WRITING

The following Free or Low Cost Assistive Technology software programs are available for anyone to use. The following programs, software, websites, and apps focus on different forms of Writing Support.

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Ginger Grammar Checker and Spell Checker


  • Checks your spelling and grammar and fixes it according to the context of your text in Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome
  • Suggests different and better ways to express your sentences (Premium)
  • Provides training to improve your mistakes (Premium)
  • Reads your text out loud (Premium)
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  • Cost: Free; Premium $5.10- $11.20/Month
  • Compatibility: Windows, Mac OS, Android, iOS: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch; Chrome and Safari Extension
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Ghotit


  • Online Contextual and phonetic spell checker along with grammar and punctuation checker
  • Copy text into web page and program will check your grammar, spelling and punctuation
  • More Information: 
  • Cost: Free
  • Compatibility: Online Resource

Voice Dream Writer


  • Make fewer mistakes, use the right words and organize your writing better with this app
  • Text-to-speech and voice-to-text help you to proofread to avoid awkward sentences or grammatical mistakes
  • Dictionary, Phonetic Spell Checker, and Word Finder help you use the correct words when writing
  • Outline of paper allows for better structure and ease when restructuring your paper
  • More Information: 
  • Cost: 9.99
  • Compatibility: iOS: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch

Co:Writer


  • Word Prediction app that gives you suggestions of words as you type with the option of reading your word options out loud with a swipe of your finger
  • Built-in text-to-speech reads back what you’ve typed
  • Grammar and spelling support
  • Export files to Dropbox, Google Drive, and other programs
  • Create topic dictionaries from websites and Wikipedia links
  • More Information: 
  • Cost: $19.99
  • Compatibility: iOS: iPad, iPhone, Ipod touch

iWordQ


  • Context-based word prediction tool; including homonyms
  • Make your own custom abbreviation to simply your writing
  • Text-to-Speech function with breathing space added allows for you to listen to your writing to hear any mistakes and make changes and catch up as you proofread
  • More Information:
  • Cost: $24.99
  • Compatibility: iOS: iPad, iPhone, iPad touch

Typ-O HD


  • Word prediction with text-to-speech capability to hear the word options before you select them
  • Ability to enter text on the screen using speech recognition
  • Listen to your work with the text-to-speech feature
  • Spell checker built in that frequently gets misspelled words right
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  • Cost: $14.99
  • Compatibility: iOS: iPad, iPhone, iPad touch

TextExpander


  • Type more with less effort using this custom keyboard shortcut app
  • Create custom abbreviations called snippets of frequently used words and phrases for easy, quick entry into your documents
  • Insert snippets by simply touching on them on your screen
  • Use Dropbox to sync your snippets across devices
  • More Information: 
  • Cost: $4.99
  • Compatibility: iOS: iPad, iPhone, iPad touch

eType


  • Program auto-completes words as you type fostering faster typing
  • Have your spelling mistakes corrected before they happen
  • Integrates within most programs including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Gmail, Facebook and more
  • Translation features to insure you are choosing the correct word while you type along with dictionaries to support vocabulary 
  • More Information: 
  • Cost: Free
  • Compatibility: Windows