Audio Enhancement
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Sound Amplifier
Use the Sound Amplifier app and a pair of headphones to filter, augment, and amplify sounds around you and on your device.
Available in the App Store or in the Google Play Store.
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Caption Call
Caption Call is a free real-time captioning service for phone calls.
Available as an app for mobile phone calls, and for home phones.
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Rogervoice
Rogervoice is a free mobile app that provides a real-time captioning service for mobile phone calls.
Screen Readers
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NV Access (NVDA)
NV Access (NVDA) is a free, open-source screen reader available for Microsoft Windows.
Speech to Text
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Google Doc Voice Typing
Type & edit with your voice in Google Docs. You can use your voice to type and edit your document in Google Docs and your speaker notes and captions in Google Slides.
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Utterly Voice
Utterly Voice is a speech recognition software that allows you to control your Microsoft Windows computer with your voice. Free licenses are available for a 90 day period, and can be renewed as many times as you want.
Text to Speech
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Natural Reader
Natural Reader is an online AI tool that allows you to paste in text and have it read back to you. It also allows you to upload documents to be read alound, though this feature struggles with more complex documents.
This program is used in a browser, so it can be accessed on both desktop and mobile.
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Read Aloud
Read Aloud is a Google Chrome extension that uses text to speech to convert webpage text to audio.
Visual Enhancment
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Helperbird
Helperbird is a browser extension that provides various accessibility tools and features including: dyslexia tools, font size and spacing, text to speech, and speech to text. Some of the more advanced features not listed here are behind a paywall.
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Shade Dark Mode
Shade Dark Mode is a Google Chrome extension that enables dark mode on all websites, helping to reduce reduce eye strain.