Assistive Technology: Features and Resources
Assistive technology is any tool that assists you in doing your daily activities. At Bryn Mawr, you can meet with the assistive technology specialist to find tools to help you with academic tasks. Explore some of our resources on this page.
Assistive Technology Tools
Reading
- Helperbird: Helperbird is a Google Chrome extension that provides tools to help with reading websites and PDFs, as well as features to help with writing and studying.
- Beeline Reader: Beeline Reader colors text with a gradient which naturally guides the eye through the reading making the text less taxing to read and easier to comprehend.
- Immersive Reader: Immersive Reader reads emails, documents, and other material aloud, allows you to modify how text appears, and provides language translation features.
- Natural Reader Online Reader: The Natural Reader Online Reader allows you to upload a variety of file types (.doc, .pdf, .ppt, to name a few) to have them read aloud.
- Natural Reader (extension): The Natural Reader extension reads websites and emails aloud.
Writing
Tools for Note-Taking, Time Management, Healthy Living and More
Check out this database to find tools related to note-taking, time management, organization, reading, studying, accessibility, mental health, healthy living, and more.
Assistive Technology App Database coming soon!
Assistive Technology Features on Campus
All of our campus computers, whether Macs or Windows, have in-built accessibility features. Use these guides listed below to access these features.
We have a CC TV in the Minerva Lab available for use. Please contact Grace Cipressi with any questions.
We have a designated computer with magnification settings turned on in the Minerva Lab.
All of our campus computers, whether Macs or Windows, have in-built accessibility features. Use these guides listed below to access these features.
Voice Over can be enabled on all Macs on campus. Windows computers have NVDA installed.
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How to turn on NVDA
Contact Us
Access Services
Access Services
Eugenia Chase Guild Hall, Room 103
101 N. Merion Ave.
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010
Fax: 610-526-7451
Deb Alder, Director of Access Services
dalder@brynmawr.edu
Phone: 610-526-7516
Office Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Thursday
Grace Cipressi, Assistive Technology Specialist
gcipressi@brynmawr.edu
Phone: 610-526-5470
Office Hours: 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday-Friday