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Thunder is an award-winning free screen-reader software for people with little or no sight.  The software works well with Windows 7, Vista, or XP. Without needing to see the screen, you will be able to write letters and documents, hear what you have typed letter by letter or word by word, change the speed and voice, and repeat what you have just heard and more.

Thunder can be downloaded from Screenreader.net, a new non-profit community interest group from Choice Technology.  The software is free for individual users but organizations must pay a yearly subscription depending  upon their size for using the screen reader.

Visit the Screenreader.net to learn more about the Thunder software, along with information about FREE web learning days for blind computer users.

This is Wikipedia‘s definition of assistive technology:

Assistive technology (AT) is a generic term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them.

This is true, right? Yes, but AT goes so much further than that!

While working at Easter Seals Crossroads, we see first-hand how AT helps the lives of individuals with or without disabilities.  That being said, let’s take a brief overview of just one type of assistive technology.

Person operating a CCTV

Person operating a CCTV

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