabling Devices
50 Broadway
Hawthorne, NY 10532
800-832-8697
info@enablingdevices.com
enablingdevices.com

Freedom Scientific
17757 UW Highway 19 N, Suite 560
Clearwater, FL 33764
800-444-4443
info@FreedomScientific.com
www.freedomscientific.com/

Glean North America
4600 140th Ave N, Suite 180
Clearwater, FL 33762
help@glean.co
glean.co/

Humanware
1 UPS Way
PO Box 800
Champlain, NY 12919
800-722-3393
info@humanware.com
www.humanware.com/en-usa/home

Inspiration Software
9400 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy Suite 300
Beaverton, OR 97005-3300
800-877-4292
www.inspiration-at.com

Kurzweil Educational Systems
17855 N Dallas Parkway, Suite 400
Dallas, TX 75287
800-894-5374
www.kurzweiledu.com

Livescribe
Oakland, CA
us.livescribe.com/

Microsoft
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399
800-642-7676
www.microsoft.com

NaturalSoft, Ltd.
703-6081 No. 3 Rd
Richmond, BC V6Y 2B2
www.naturalreaders.com

Nuance
1 Wayside Road
Burlington, MA 01803
781-565-5000
www.nuance.com/index.html

Origin Instruments
854 Greenview Drive
Grand Prarie, TX 75050-2438
972-606-8740
www.orin.com

Prentke Romich Company
1022 Heyl Road
Wooster, OH 44691
800-262-1984
www.prentrom.com

Quillsoft
308-250 The Esplanade
Toronto, ON M5A 1J2
1-844-379-6737
International: 1-416-698-0111
sales@quillsoft.ca
www.quillsoft.ca

Scanning Pens Inc
4585 140th Ave N. Suite 1004
Clearwater, FL 33762
727-316-8101
usinfo@scanningpens.com
www.scanningpens.com

Texthelp Inc
500 Unicorn Park Dr
Woburn, MA 01801
888-248-0652
www.texthelp.com

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