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Updated: Wed, 10/09/2024 - 15:16

Oct. 10-11, campus is open to 苹果淫院 students, employees and essential visitors. Most classes are in-person. See Campus Public Safety website for details.


Les 10 et 11 octobre, le campus est accessible aux 茅tudiants et au personnel de l鈥橴niversit茅, ainsi qu鈥檃ux visiteurs essentiels. La plupart des cours ont lieu en pr茅sentiel. Voir le site Web de la Direction de la protection et de la pr茅vention pour plus de d茅tails.

Please note our advising office located at 1010 Sherbrooke will be closed for in-person appointments on October 7th, 8th and 9th. All appointments for these three days will take place virtually.

Exams are not impacted and our Exam Centre will remain open during this time.

Questions? Contact-us by email at听access.achieve [at] mcgill.ca听or听by phone at (514)398-6009.

Exam Sign-Up

Sign-up at least 14 days before your exam (applies to all timed assessments)

Assistive Tools & Apps

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Assistive tools and apps can help reduce barriers to learning and support your academic success.听 Any 苹果淫院 students can benefit from the assistive software, apps, and resources shared below.

Students who have an academic accommodation plan may have access to additional assistive technology resources through Student Accessibility and Achievement.

Software, Apps, & Extensions

Text-to-Speech Support(Web Extension)

Text-to-speech (web extensions) MyCourses quiz compatibility (Without lockdown browser) MyCourses quiz compatibility (With Lockdown Browser)

(Chrome Extension)

Use this to simplify the presentation of online text, invert colours, change spacing and font sizes. This tool estimates the remaining reading time of the time required to complete the reading is generated. Use the text-to-speech feature to follow along with the highlighted text.

听(Chrome Extension)

Use this to: Extracts the text from the main window and displays it in a teleprompter-style side window. Choose from many high-quality voices.

听(Chromebook Extension)听

Text-to-speech extension for Chromebooks/Chrome

听(Microsoft Edge Built-In)

Simplifies a webpage layout, removes clutter, and lets users customize their reading experience in Windows 10/11

听(Firefox Built-In)

Strips away clutter like buttons, ads, background images, and videos, and allows for customization of layout and theme to fit reading preference

听(Kurzweil Web Extension)

Extension that allows web content to be read aloud

听(Web-based Extension)

Listen to documents, dictate text, check writing, download audio files, translate, look up text, collaborate with others, take tests*

Text-to-Speech Support (Software)

Text-to-speech (Software) MyCourses quiz compatibility (Without lockdown browser) MyCourses quiz compatibility (With Lockdown Browser)

听(Windows)

Screen reader that allows for ease of access and interaction with the Windows Operating system and many third party applications.听

听(Mac)

Built-in screen reader on MacOS (Free)

(Windows)

Free text-to-speech software that allows you to save text as an audio file. (Free)

听(Windows/Mac)

Software and extension for both text-to-speech and speech-to-text (Available on Windows, Mac, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, iPad, Android)

听on MacOS

Text-to-speech embedded in MacOS with customizable keyboard shortcuts and other options (speaking rate). (Free)

鉁撎(Limited)

听on MacOS

Text-to-speech built in on MacOS (Free)

听(Windows and Mac)

An online tool that allows you to upload text and documents and convert them to mp3. ($ - free with limited functions)

鉁撎(Limited - instructor听initiated)

Text-to-Speech Software using human-like voices ($ - with free trial)

TBD

Writing Support

  • - a free extension for your browser that corrects spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.听
  • - looks, feels, and functions very much like Grammarly, but for French.听
  • Microsoft Word and pages both offer听an Outline View that helps you jot down keywords, organize them into a structure and reorganize them into a coherent document.
  • Activate within Microsoft Word.
  • Word365 offers the 鈥渋deas鈥 tab that can help refine your writing by highlighting issues of clarity, conciseness, and conventions.
  • . This software allows a text-to-speech readout of the work you have written. It can help you hear certain syntax errors and identify unclear or wordy sentences. The Word Prediction feature helps you minimize spelling errors and may increase typing output by reducing the number of keystrokes necessary to type words.
  • 听- French grammar corrector.
  • - Helps you correct your French texts.

Free versions of software I use at Student Accessibility and Achievement

The following vendors are providing extended free trials of licenses based software:

Reminders and Focus

  • MacOS -听,
  • Windows 10 鈥
  • Windows 10 鈥撎
  • Apps
  • Site Blockers
    • ($)鈥 - Windows, Mac, iOS and Android
    • (Mac)鈥 -听Leechblock (Firefox & Chrome)鈥
    • (Firefox & Chrome)鈥
    • (颁丑谤辞尘别)鈥
    • ($)鈥
    • (Chrome)

Dictation Support

  • Mac:听Enable the (the shortcut is Fn-Fn).
    • You can also enable 听for dictation
  • Word365:听a microphone icon within the toolbar allows you to dictate using your computer鈥檚 microphone. Try using earbuds with a built-in microphone for better results.听Learn more about .
  • 听(Chrome)
  • - also available for and on .

Scanning

  • ($) - Mac and PC

Keeping Files Organized

  • MacOS:
  • Windows:

Annotating PDF Documents

  • MacOS :
  • ($)

Calculators

  • - easily add equations to documents

苹果淫院 Libraries

Some libraries feature adapted workstations equipped with scanners, screen readers, large print software, and other assistive software. Consult the list of听adapted workstations and available software.


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HathiTrust Digital Library

Find digital versions of thousands of books currently only available as hard copies in our libraries. To access the HathiTrust, login with your 苹果淫院 email and password.

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