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A mobile handheld device which converts printed text to digital text and then reads it aloud to the user. The device, which is about the size of a paperback book, comprises a high resolution camera and an Intel Atom processor, allowing users to point, shoot, and listen to printed text. When used together with the Intel Portable Capture Station, large amounts of text, such as a chapter or an entire book, can be gathered for reading later. The Intel Reader can store and play back a wide choice of content including MP3, DAISY books, and text transferred from a PC. Users can play back content with lifelike voices, selecting gender, pitch, and speed to suit their personal preferences.Manufacturer: Humanware
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A product from Nuance Communications, Inc. is a voice input and voice output program designed for use by individuals with spinal cord injury or upper extremity, vision, or learning disabilities. The program also permits hands-free mouse operation using MouseGrid technology. Users can create, move, edit, and format text by voice command in virtually all Windows applications, including word processors, spreadsheets, web browsers, and more. The program is integrated with Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Microsoft Outlook, and Lotus Notes, allowing spoken text to appear immediately in a document. Select-and-Say editing permits editing by voice. Corrections can be made by voice or by keyboard, and corrections can be made immediately or delayed to a later time. The program also offers dictation playback, enabling the user to hear what he or she has written before editing. Text-to-speech capability also enables users to have their own documents or other files such as e-mail read aloud. The program supports multiple users and each user “trains” the system as it is being used; the system learns accents, dialects, and individual pronunciations automatically. The program has a 230,000-word vocabulary, with a 30,000-word plus active vocabulary. The vocabulary includes spelling, pronunciation, punctuation, usage, and context recognition information. Manufacturer: Nuance Communications, Inc.
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Number Concepts is curriculum based alternate math software. Great learning…and great fun! Students join Oshi the sea otter and his seashore friends as they practice counting sea creatures at the beach, adding and subtracting at the tide pool, and learning “greater than” and “less than” at the coral reef. Manufacturer: Synapse
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Overlay Maker transforms the IntelliKeys¨ keyboard into a curriculum access device, opening up a world that was previously closed to many students with special physical or cognitive needs. Overlay Maker allows users to create custom overlays in just minutes for individualized needs and greatly expands the capabilities of the basic keyboard.Manufacturer: Able Net Inc.
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Pre-made overlays for your IntelliKeys are available to let you have customised access to many software and applications.

Manufacturer: AbleNet Inc.
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This interactive program introduces and reinforces the vocabulary English Language Learners Ð and all children with limited vocabularies Ð need to know and use every day. Just slide a Smart Talk card onto Smart Talk and it ÒmagicallyÓ recognizes the card and sets the learning in motion! In minutes, students will be practicing and mastering hundreds of words, including home and school words, verbs, opposites, position words, science vocabulary, including the human body and animals, and much more. ItÕs the perfect learning center activity. Just plug in headphones and students can begin working with their personal language tutor. For Pre-K and up.Manufacturer: Educational Resources
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