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ITU Gaze Tracker allows users to control the mouse by moving their head. The use of a camera is required.

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Kindle is software that allows users to open and read their Kindle eBooks. The software synchronizes with user’s Amazon ID. Kindle supports AZW, FF8, TXT, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, BMP and Word (after conversion to AZW). While reading, users can bookmark, take notes, search words, search phrases, highlight, change the background colour, and change the font size of the text.

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Kurzweil 3000 is multipurpose software. It allows the user to open a wide variety of files (DOC, PDF, RTF, TXT, JPG, etc). Kurzweil 3000 can also perform optical character recognition (OCR) of the scanned file. The content of the file is now editable and can read using it’s text-to-speech synthesizer. Kurzweil 3000 can also spell a word using text-to-speech or break it down into phonemes. It also includes word prediction software, mind mapping software, several dictionaries, translation tools, and other useful reading and writing tools.

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LecShare Pro is a collection of tools for instructors who desire to render their PowerPoint materials accessible to everyone.

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Literacy Productivity Pack is an combination of different tools. Worksheet Wizard is used to create digital versions of work sheets to make them easier to edit. Write Now, another of the tools, is a word processor, spellchecker, and word predictor. Literacy Productivity Pack also comes with E-Text Reader, PDF Equalize, Text-to-Audio, Universal Reader Plus, English Talking Dictionary, French Talking Dictionary, and Talking Calculator.

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MAGpie is a freeware software package that allows authors to add captions to three multimedia formats: QuickTime, SMIL, and Microsoft’s Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) format. MAGpie can also integrate audio descriptions into SMIL slide presentations.

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MathTrax is software that displays the results of mathematical formulas in charts. This software is compatible with most screen readers.

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MathType is software that allows the user to write mathematical formulas on the computer. This software integrates with most word processors as well as some specialized software (e.g., Maple). MathType allows the user to save formulas and reuse them.

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MyStudyBar is a toolbar that features several free applications. These are classified into 5 different categories. The “planning” category features Xmind, Sunbird and Hott Notes. The “reading” category includes T-Bar, RapidSet, Vu-Bar, and ssOverlay. In “writing” the user can choose between LetMeType, Lingoes, Balabolka, TinySpell, and RapidTyping. The “vision” category features Magnifier, Sonar, and Thunder Finally, the “text reader” category features a text-to-speech engine.

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Notalon is software that makes taking Cornell notes easy. This software automatically splits the page, making it simple for the user to use Cornell’s system.

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