{"id":467,"date":"2020-09-24T18:01:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T18:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=467"},"modified":"2023-10-26T11:24:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:24:32","slug":"accessible-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/services-resources\/student-academic-hub\/student-access-services\/information-for-faculty-staff\/accommodations\/accessible-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessible Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Apps for Universal Design and Accessibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Students are encouraged to supplement the support services they are already receiving at Marymount.\u00a0 Educational apps\u00a0for productivity, text-to-speech software, research tools etc. are widely available.\u00a0 These apps can be used by anyone and have become very popular among students with and without disabilities, as well as faculty members and professionals.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Available at Marymount:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>(1)\u00a0 READ &amp; WRITE GOLD.<\/strong><br \/>\nA safe download of Read &amp; Write Gold is available online for any Marymount student or employee who would like to use the software for school, personal, and work-related purposes.\u00a0 R&amp;W Gold is also installed in MU computer labs, including the Student Academic Hub&#8217;s main testing room. Instructions for downloading\u00a0free personal copy of R&amp;W Gold are as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/my.marymount.edu\/cas\/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.marymount.edu%2Fc%2Fportal%2Flogin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/my.marymount.edu\/cas\/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.marymount.edu%2Fc%2Fportal%2Flogin\">Log in to the Portal (my.marymount.edu)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Quick Links&#8221;, then\u00a0&#8220;Technology Services&#8221; (an\u00a0<a href=\"\/Academics\/Services-Resources\/Technology-Services\/IT-for-Students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"\/Academics\/Services-Resources\/Technology-Services\/IT-for-Students\">ITS<\/a>\u00a0webpage will open).<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Read &amp; Write Gold&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Download the Mac or Windows PC version, as appropriate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pFf50EaZSm0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pFf50EaZSm0\">Read and Write (R&amp;W) Gold<\/a> software program appears as a floating toolbar at the top of the\u00a0computer screen that will read PDFs, websites, and other digital text on the\u00a0screen aloud.\u00a0 It also has a large, comprehensive collection of tools to help students with writing assignments, research, and studying. R&amp;W Gold is available for both Mac and Windows.\u00a0 Learn more in these brief videos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pFf50EaZSm0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pFf50EaZSm0\">Basic Features<\/a> (6:20)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"Read &amp;amp; Write Gold PDF Aloud Feature (Youtube video)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cezIVvxfhM4&amp;index=26&amp;list=PLvSZbmGbKpCTHbI2DKUxhaux5zCPaBkvU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cezIVvxfhM4&amp;index=26&amp;list=PLvSZbmGbKpCTHbI2DKUxhaux5zCPaBkvU\">HOW TO: Listen to Your PDF<\/a> (1:46)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"Link for Info on Converting Inaccessible PDF Text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XxqBTCpHi2w&amp;index=24&amp;list=PLvSZbmGbKpCTHbI2DKUxhaux5zCPaBkvU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XxqBTCpHi2w&amp;index=24&amp;list=PLvSZbmGbKpCTHbI2DKUxhaux5zCPaBkvU\">HOW TO: Take a Screenshot &amp; Listen to Inaccessible Text<\/a> (2:52)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(2)\u00a0 BUILT-IN ACCESSIBILITY TOOLS<\/strong><br \/>\nMost computers have access to a multitude of features that enhance usability, including\u00a0VoiceOver screen-reader, speech recognition engines, screen magnifiers, mouse pointer customizations, etc.\u00a0 Click the links below to look through the directories of accessibility features from the Apple Mac and Windows PC websites:<br \/>\n<a id=\"Link to Apple Accessibility Features\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/accessibility\/\">Apple Mac Features<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/accessibility-support-for-windows-8b1068e6-d3b8-4ba8-b027-133dd8911df9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/what-accessibility-features-windows-offer#1TC=windows-7\">Windows Features<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apps for Universal Design and Accessibility Students are encouraged to supplement the support services they are already receiving at Marymount.\u00a0 Educational apps\u00a0for productivity, text-to-speech software, research tools etc. are widely available.\u00a0 These apps can be used by anyone and have become very popular among students with and without disabilities, as well as faculty members and [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/services-resources\/student-academic-hub\/student-access-services\/information-for-faculty-staff\/accommodations\/accessible-technology\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":465,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/left-sidebarpage.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Accessible Technology - Marymount University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Apps for Universal Design and Accessibility Students are encouraged to supplement the support services they are already receiving at Marymount.\u00a0 Accessible Technology Apps for Universal Design and Accessibility Students are encouraged to supplement the support services they are already receiving at Marymount. 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