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Top Ten Tips for Universal Design for Learning (UDL) on the MacBook

Apple Accessibility Guide can be found:

In the L4L folder on the Mac Dock or at
Apple Accessibility

NOTE:The Speech and Universal Access features were designed for use by individuals with disabilities, but can be used by anyone, including you!

SYSTEM PREFERENCES (Mac Dock)

SPEECH

Toggle between Universal Access and Speech with the arrows on upper left of screen.

TEXT-TO-SPEECH (Reads text on both the Mac and WIN sides).

You can set your Mac to speak text aloud that has been “selected” or highlighted in most any software program, and on web sites. If the text can be selected, it can be spoken.

STEPS:

Go to System Preferences on the dock or under the Apple menu and select Speech.

Click on Text-to-Speech.
At System Voice, scroll down to select a voice. Alex is Apple’s new excellent high quality voice.
Select desired Speaking Rate.
Hit Play to hear the voice spoken.
Click on the box marked Speak selected text when the key is pressed.
If no keys have been previously selected, a window will open asking you to type in “modifier” keys – the keys that will activate the speech function.
Just hit the keys (don’t type the names of the keys) that you want as the “modifier” keys, and they will appear in the window. Command & T (for talk) are a good choice. Click OK.
If keys were previously selected, the Set Key button will be in bold letters. Click on Set Key and hit the “modifier” keys you want. Click OK.
Select the system voice you want and the rate of speed. Hit Play to try out the voice. Click the redcircle at the far left on the menu bar to exit.

READING PDF FILES:

Apple Accessibility Guide can be found:

In the L4L folder on the Mac Dock or at
Apple Accessibility

NOTE:The Speech and Universal Access features were designed for use by individuals with disabilities, but can be used by anyone, including you!

SYSTEM PREFERENCES (Mac Dock)

Open the PDF document..It should open in the application Preview.

Select the Text button on the top of the screen.
Go to Edit>Speech>Start Speaking to have the text read aloud.
You do not need to select the text first. All text on the page will be read.
If you want to stop the speech, don’t close the document. It will keep speaking.

Go to Edit>Speech >Stop Speaking.

USE SPEECH TO:

Listen to the text to edit written documents. (Headphones can be used for noise control.)

Download a class assignment, article, etc., and listen to it while you make dinner!

Support research projects - Students with decoding difficulties can access information on the web, in downloaded articles, etc., by having the text read aloud.
Have students select/highlight difficult words they can’t pronounce and have the computer read them aloud.

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Top Ten Tips for Universal Design for Learning (UDL) on the MacBook

See Also: Universal Design Toolkit Wiki

Apple Accessibility Guide can be found:

In the L4L folder on the Mac Dock or at

NOTE:The Speech and Universal Access features were designed for use by individuals with disabilities, but can be used by anyone, including you!

SYSTEM PREFERENCES (Mac Dock)

SPEECH

Toggle between Universal Access and Speech with the arrows on upper left of screen.

TEXT-TO-SPEECH (Reads text on both the Mac and WIN sides).

You can set your Mac to speak text aloud that has been “selected” or highlighted in most any software program, and on web sites. If the text can be selected, it can be spoken.

STEPS:

Go to System Preferences on the dock or under the Apple menu and select Speech.

Click on Text-to-Speech.

At System Voice, scroll down to select a voice. Alex is Apple’s new excellent high quality voice.

Select desired Speaking Rate.

Hit Play to hear the voice spoken.

Click on the box marked Speak selected text when the key is pressed.

If no keys have been previously selected, a window will open asking you to type in “modifier” keys – the keys that will activate the speech function.

Just hit the keys (don’t type the names of the keys) that you want as the “modifier” keys, and they will appear in the window. Command & T (for talk) are a good choice. Click OK.

If keys were previously selected, the Set Key button will be in bold letters. Click on Set Key and hit the “modifier” keys you want. Click OK.

Select the system voice you want and the rate of speed. Hit Play to try out the voice. Click the redcircle at the far left on the menu bar to exit.

READING PDF FILES:

See Also: Universal Design Toolkit Wiki

Apple Accessibility Guide can be found:

In the L4L folder on the Mac Dock or at

NOTE:The Speech and Universal Access features were designed for use by individuals with disabilities, but can be used by anyone, including you!

SYSTEM PREFERENCES (Mac Dock)

Open the PDF document..It should open in the application Preview.

Select the Text button on the top of the screen.

Go to Edit>Speech>Start Speaking to have the text read aloud.

You do not need to select the text first. All text on the page will be read.

If you want to stop the speech, don’t close the document. It will keep speaking.

Go to Edit>Speech >Stop Speaking.

USE SPEECH TO:

Listen to the text to edit written documents. (Headphones can be used for noise control.)

Download a class assignment, article, etc., and listen to it while you make dinner!

Support research projects - Students with decoding difficulties can access information on the web, in downloaded articles, etc., by having the text read aloud.

Have students select/highlight difficult words they can’t pronounce and have the computer read them aloud.

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Boston Public Schools Access Technology Center 5/4/08