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Accessibility Resources

Read&Write for Google Chrome

The Read&Write for Google Chrome browser extensions include features such as text-to-speech, word prediction, picture dictionaries, audio maker, study highlighters, and Screenshot Reader, which uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software to convert inaccessible documents and images into readable files within Google Drive and Canvas. It's available to everyone at The New School.

If you have any questions or concerns about the toolbar that cannot be answered by the help guide or tutorial videos below, please reach out to studentdisability@newschool.edu.

To access all of the tools, download the following extensions from the Google Chrome web store:

To learn more about how to download and use these tools, check out the Read&Write for Google Chrome User Resources and Read&Write for Google Chrome YouTube Playlist (including Read&Write for Google Chrome in Canvas). 

Ease of Access Tools in Mac & Windows