Computer Technologies for Students WhoHave A Hearing Impairment
Computer Technologies for Students Who| Adaptation | Description | Brand Name | Free or Inexpensive |
| Spell checkers/ grammar checkers | Software - built into many word processors |
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| Word prediction | Software - a menu box pops up as you type to give you several possible ways to complete a word that you have begun to type | ||
| Visual flash | Accessibility software usually built into the operating system - screen flashes (instead of sounds) to indicate changes such as error messages |
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| Electronic encyclopedias and dictionaries | Software - CD-ROM or web based encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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| Subtitles/captions | Some computer "multimedia players" allow you to turn closed captioning on and off | ||
| E-mail and chat programs | Software - instead of the telephone | ||
| Computer-based note taking systems | Note taking system involving 2 joined laptops - assistant types what the professor says. The information appears on the student's laptop – student can type questions or comments that are visible on the assistant's screen | ||
| "Shorthand" (macros) for frequently used words | Software - that quickly "pastes" text |
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