Assistive Media was founded in 1996 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to provide reading services for people with visual and reading impairments. It offers various technologies like text-to-speech, reading pens, voice recognition software, and digital recorders to help those with impairments access electronic or printed texts by converting it to audio. Modern technologies supported by Assistive Media help disabled individuals feel included by allowing them to experience the world through reading.

1. Expanding the world of reading

2. • Assistive Media Is an Internet-based reading
service to serve people with visual and reading
impairments
• It was founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1996
by David Erdody
• It was insipired by his Father’s diagnosis of
diabetic retinopathy, an avid reader

3. Text to Speech
- Allows any electronic text that can be highlighted to be
read aloud by a computer or mobile device
Reading Pens
- Allows the individual to scan text in print mediums and
convert it into voice. Some versions include an in-built
dictionary that will display the definition of a word and read
it aloud

4. Voice Recognition
- Allows a computer or enabled hand held device to be
trained in how you speak, and once trained, to write
down everything you dictate into any active textbox
Digital Recorders
- Enables Individuals to recall, plan, practice speeches,
pronounciations, and dictate information

5. Ipads and Tablets
- Provides learning experience and there are a large
number of apps that can be used to support children
across a vriety if learning areas
Electronic Spell Checkers
- Uses phonetic patterns to suggest words for a poor
speller when a computer is not available

6. Word Prediciton Software
- Uses phonetic and grammar patterns to suggest words
as each letter/word is typed
Visual Search Engines
- Displays a picture of page rather than the text headings or
written content of a webpage

7. Literacy Specific Software
- Used to support reading and writing. Includes templates
for writing graphic organizers and study tools
Educational Software
- Provides a support for the development of phonological
awareness and phonics
Electronic Resources and Books
- Can be used with reading software and mp3 players/ipods

8. • Modern Technologies nowadays is a big help in
each and everyone of us specially to those
incapacitated persons through this Assistive
Media, it can make them feel that they are
belong in a world they’re living, they can see
what really the world is and make them feel that
they have worth