AT Program News

New Tool for Descriptive Video--YouDescribe!

Add extended audio descriptions to your YouTube video with YouDescribe. This is a project of The Smith-Kettlewell Video Description Research and Development Center, made possible through a grant from the Department of Education OSEP. Adding audio descriptions can make information conveyed in video more accessible to individuals with visual impairments.

Writing and Research Tools for Students with Dyslexia--Jamie Martin

There is a great article in the latest Closing the Gap newsletter: "Forget the Index Cards: Tips for Using Assistive Technology for Writing a Research Report,"  by Jamie Martin who teaches students with dyslexia. He covers mind mapping, Rewordify, Sweetsearch, and other tools (some for free, some for sale). Check it out at the Closing the Gap site.