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If you have a work or college Microsoft Office 365 account then you have a number of options to help you with reading, writing and organisation. Then if you have Windows on your laptop/desktop then you have further Microsoft technologies that can assist people with disabilities in a number of ways.
Welcome to AT Hive
Assistive Technology, or AT, can be a new concept for some so AT Hive was created, to help people with disabilities in work and education settings, to explore AT and how it can help in many ways.
Rehearse your presentation
Free: Using Presenter coach in Office 365 to help practice your presentation
Friday 24 July 2020 Microsoft Word-Text to Speech
Free: Your Word document can read out your written content.
Edge Browser – Reading Tools
Free: Reading options in the Edge Browser.
Magnifier in Windows 10
Free: In-built magnifier in Windows 10
Teams (Office 365) – Closed Captions.
Free: Teams (Office 365) closed captions as people speak.
Windows – Dictation (Speech to Text)
Free: use inbuilt dictation tool on a Windows Laptop/Desktop.
PowerPoint in Office 365 - Collaboration Tool
Free: Collaborate online feature in Powerpoint.
Word in Office 365 - Collaboration Tool
Free: Collaborate with your group online in Word.
PowerPoint – Closed Captions as you Present
Free: Closed captions, your voice is text on screen, as you present.
STREAM (Office 365) - videos
Free: upload videos, record your screen and create closed captions.
Calendars – Getting Organised
Free: Using online calendars to get organised.
Browser tips
Free: Using more than 1 browser for organisation.
Word Online - Immersive Reader
Free: Reading support with Immersive Reader in Word.
Lens App
Free: An app that converts images/photos of text into Word docs reads out text in images.
