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Assistive Technology and Software available for your use at KVCC
  • AlphaSmart Keyboard
  • Dragon Naturally Speaking
  • Inspiration
  • Kurzweil 3000
  • Math Advantage
  • Soothsayer-Word Prediction





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AlphaSmart Keyboard
  • Lightweight, Rugged, Portable Keyboard
  • Easy to use word processor
  • Easy to transfer documents to PC
  • Use this keyboard if:
    • You need a portable keyboard
    • You type better than you handwrite


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Dragon Naturally Speaking
  • Software that turns your voice into text on the screen
  • Can be used with Kurzweil 3000 and Microsoft Word
  • Use this software if:
    • You get your thoughts out better by saying them out loud instead of writing them
    • You hate having to “start” a paper or have a fear of the “blank screen”
    • You have low vision
    • You have a physical difficulty
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Inspiration
  • Computer software program that helps you to brainstorm ideas for your paper, organize your thoughts, and create flowcharts and concept maps


  • Provides templates from which to start working


  • Use this software if:
    • You think faster than you write
    • You prefer brainstorming


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Kurzweil 3000
  • Software that will scan in material and then read it to you from the screen
  • Can develop study sheets and highlight in 4 different colors
  • Can be used along with Microsoft Word, Inspiration and Dragon Naturally Speaking
  • Use this program if:
    • You have low-vision
    • You learn best by hearing material instead of reading
    • You learn best through colors and highlighting
    • You want to improve your vocabulary
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Math Advantage
  • Software that will help you learn math principles, quiz you, and track your progress


  • 10 Subjects: Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Statistics, Real World Math, and Business Math


  • Has an “Infinite Problem Generator” that provides countless math problems for you to practice


  • Use this software if:
    •  you have difficulty with math equations, applications or just math in general
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Soothsayer
  • Software that predicts words as you write.
  • Can be used with Kurzweil 3000 and Microsoft Word and Dragon Naturally Speaking.
  • Use this software if:
    • You have trouble spelling words.
    • You are dyslexic.