Q. Is there software that can type for me or read text aloud?

Yes. There are a variety of speech recognition/text-to-speech or speech-to-text software options, including, but not limited to the following:

• Google Drive voice typing: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226?hl=en
• Speech Recognition on Windows devices.
• Dictation on Mac devices.
  • Mac Voice Control, which uses Siri to control everything on the Mac.
• Many cell phones have dictation options, and these may work with Google Drive, email, etc.
• Kurzweil is a web-based reader, web extension, and downloadable software for turning text into speech, accessible to all UNI students without cost. Contact UNI Student Accessibility Services for more information.
• Dragon Anywhere (cost)
• For more academic software, see this list provided by UNI Student Accessibility Services.

For more help learning to use technology, see videos on UNI’s LinkedIn Learning, which includes tutorials on basic computer skills, typing, etc.

For more information about accessibility and technology, see the links below.