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"his page is an index to all the online books, although they are also accessible from the main post for each activity set. In addition, below the index you'll find a general description of book structure, and helpful tips about what's required to use these books successfully with whichever browser you are using. "

The Global Assistive Technology Encyclopedia (GATE) is a Wiki, or piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. It's a little bit like Wikipedia, but just concentrating on assistive technology. GATE is very simple to use, with a control panel enabling you to add content and more.

WebAnywhere is a non-visual interface to the web that requires no new software to be downloaded or installed.It works right in the browser, which means you can access it from any computer, even locked-down public computer terminals.WebAnywhere enables you to interact with the web in a similar way to how you may have used other screen readers, such as JAWS or Window-Eyes,

"Like most people, we have a handful of sites we check every time we get on the internet. Checking these sites usually involved navigating to the sites manually or going through the browser's bookmarks/favorites menu. The problem with the latter approach is that you can't access these favorites on different computers unless you install some sort of plugin. With Tizmos, you can open your browser on any computer"

MITS Freedom Stick 1.0 The MITS Freedom Stick is the result of global collaboration and the leadership of Ira Socol. The design and primary technical work was all done by the Regional Support Center - Scotland North and East. We are extremely grateful for their time, effort, and generosity. Much of the support for our "Americanization," localization, and development of the accessible Firefox Browser came from the Mozilla Corporation, and Mozilla Education. The MITS Freedom Stick is designed to provide students with information and communication access on any computer using a Windows or Linux operating system. When you insert the USB Flash Drive into the computer the LearnApps software should load giving you a menu in the toolbar on the lower-right corner of the screen.

Four MIT students are developing a web browser interface that uses large motor hand motions. Not a product yet.

Screencast-O-Matic is the original free and easy way to make a video recording of your screen (aka screencast) and upload it for free hosting all from your browser with no install!

"39 Photo Effects and Tools for your Blog, Presentations and Personal Pictures Make your pictures more lively, apply fancy effects and create real eye-catchers with this collection of easy to use photo effects. All photo tools on this site are browser based, very simple to use and can be combined with each other."

"Free Switch-Accessible Games Welcome to our free switch-accessible games area. Play the games online in your browser or download stand-alone versions for Windows. All the games can be played by switch, keyboard or mouse. See the individual games for details."

"Edistorm takes the metaphor of sticky notes on a boardroom wall and brings it online allowing anyone - anywhere to brainstorm with only a web browser. Each user picks their favorite ideas and Edistorm brings the best ones forward."

HearWho.com is an online web application that turns any text into speech so you can listen to it. It will work with your internet browser. There is no software to download. you simply type or paste your text into the text area, then click "MAKE MP3 FILE". Up to 400 characters are free. A subscription is required to work with longer text. HearWho.com converts text to speech and saves it as an MP3 file so that you can listen to it on any device capable of playing MP3 files, such as Ipods, Ipads, PDAs, mobile phones, MP3 players, etc.

"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."

"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."

"SoftStep KeyWorx is a hardware & software bundle that enables the user to control the cursor, enter text, select programs, bring a browser window forward, scroll through folders and open documents, send out keystrokes and mouse clicks, zoom in and out, control volume, output complex key commands, and more; all from simple foot movements. A 4-character LED display, 10 dual-color key LEDs, and EL under-glow give you performance feedback with striking visual appeal."

A simple tool that makes reading on the web more enjoyable by removing the clutter.

"Readability™ is a simple tool that makes reading on the Web more enjoyable by removing the clutter around what you're reading. Follow the steps below to install Readability™ in your Web browser."

"For any student having trouble reading material on a screen, text-to-speech technologies can be wonderful. My March 2008 post, "Converting text to and from speech for accessibility and convenience" addressed some of the software options available today for text to speech functionality. Of those, "CLiCk, Speak" is probably the main one to check out. It's cross-platform, works in the FireFox browser as a plug-in, and is free. In addition to those text-to-speech options, the latest version of the Macintosh operating system (OS 10.6 "Snow Leopard") includes the built-in ability to convert highlighted text in many applications into an audio file. Here is an example of a file I created while writing this post, of this paragraph."

Providing feedback via synthetic speech and Braille, NVDA allows blind and vision impaired people to access and interact with the Windows operating system and many third party applications. Major highlights include: Support for popular applications including web browsers, email clients, internet chat programs and office suites Built in speech synthesizer supporting over 20 languages announcement of textual formatting where available such as font name and size, style and spelling errors Automatic announcement of text under the mouse and optional audible indication of the mouse position Support for many refreshable braille displays Ability to run entirely from a USB stick or other portable media without the need for installation Easy to use talking installer

Lifehacker Pack for Chrome: Our List of Essential Chrome Extensions Google's Chrome browser is packed full of an incredible amount of extensions that add all sorts of functionality. It's tough to sift through the store to find what's useful though, so let us save you some time with this collection of the best Chrome extensions.

"Use Moovly to take your lessons, tutorials or presentations to the next level and increase student creativity and involvement. Combine visuals, sounds, voice and video in clear explanations or engaging stories. Have your students prove their multimedia skills and apply these to any educational topic.Moovly is browser-based and does not require any software installation. It is as easy as using Powerpoint, so no graphical or specialist multimedia skills required!"

online collaborative whiteboard Stoodle makes it easy to learn from and teach fellow peers online. For iPad (in landscape mode) and desktop browsers!