Digital Accessibility Tools for Everyone
Digital accessibility tools enhance learning experiences, support educational goals, and boost productivity. The University of Maryland offers a range of these tools to students, faculty, and staff.
SensusAccess
SensusAccess is an online document conversion system supporting the transformation of text and image file types into different formats such as HTML, audio, Braille, Accessible PDF, and others.
Upload a file, URL, or document using your desktop or mobile device and receive an alternative format in your email.
Ally
Ally is an ELMS-Canvas document conversion tool. After files are added to a course, Ally automatically creates alternative formats such as HTML, audio, Braille, Accessible PDF, ePub, and others.
Download Alternative formats wherever you find the "Download Alternative Formats” icon.
Morphic
Morphic toolbar includes one-click access to key built-in accessibility features such as adjusting text size, color, contrast, magnification, reading selected text aloud, and the snipping tool.
Other Tools
- Immersive Reader
Immersive Reader for ELMS
Immersive Reader for MS365
- JAWS & ZoomText Free license
Download JAWS for free
- Google Doc Voice Typing
Learn how to use Google Voice Typing
- Microsoft Dictate
Explore how to use Microsoft Dictate
- Kurzweil supports Reading & Writing
Contact ads-atlab@umd.edu