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Curriculum Access: Dictionaries


Curriculum materials, such as dictionaries, are often difficult for students with vision impairments to access. Some issues include:

Below is a selection of options:

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Title and Supplier
Price
Comments
BrailleNote Concise Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
HumanWare 
A$290 Dictionary and Thesaurus for BrailleNote mPower, Classic and PK
Features include word meanings, correct pronunciation spoken aloud, synonym and antonyn lookup, advanced search
Collins Large Print Bilingual Dictionaries
RNIB
UK£17.99 + postage German/English or Spanish/English
Includes tables of irregular verbs, usage notes on grammar
18 point Helvetica print
Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com
Free Online dictionary and thesaurus

FreeDict
FreeDict

Free Online dictionary
Translations English to/from Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish
Google Definitions
Google
Free Online definitions
Go to www.google.com and type: define: (and the word you'd like defined)

Heinemann eDictionary
Heinemann

A$37.40 PC CD + book pack
Order online or over the phone

Language Master
Equipment Solutions 
HumanWare 
Quantum Technology 
View: Language Master 

A$573-$627 Hand held electronic organiser, mini QWERTY dictionary, thesaurus, grammar guide, spellcheck, spelling games such as Hangman into which spelling words can be typed
Clear voice speaks words, letters
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
Merriam Webster
Free
Available on the internet
Must be working online
Type in your word - gives definition, pronunciation etc
Clear and uncluttered webpage
Can adjust print size - several choices under View menu
Click the sound button to hear word pronunciation
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford University Press
A$725 Dictionary on CD
Oxford Large Print Dictionary
Oxford University Press
Paperback A$50 Large print book
N16
Paperback Oxford Large Print Thesaurus
Oxford University Press
Paperback A$55 Large print book
N16
Quicktionary II
Spectronics
POA Roll pen across typed text and it reads the text aloud
Text also displayed on pen's screen
Dictionary meanings can also be read
Small print, small control buttons and may be difficult for people with low vision to use

Random House Webster's Large Print Dictionary
Bolinda Publishing 

Hard cover A$90.15
Soft cover A$63.75
Large print book
Print size N16 - N18
tinySpell
tinySpell
Free Spell checker for Windows documents
Ultimate Talking Dictionary 
Premier Assistive Technology 
US$39.95 Dictionary/thesaurus with voice
Zoom feature - up to 400%
250,000 words with misspelling predictor
Hotkey word lookup
Voice can be turned off
Webster's New World Large Print Dictionary
Bolinda Publishing 
A$53.85 Large print book
WorldReference
WorldReference
Free

Online English dictionary and translations English to/from French, Italian, Spanish

WordWeb
WordWeb
WordWeb - free download
WordWeb Pro - A$29
Multi-user licences available

Free accessible dictionary/thesaurus for Windows that works well with screen readers and screen enlargement programs
It contains over 120,000 words and can be used on its own or within Microsoft Word
WordWeb Pro - added features

YourDictionary.com
YourDictionary.com
Free Online
Links to many online dictionaries – foreign languages, art, biology, cooking, linguistics, religion, sports … there’s even a currency converter and you can translate between languages!

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