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Doing Math on a Mac
Doing math can be a big problem for students who can’t write or work with rulers and protractors and compasses. It’s hard to type math problems in a regular word processor, and it’s impossible to work out “protractor and ruler” type problems. Here are some programs which can help students do this type of maths on a computer
Function Keys Mapper
AlphaOmega Software’s Function Keys Mapper guides you to set your function keys to launch applications or open specific files or websites.
Cepstral Text-to-Speech Voices Upgraded
Cepstral has released version 5 of its text to speech voices, announcing improved voice quality and engine efficiency.
AssistiveWare KeyStrokes 4.1 released
Today AssistiveWare released KeyStrokes 4.1, an update to their on-screen keyboard application for those with physical impairments and graphic tablet and touch screen users: Version 4.1 is now Universal Binary, offers enhanced compatibility with Spaces, and on Leopard provides automatic layout switching when the user changes the keyboard layout in the Mac OS X Input [...]
ScreenRecycler
Many of Mac OS X’s standard keyboard shortcuts, such as “New Folder” (Shift + Command + N), “Save As” (Shift + Command + S), and “Paste and Match Style” (Option + Shift + Command + V), require pressing multiple keys simultaneously. While this isn’t very difficult to do with KeyStrokes or SwitchXS, it would be [...]
MovCaptioner 2.0
MovCaptioner keeps repeating a segment of the movie until you are done typing what you hear. Just hit the Return key and it will save your caption and automatically advance to the next few seconds of the movie, allowing you to zip through your captioning tasks in no time flat. You don’t need to be a Flash or QuickTime guru, either. The caption track is added automatically with the click of a button.
Espy, a picture address book for Mac OS X
Espy is a newly released Mac OS X Address book program whose browsing is based on pictures of your contacts. It’s a great example of a program not designed specifically for people with a disability but having great applicability for people with memory, intellect, or reading problems.
Assistiveware's Proloquo AAC Software Updated
AssistiveWare have released the Proloquo version 2.0, a major upgrade to their communications software for people whose disabilities prevent them from speaking or make speech difficult or unintelligible.
MondoMouse
MondoMouse lets you resize and move background windows, and have window focus follow your mouse pointer’s movements without clicking on the window.
Text Expansion Tools
“Text Expansion: Wasting Time Trying to Save Time” tells of Dustin’s travails as he trys several tools to improve his typing speed. He recently added an addendum, “Text Expanders Revisited”.
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