| Assistive Technology Extensions for Chrome |
| Application |
Extenstion or Application |
Cost |
Use |
Website |
| Bookshare Web App |
Chrome Extension |
Free |
Installing this extension enables text-to-speech for the Bookshare Web Reader.
This app works in conjunction with the Bookshare Website.
Students must apply for an individual bookshare membership in conjunction with their SPED teacher for access.
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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bookshare-web-reader/bkfmjmjngglphchhiemnghidpnddofmo?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon |
| Change Colors |
Chrome Extension |
Free |
ChangeColors replaces a page's styling (colors, fonts, etc.) according to the user's preferences. |
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/change-colors/jbmkekhehjedonbhoikhhkmlapalklgn |
| ChromeVis |
Chrome Extension |
Free |
This extension magnifies any selected text on a webpage. The magnified text is displayed inside of a separate lens and preserves the original page layout.
You can change both the lens text color and the lens background color.
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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromevis-by-google/halnfobaneppemjnonmmhngbfifnafgd |
| Chrome Speak |
Chrome App |
Free |
- Select text and select "Read the selected text" from context menu.
- It works on long texts and it is offline, so it can be faster
- Select "Stop reading" from context menu to stop current reading.
- Be translated into almost all Languages. |
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-speak/diagnfimeecdcecjpnkjgbnlelkclcpj |
| Cortexit |
Chrome Extension |
Free |
Select some text and CORTEXIT. A panel appears, displaying approximately one sentence at a time –enabling slow and focused reading.
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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cortexit/dmnppkfenemlkmcelaoddfabcdopmhmg |
| Dictanote |
Chrome App |
Free |
Dictanote provides you with an advanced rich text editor with an inbuilt multi-language speech recogniser. |
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dictanote-speech-recogniz/aomjekmpappghadlogpigifkghlmebjk?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon |
| OpenDyslexic |
Chrome Extension |
Free |
Open-Dyslexic is an open sourced font created to increase readability for readers with dyslexia. This extension overrides all fonts on webpages with the OpenDyslexic font and formats pages to be more easily readable.
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http://opendyslexic.org/ |
| Read&Write Text |
Chrome Extension |
Free |
Boost reading confidence. Make the web and Google Docs accessible to students with learning difficulties, dyslexia or ELL/ESL.
The free version offers text to speech for web and translator in google docs.
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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readwrite-for-google/inoeonmfapjbbkmdafoankkfajkcphgd |
| Readability Redux |
Chrome Extension |
Free |
Readability Redux allows users to minimize the clutter on a webpage while reading. This extension will bring forth only the desired text and elminiate all of the "noise" on the periphery
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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readability-redux/jggheggpdocamneaacmfoipeehedigia |
| Simple Dictation |
Chrome Extension |
Free |
Click on the microphone and transform your speech to text with Chrome's speech recognition technology. Once your text is transcribed,it takes only one click to search Google or other search providers, or compose an email.
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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/simple-dictation/diondlbenfmpcapnbegmodfdgmnnpgln/reviews?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon |
| SpeakIt! |
Chrome Extension |
Free |
SpeakIt reads selected text using Text-to-Speech technology with language auto-detection. It can read text in more than languages.
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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speakit/pgeolalilifpodheeocdmbhehgnkkbak |
| Spoken Text |
Chrome Extension |
Free |
SpokenText is a simple and intuitive text to speech/audio converter, you can record (English, French, Spanish or German) PDF, Word, plain text, PowerPoint files, and web pages,
and convert them to speech automatically.
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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/spokentext/gbdenobeddjjnkbfpcfbdgchnjfafcai |
| TidyRead |
Chrome Extension |
Free |
TidyRead renders web pages with better readability as an-easy-to-read manner, similar to eBooks,by accurately extracting the context text and removing the cluttered materials.
Read what you should and nothing else.
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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tidyread/emihmdgocahignhmlajgccbiaacoddej |
| Voice Recognition |
Chrome App |
Free |
Voice Recognition - Type with your voice. Dictation turns your Google Chrome into a speech recognition app. |
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/voice-recognition/ikjmfindklfaonkodbnidahohdfbdhkn?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon |
| VoiceNote |
Chrome App |
Free |
Text input via speech. Typing without a keyboard now very easy! You say - he writes! |
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/voicenote-speech-to-text/hfknjgplnkgjihghcidajejfmldhibfm?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon |
| Zoomy |
Chrome Extension |
Free |
The Zoomy extension overrides the default zoom (text and images) for all websites.
Default zoom can be set manually or automatic. |
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zoomy/jgfo |
