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Accessibility Evolution:

Unveiling Cutting-Edge Apps, Extensions, and Features

Alicia Gallegos Butters

Director

Ed Tech

Carrie Lane

Project Specialist

Ed Tech

ATACP Certified

Pamela Rabin

Coordinator

Ed Tech

Chris Garcia

Coordinator

Ed Tech

Jessica Sierra�Resource Teacher

Ed Tech

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About Today’s Presenter

  • Ed. Tech. Project Specialist at the San Diego County Office of Education
  • Assistive Technology Certification
  • Previously taught 3rd grade and middle school English
  • Served as an Educational Technology and Curriculum Coordinator
  • Master’s Degree in Learning Design and Technology

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Contact and Resources

  • Contact Email: carrie.lane@sdcoe.net
  • Today’s Resources:

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Disclaimer

  • This session should not be considered legal advice.
  • SDCOE does not favor or endorse any of the resources shared in this session.
  • Be sure to check with your district/school before installing/utilizing specific tools, programs, and extensions for students as many districts vet digital resources for student privacy and reliability.
  • Many specific impairments, disabilities, and learning challenges exist; this experience will cover only some. ​
  • If a student has a specific disability, consult with specialists who support 504 and IEPs and that student’s family before implementing any tools or strategies.

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What are extensions?

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Programs that customize browsing experiences based on needs and preferences.

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How to Access the Chrome Web Store

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  • Go to the Chrome Web Store by clicking on the Chrome Web Store button. Then select Extensions.
  • You can also get to the Web store by  going to https://chromewebstore.google.com/.

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How to Add an Extension

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  • Enter the name of the extension you wish to add. You can also browse by categories or filter results.
  • Click Add to Chrome.
  • Click Add extension.

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How to Find Chrome Extensions

Extensions can be found in the top right of the Chrome window.

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Movement and Organization

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Move It

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  • Movement prompts to keep you active
  • Free extension

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URL Notes

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  • Take, manage, and export notes directly from any webpage, even offline.
  • Free extension

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Notebook

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  • Write notes, add files, create to-dos, sketch ideas, record audio, capture moments and more using Notebook.
  • Notebook instantly syncs across your devices and to the cloud.
  • Freemium app for Android and iOS

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Navigation

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Click-free Browsing

  • Place your mouse over navigation icons to scroll pages without using mouse clicks or touching the mouse wheel
  • Free extension

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Speech and Language

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SpeechTexter

  • Speech-to-text application a
  • Valuable for people who have difficulty using their hands due to trauma, people with dyslexia or disabilities that limit the use of conventional input devices
  • More than 70 languages
  • Free application

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YouTube Caption

  • Download transcripts, navigate chapters, and search content effortlessly
  • 100+ languages
  • Free extension

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Vision

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Image to Text

  • A fast and simple document scanner app with high quality text output.
  • Free extension

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Seeing AI

  • Reads short text, documents, product labels, currency, people, and light frequencies out loud
  • Free app for iOS or Android

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Envision

  • Envision empowers people who are blind or have low vision to access everyday visual information for themselves.
  • Free app for iOS or Android

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Hearing

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Volume Master

  • Increase the volume of sounds on any tab playing audio up to 600%
  • Free extension

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Hand Talk

  • Free pocket dictionary for Sign Language translations
  • Free app for iOS or Android

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Readability

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Ladder Reader

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  • Remove advertisements and irrelevant content, change the gradient color of text, and adjust to dyslexic font.
  • Free extension

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Reader View

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  • Strips away clutter like buttons, background images, and changes the page's text size, contrast and layout for better readability
  • Free extension

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Rewordify

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  • Rewordify.com simplifies difficult English. Enter hard sentences (or whole chapters) into the yellow box at the top of the page.
  • Free website

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Multiuse

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Eye-Able

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  • Experience websites with: tab navigation, font enlargement, night mode and blue filter
  • Freemium extension

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Helperbird

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  • All-in-one extension designed to help everyone with personalized support, making websites, apps, and PDFs more accessible and productive according to each individual’s abilities, learning style, and lifestyle.
  • Freemium extension

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Wow: Takeaways�How: Questions�Now: Next Steps

Give and Get Apps, Extensions, and Features

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