DSS is here to ensure you receive the accommodations for which you have been approved. In addition to your DSS accommodations, you also have access to free resources and support to help in your academic career.
Text to Speech
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Read&Write
- A literacy support tool that offers help with everyday tasks like reading text out loud, reading PDFs, understanding unfamiliar words, researching assignments and proofing written work.
- CUA has a license for Texthelp Systems Read&Write. Visit the CUA Technology Services page to learn more and access the Read&Write Download form.
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Thorium Reader
- Will read E-Publications
- Visit the Thorium Reader webiste to learn more
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NaturalReader
- Multi-lingual AI Text to Speech
- Provides 50+ languages, 200+ AI voices, and supports 20+ formats
- Visit the NaturalReader website to learn more
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Google Text-to-Speech
- Convert text into natural-sounding speech
- Will read Google Docs
- Provides 50+ languages and 380+ AI voices
- Visit the Google Cloud Products to learn more
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Microsoft Word Features
- All available in your Microsoft Word
- Read Aloud, Immersive Reader, Speak, Narrator, and Speech
- Learn more about these features and where to find them in your Word app
Recording
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Otter.ai
- Provides students with real-time captions and notes for in-person and virtual lectures, classes or meetings
- Allows for adding slides, taking notes, and marking important moments during the course
- Learn more about their basic plan here
Organization
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Notion
- Completely customizable platfor for planning and organizing your college experience
- Academics: notes organization, summarize with AI, schedule assignments and tasks
- Personal: track habits and to-do lists, set reminders and deadlines
- Learn more about Notion here
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Evernote
- Helps to capture and organize your classes, assignments, calendar, to-do lists, etc.
- Visit the Evernote website to learn more
Speech-to-Text
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Office 365 Dictate
- Allows for speech-to-text conversion
- Allows for adding punctuation, navigation, and special character additions
- 9 supported langugages available
- Learn more about the Microsoft 365 Dictation here
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Apple Voice Control
- Ability to navigate and interact with your Mac to do basic navigation, customize your identification system (numbers, name, grid), create your own voice commands and dictation library.
- Learn more about the Voice Control feature here
Updated August 2025