Technology
COVID-19 Resources
Assistive Technology
Kurzweil 3000 – Read the Web Chrome Extension
Dolphin SuperNova – 3 months free access to any edition of SuperNova: Magnifier, Magnifier and Speech or Magnifier and Screen Reader
Google – Accessibility of Google Docs
ReadSpeaker – Offering TextAid and webReader for free
Crick Software – Free access to Clicker@home for schools closed due to coronavirus outbreak
Mobile Apps
Apple – COVID-19 screening app
Australia Government – Coronavirus App
Chicago – COVID Coach Website/App
Egypt – Coronavirus information app for deaf people
Mexican Government – COVID-19MX Mobile App
New Zealand Ministry of Health – COVID-19: Āwhina app
Conferencing Software
Adobe – Adobe Connect Accessibility Overview
Google
Google Meet Accessibility
Hangout Chat Accessibility Features
GoToMeeting – Accessibility Features
Microsoft
Microsoft Teams Accessibility Support
Accessible Learning Webinar Series on Microsoft Teams
Remote Captioning for Videoconferencing – Deaf or Hard of hearing
WebEx
WebEx Accessibility Features
WebEx Web App Accessibility Features
Skype – Accessibility Features
Zoom – Accessibility Page
Social Media Accessibility
Social media accessibility resources include the following:
Twitter – How to make images accessibility to people with vision disabilities
Facebook
Closed Captions on Facebook Live.
Other Facebook Accessibility information is also available
Linkedin – LinkedIn’s Disability Answer Desk
Instagram – Adding image description
Sanitization of Assistive Technology
How to Clean Your Apple Products
How to Clean Your Phone to Help Protect Against Coronavirus
How to Clean Your Tobii Dynavox Device
How to Spring Clean Your Electronics
Speech and Communication
CO-VIDSPEAK
Free open source, web-based video conferencing tool built for people who can’t speak but still need to emotionally connection with those at a distance
5 Minute Speech Therapy Activities You Can Do at Home
COVID-19 Resources
COVID-19
Global Figures: 0 total confirmed cases, 0 total confirmed deaths. Source: Johns Hopkins CSSE.
News
- 1. More caution in health services as cases rise
- 2. COVID-19 support extended for vulnerable communities
- 3. RC told disabled people disproportionately affected during Omicron wave
- 4. Study reveals COVID was deadlier for people with intellectual disabilities
- 5. Risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease increases by 50-80% in older adults