Assistive Technology Lab
The Assistive Technology Labs provide various technology resources for SLCC student access. Contact the Assistive Technology Lab at (801) 957-5000
What is Assistive Technology?
Assistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment, or software program that enhances learning, working, and daily living for people with disabilities. Assistive technology may also incidentally be useful for people without disabilities, like using speech-to-text for hands-free texting or text-to-speech to listen to reading material while doing chores or exercising.
AT Lab Services
- Assistive technology training and support
- Checking out assistive technology equipment
- Training on how to use assistive technology
- Supporting setting up assistive technology
- Troubleshooting assistive technology issues
- Alternative formats for textbooks
- Accessible Workstations
- Each station is equipped with screen magnification software, a screen reader, text-to-speech software, and dictation software.
- Course access consultations
- And much more!
Lab Hours and Locations
Please see our Locations and Hours page for details
Technology accommodations we provide
Here are some examples of technology we offer to students with accommodations.
- Jamworks software: records, transcribes, and summarizes lecture audio for notetaking
- Smart pens: pen that records lecture audio and links to hand-written notes
- Kurzweil 3000 software: reads books out loud
- Kurzweil Read the Web Chrome extension: reads web content out loud
- Dictation software: types with your voice
- JAWS software: screen reader
- ZoomText software: screen magnification
- Portable CCTV magnifier: portable magnifier for both close and distant magnification
Technology available to all students (via SLCC)
Here are some examples of technology offered to all students at SLCC.
- Read&Write literacy software (can be used anywhere, on any computer. Use SLCC credentials)
- Aira visual interpreting (when used on campus or while using Canvas)
- Video magnification device (when used in the Redwood, South City, and Jordan campus libraries)
- Accessible workstations (when used in the AT Lab)
- Low vision keyboard (when used in the AT Lab)
- Refreshable braille display (when used in the AT Lab)
Free technology resources
- Bionic Reading (browser extension)
- Applies a special font to words on a webpage for easier reading for people with reading difficulties (e.g., dyslexia, ADHD, etc.)
- Bionic Reading Chrome extension
- NaturalReader (mobile app)
- Converts text into speech, from PDFs, Word documents, photos, webpages, or pasted/typed text
- NaturalReader iOS App
- NaturalReader Android App
- Grammarly (Windows, browser extension, mobile app)
- Identifies writing mistakes, spelling errors, and improper vocabulary usage; provides suggestions
- Grammarly for Windows
- Grammarly Chrome extension
- Grammarly iOS App
- Grammarly Android App
- Tomato Timer (website)
- A Pomodoro Technique timer for time management
- Tomato Timer
- Screen Shader (browser extension)
- Tints the screen to reduce eye strain, fatigue, headaches, and migraines.
- Screen Shader Chrome extension
- Screen Shader Microsoft Edge Addon
- Color Enhancer (browser extension)
- Customizable color filter applied to webpages to improve color perception for people who are partially colorblind.
- Color Enhancer Chrome extension
- Be My Eyes (mobile app)
- Real-time visual assistance for people who are blind or low vision. Powered by volunteers
- Be My Eyes iOS App
- Be My Eyes Android App
- NVDA – Non-Visual Desktop Access (Windows)
- Screen reader for Windows, allowing access for people who are blind or low vision
- NVDA for Windows
- Cboard AAC (Windows, mobile app, website)
- An AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) application using customizable "boards" to facilitate communication for people with speech and language disabilities.
- Cboard AAC for Windows
- Cboard AAC website
- Cboard AAC iOS App
- Cboard AAC Android App
- Spoken AAC (mobile app)
- An AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) application that works with predictive text to easily construct sentences that are read out loud. You can also type, handwrite, or draw words.
- Spoken AAC iOS App
- Spoken AAC Android App
- Phone call captioning (mobile apps offered by the FCC to people who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing in the U.S.)
- CaptionMate
- InnoCaption
- Live Transcribe (Android app)
- Creates automated, real-time transcriptions for people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Also creates phone notifications for sounds around you, like smoke alarms or baby cries.
- Live Transcribe & Notification Android App
- Roll Mobility (mobile app)
- Find and share information on the accessibility of public spaces
- Roll Mobility iOS App
- Roll Mobility Android App