ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES OF TECHNOLOGY
by Farzana Sohail
1. users with limited mobility to control the computer with their voice.deaf or low-hearing computer users: Closed-captioning,Mono audio
2. read text out loud for people with limited vision,,high-contrast themes, enlarged cursors
3. “predicting” a word the student intends to type, planning/pre-writing activities ,composing writing assignments, collaborative writing using Google docs, email or social media,available to all students,ease of use and accuracy
4. transfer spoken words into digitized text, available to all students, ease of use and accuracy, easy access to laptop, tablet, desktop computer,headohones, digital files including Word documents, PDF files and online resources
5. input text using a keyboard,email, digital visual organizers,Twitter,conjunction with word prediction software,.available to all students,ease of use and accuracy
6. WORD PREDICTION
7. SPEECH TO TEXT
8. TEXT TO SPEECH
9. choosing the intended word, often with built-in dictionary and/or homophone support,based on spelling, syntax, and the principle of frequency