OAE's Resources section provides practical guidance, tools, and support to promote accessibility across campus. It offers information on inclusive digital design, assistive technologies, and disability-related best practices to help ensure an equitable learning environment for all members of the Stanford community.
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The Stanford Converter into Braille & E-Text (SCRIBE) is an online document conversion system supporting the transformation of text and image-based file types into different formats. Individuals upload files through a Web interface and select from a variety of output options, including audio, Braille, or e-text formats. The SCRIBE platform will convert text files into alternate text file types, as well as convert image-based files into text formatted files. MP3 audio versions are created using the high-quality text-to-speech voices.
Speechify is a reading and writing solution for those who prefer to listen to their Word documents, webpages, or PDF files instead of reading in a traditional manner.Speechify features visual highlighting of spoken text, the conversion of scanned documents into text documents, word prediction support, highlighting and highlight extraction, and the conversion of text documents into audio formats.
Disability language has changed a lot over time. Here are some resources on current suggested terminology.
For public events at the University, Diversity and Access is responsible for arranging disability-related accommodations.
Explore national organizations supporting disability inclusion in higher education, offering resources, peer support, and a focus on disability justice and intersectionality.
