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Assistive Technology Resources

Assistive technology - any software or equipment that supports mobility, learning and communication - allows learners of all abilities to make their educational experience more accessible

Read&Write software

This program can read PDFs, Word documents, and webpages out loud, including Moodle content. It includes a dictation feature called Talk&Type. It can also help you make more efficient study notes, provide word prediction when writing essays and reports, and so much more. Read&Write is freely available (and completely optional) to all TRU students, staff, and faculty, and can be accessed by following these steps:

  1. Have a look at Read&Write for more information. You’ll see instructions to download Read&Write. Please sign in to Read&Write with the Microsoft option, and use your TRU email address.
  2. After you’ve installed Read&Write, feel free to play around with the program and see what it can do. If you find it helpful to learn from videos, we recommend a great YouTube playlist that goes over the features in more detail. IT Services has more resources on the Read&Write software.

Read & Write supports reading, writing and studying.

If you have any questions about Read&Write, or encounter compatibility issues with Moodle or other online content, please don’t hesitate to email the Assistive Technology Specialist at as@tru.ca.

Assistive technology resources

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JAWS for Windows
Read & Write
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    Please note: TRU does not officially endorse any of the following apps or extensions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully for any app, and use at your own discretion.


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