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Using Computer for some activity or support

Applications of computer technology to tasks that able-bodied users are able to do without assistance.
A turquoise-colored on-screen keyboard with a small drop-down list of words in the upper-right corner.

On-screen keyboard software that allows the user to control the computer and can be used for alternative communication.

My Choice Pad logo featuring a purple square with a 3x3 grid of colorful squares inside it. This icon is followed by the name, My Choice Pad which is written without spaces.

An educational software and mobile technology tool to build language development and communication skills for users with learning and language disabilities. It utilizes Makaton symbols, signs and signing videos in addition to the user's own photos and audio.

A screenshot of a Window with a list of e-speaking commands in alphabetical order with menu buttons above and buttons below to print, train word, edit and delete from the list.

A voice recognition software to control the computer, dictate emails and letters, limiting the needed number of user keystrokes, and to have the computer read documents back aloud.

ITU Gaze Tracker setup screen showing an eye centered on a two-axis grid with the pupil colored neon green. Below this picture are tool buttons and to the right is a setup menu for calibrating the pupil location.

An open-source gaze tracking application.

Spubble Lite vocal output selection menu showing a large speech bubble at top and simply drawn icons below it: a house, Welcome, 123, and an apple.

An augmentative and alternative communication app for Apple iOS and Android mobile devices. 

OBR

A Windows software that allows users to "read" single and double-sided Braille documents with a standard scanner. The retrieved information is presented as the text that can be used in all types of Windows applications.

Npointer

A freeware application for gestural and voice computer control. Hand movements are recorded by a webcam and translated into pointer movements. Gestures or voice commands are accepted to emulate the actions that are usually performed with a regular mouse or a touchpad: clicks, double-clicks, drags, and scrolls.

Wordtalk toolbar in a long horizontal strip with a series of letters and symbols.

A free text-to-speech plugin developed for use with versions of Microsoft Word from Word 97 up to Word 2016. It speaks the text of the document and highlights it as it speaks.

A purple eye graphic with a white circle around it.

Window-Eyes is screen reader software for Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox, and is compatible with Braille displays.

Voice4u pictogram word selection menu shows file folders with icons labeling them, A red thick arrow points to another menu that expands one of the file folders which was chosen, shown by a finger pointing to it and a dashed red square around it. The icons from the file folder are shown in a grid of 3 rows of 4 pics. One is chosen, shown by the finger and red square, and has a speech bubble with the word "happy" and a sound symbol.

A picture-based communication app for those with speech challenges.