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"Need a quick summary of an article? Your Mac can do that, without the need for extra software - and you'll find all sorts of OS X features you've been overlooking in the process. Summary Service isn't new to OS X. It's been around since the early days of OS X, but it's buried in a menu you probably never look at - the services menu, one of many contextual menus on your Mac."

"CleverKeys for Mac OS X - developed by Dictionary.com - is free software that provides instant access to definitions at Dictionary.com, synonyms at Thesaurus.com and more - from almost all Mac OS X programs, including word processors, Web browsers and most e-mail programs. With CleverKeys, the answers are just a click away."

ATMac Assistive Technology for Apple and Mac Users

news related to accessibility for Macs

Help and "how to" tutorials for Accessibility options using Universal Access in Apple's Mac OS X and Ease of Access in Microsoft Windows:

"Speak It On My iPod® 2.0 Send Multiple Documents to Your iPod While You Sleep WHAT IS IT? It converts documents on your computer into audio files you can listen to on your iPod using the speech features of Mac OS X."

"The Read&Write GOLD training series walks learners through all of the features found on the Read&Write GOLD toolbar, including features for reading, writing and self-editing, study skills, and research.",  said Jon Blissenbach, Atomic Learning's VP of Product Business Development. "Our partnership with Texthelp allows us to offer this comprehensive training collection for learners with special needs." Videos are available for both the PC and Mac versions of Read&Write GOLD.  Each online training collection includes 2-3 minute videos for each of the features of this powerful assistive technology software, giving learners with special needs the opportunity to achieve and succeed in their learning goals

Achieve Tablet lets readers be themselves, as well as part of a crowd, with a mobile, text-to-speech device that looks great on any desk and fits in any bag. With touch-screen and gesture-based scrolling, page turning, and zooming, readers can succeed in totally new and intuitive ways. Capturing text is as easy as taking a picture with the Tablet's camera. Then reading happens with synchronized text highlighting and audio playback. With Achieve Tablet, readers can also download Achieve Software for Windows* or Mac* and turn a school or home desktop or laptop into a full-blown digital library.

"DwellClick is the app that clicks for you. You point, it clicks . DwellClick will drag for you."

"ClickNoMo is software that clicks your mouse for you. You probably click your mouse hundreds of times a day, thousands of times a week. ClickNoMo lets you rest your tendons while you continue to work and get things done. "

"Prizmo is a universal photo-based scanner app that lets you scan and recognize text documents, business cards, and images, and then export them as PDF/Text, vCard, or JPEG/PNG. Prizmo relies on state-of-the-art technologies, like a highly accurate OCR, real-time page detection, and beautiful image cleanup. Using iCloud, you can even shoot the picture on your iPhone, and finish editing on your iPad or Mac. All of this in an elegant and intuitive user experience."

"The World's Smallest Wireless Scanner Scan notes, photos, documents, even art! With a hand scanner barely larger than a business card. Dacuda PocketScan *  High-quality scan as PDF, text or image *  Powerful text recognition, ideal for Word & Excel *  Bluetooth interface, compatible with Windows, Mac, iOS, Android"

"I created WriteRoom as an alternative to Microsoft Word. WriteRoom's full screen writing environment gets your computer out of the way so that you can focus on your work. The result is a subtle clearing of the mind that I think helps you write better. Simply get words on the page WriteRoom won't do page layout or insert tables and graphs. WriteRoom's focus is just to help you get words on the page. Stay focused with WriteRoom's distraction free environment. Stay on track with word count. Stay safe with autosave."

"Created by the parent of a child with special needs, the MyTalk iPhone/iPod touch application is a practical, portable and affordable companion to traditional AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) devices. With MyTalk, you can easily create personal communication boards for both education and everyday use. From "My name is Michael" to "I would like to order a Big Mac," MyTalk enables those with expressive language challenges to share their likes, dislikes, desires and needs in common social settings via commonly accepted devices. While traditional AAC aids can enhance rather than reduce social stigma, children, teens and adults alike will be eager to engage with others via their iPhone and iPod touch devices. "

"So if you are looking for a lightweight document camera that can be used with both Mac and Windows then I urge you to take a look at the iPevo Point 2 View Camera. The iPevo Point 2 View Camera is a 2.0 Mega pixel camera with auto focus which attaches via your USB Port . "

"Introducing the enTourage eDGe™ The enTourage eDGe™ is the world's first dualbook, combining the functions of an e-reader, netbook, notepad, and audio/video recorder and player in one. It's a comprehensive device that lets you read e-books, surf the Internet, take digital notes, send emails and instant messages, watch movies and listen to music anywhere, at any time. This is nothing you've ever seen before! Get books wirelessly, move files onto your enTourage eDGe™ using an SD card or a USB flash drive. Use the mini-USB port to move files back and forth from a Windows, MAC, or Linux-based PC. And with a netbook built in, you can forget the limitations of other e-readers, the enTourage eDGe™ does it all! "

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"Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET project at the University of Colorado downloadable for Mac or PC

"Early Years interactive resources for Primary or Infant Schools. Ideal to use on any type of Interactive Whiteboard. Also for teachers, parents & children at home with a PC or Mac"

"The Texthelp Web Apps provide support tools that will work within multiple browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, Firefox) on mobile devices including iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone, and other mobile devices, as well as on PCs and Macs. Users will benefit from having Read&Write GOLD features they are familiar with along with instant accessibility and mobility with these powerful web support tools."