The DRC provides various Assistive Technology (AT) tools to students to enhance academic access. Assistive Technology solutions at UCSC are technology solutions that can help with reading, writing, and note-taking.
The DRC provides Assistive Technology solutions and trains students how to use AT in our 1:1 Live Demos and AT Workshops. Make an appointment with our Accessible Media Program Staff for help with approved assistive technology accommodations.
AT Solutions
The DRC offers several common Assistive Technology solutions for DRC student affiliates. This is not a comprehensive list, and Accommodations Specialists work with DRC student affiliates to find appropriate assistive technology.
- Genio is a notetaking app which records audio and allows students to take notes and upload slides and images integrated with the audio during or after the recording takes place.
- Otter.ai is another notetaking app which records audio and allows notetaking. This app has fewer notetaking features than Genio but has a built-in AI component that helps summarize the recording.
- Kurzweil is a Text-to-Speech app which has comprehensive features but can take longer to learn than many free Text-to-Speech tools.
- The DRC offers loaner equipment to DRC student affiliates to accommodate various accommodations, including equipment for students who are blind, low-vision, deaf, or hard of hearing.
Free Text-to-Speech Tools
Free Text-to-Speech features are built-in to many devices, browsers, and applications, and these can be accessed by any UCSC student.
Free Speech-to-Text Tools
Free Speech-to-Text features are built-in to many devices, browsers, and applications, and these can be accessed by any UCSC student.