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Which, is super helpful for my calculus classes. Besides reading text in English, I can also read text an Immersive Reader in several other languages including Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Vietnamese and more – as well as math equations that are inserted as text. And by the way, DRMs can order materials in multiple file formats so that students can use different assistive technology tools. This means that I can read content from AIM-VA such as textbooks, worksheets and other educational materials, that are ordered in these file formats.
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So what can you read with Immersive Reader? Well, my answer is a little bit of everything! Immersive Reader supports several different file formats including doc, docx, OneNote, OneNote Notebooks or One files, PDF and HTML.
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It does not require any specialized assistive technology skills or fancy devices or even any extra downloads which is great for students who are new to the world of assistive technology or students, like me, who don’t want to carry around a backpack full of different technology tools all the time. Immersive Reader is a fantastic tool for students of all ages that have dyslexia, low vision, visual processing disorders and other print disabilities as well as for students who just want to make text easier to read. Plus, it can also read text out loud without having to activate an external screen reader. It displays text in a full-screen view and allows users to customize settings such as the color scheme, font size, text spacing and the amount of lines displayed at a time. Immersive Reader is a super cool feature built into several Microsoft products that can help users read text more easily within their favorite applications. The Microsoft Immersive Reader!įor those not familiar with it. Today, I’m going to be talking about one of my favorite free tools for reading accessible materials that transformed how I read PDFs and access content. I’m also a student at George Mason University and I run the website Veronica with four eyes (Veroniiiica) where I have hundreds of posts about using assistive technology both inside and outside of the classroom. My name is Veronica Lewis and I’m the Microsoft Content Specialist for AIM-VA and a Microsoft Certified Educator. Hello and welcome to my session for the I’m Determined Summit: Crash Course in Immersive Reader.
Link to Crash Course in Immersive Reader.Take-away document for Crash Course in Immersive Reader Link to recording for Crash Course in Immersive Reader.Today, I will be sharing the recording of my session, along with a Sway take-away document that can be freely shared with others.
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When I was asked to talk about my favorite ways to access materials as a student with low vision, I decided to focus on how to use the free Microsoft Immersive Reader tool to access a variety of different file types, and how it can be used by students of all ages.
As part of my work as the Microsoft Content Specialist for AIM-VA and as a Microsoft Certified Educator, I had the opportunity to present a short talk as part of the AT Lab at the I’m Determined Summit, a virtual conference for students with disabilities who are preparing to transition to higher education.