General Accessibility
Cost: Free
Platform(s): Browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari
Website: Dark Reader website
Description: Applies a dark theme to webpages, with various options to adjust to suit individual preferences.
Return to top of pageCost: Free, as features are built-in to the associated systems.
Platform(s): Windows, Mac/iOS, Android, ChromeOS
Websites:
- Windows: Microsoft Accessibility Features
- Mac and iOS: Apple Accessibility
- Android: Android Accessibility Overview
- ChromeOS: Turn on Chromebook Accessibility Features
Description: Built-in accessibility tools and features for various operating systems. For specific features, please visit the websites listed above.
Notetaking
Cost: Free for Access Center students (limited licenses available)
Platform(s): Android, iOS, Web
Website: Glean website
Description: Glean helps students learn more effectively by providing a flexible, effective, and cloud-based note taking platform.
Interested in Glean?
- Check out the “First things first” video here: Glean Skills Portal
- Request a trial license by completing this form: Glean request form
Cost: Free
Platform(s): Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
Website: Microsoft OneNote
Description: OneNote is a note-taking software designed for free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration.
Cost: Free
Platform(s): iOS
Website: Built in to iOS. App Store Preview: Notes App Store Preview
Description: Notes is the best place to jot down quick thoughts or to save longer notes filled with checklists, images, web links, scanned documents, handwritten notes, or sketches.
Cost: Free; Premium subscriptions available
Platform(s): Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
Website: Evernote website
Description: Evernote is a note-taking and task management application. It is intended for archiving and creating notes in which photos, audio and saved web content can be embedded.
Cost: Free
Platform(s): Android, iOS, Web
Website: Google Keep website
Description: Quickly filter and search for notes by color and other attributes like lists with images, audio notes with reminders or just see shared notes.
Cost: $4.99
Platform(s): iOS, Mac
Website: SoundNote website
Description: SoundNote tracks what you type and draw while recording audio. During playback, just tap a word: SoundNote will jump right to the proper time in the audio.
Productivity
Cost: Free; Premium subscriptions available
Platform(s): Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, Web
Website: Any.do website
Description: Any.do is a productivity platform aimed at task and project management.
Cost: Free; Premium purchase available
Platform(s): Windows, Mac
Website: Cold Turkey website
Description: Block websites, games and applications to boost your productivity
Cost: Free
Platform(s): iOS, Android, web
Website: My Study Life website
Description: The My Study Life online student planner enables you to keep track of all your classes, tasks, assignments and exams – anywhere, on any device.
Cost: Free on browser; Mobile apps available for $0.99
Platforms: Web, Android, iOS
Website: goblin.tools website
Description: goblin.tools is a collection of small, simple, single-task tools, mostly designed to help neurodivergent people with tasks they find overwhelming or difficult. There are six individual tools:
- Magic ToDo: Creates to-do lists and has additional features such as creating steps to accomplish each task.
- Formalizer: takes your text and rephrases it in various ways, including professional, empathetic, or bullet points.
- Judge: tries to figure out the emotional content of text. Does it sound frustrated, rude, happy, or inquisitive?
- Estimator: tries to give a reasonable timeframe if you give it an activity.
- Compiler: takes a text and tries to distill a list of actionable items from it. You can ramble about anything and it will try its best to turn it into todo items.
- Chef: The Chef will do its best to suggest a dish that you can make with the ingredients and details you give it.
Reading Support (Text-to-speech)
Cost: Free for all MSU Denver students
Platform(s): Windows, Mac, Google Chrome
Website: Read&Write website
Description: Read&Write is a literacy support tool that offers help with everyday tasks like reading text out loud.
Interested in Read&Write?
- Here are video playlists comprised of several short videos demonstrating how to use the different features of Read&Write.
- Read&Write for Windows Playlist (22 videos)
- Read&Write for Mac (22 videos)
- Read&Write for Google Chrome (39 videos)
- Follow the guides below to download and install Read&Write on your devices:
Cost: $24.99
Platform(s): iOS, Mac
Website: Voice Dream Reader website
Description: Voice Dream Reader lets you listen to PDFs, Web pages, and books using text-to-speech.
Dictation
Cost: Free with Office 365 (MSU Denver students have access to Office 365 for free)
Platform(s): Windows, Web
Website: Dictate your Documents in Word
Description: Dictation lets you use speech-to-text to author content in Microsoft 365 with a microphone and reliable internet connection.
Cost: Free; Premium subscriptions available
Platform(s): Android, iOS, Web
Website: Otter website
Description: Otter records meetings, takes notes in real time, and generates an automated summary to share with everyone and to help you remember everything.
Scanning
Cost: Free; Premium subscription available
Platform(s): Android, iOS, Mac, web, Windows
Website: https://www.camscanner.com/
Description: Scan, save, search, and upload documents from your mobile device.
Cost: Free
Platform(s): Windows, Android, iOS
Website:
Description: You can use Microsoft Lens to convert images to PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files, digitize printed or handwritten text, and save to OneNote, OneDrive, or your local device.
Contact Us
Hours of Operation
Main Office: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Accommodated Testing: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Main Office
Office Location: Plaza 122
Phone: (303) 615-0200
Email:
[email protected]
Accommodated Testing Office
Office Location: Plaza 124
Phone: (303) 615-0199
Email:
[email protected]