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Premier Assistive Technology, Inc.

Grant Program

“Breaking Down Barriers to Assistive Technology”

Since the Summer of 2002, Premier Assistive Technology, Inc. has been offering its full suite of Accessibility software products to educational/not-for-profit organizations through our “Breaking Down Barriers to Assistive Technology” Grant. To date, we have sent grants to over 2000 schools / school districts nationwide. Currently contained in this suite are the following products:

  • Scan and Read Pro (**WP)
  • Universal Reader
  • Talking Calculator
  • Talking Word Processor (**WP)
  • Text to Audio
  • Text Cloner Pro
  • Scan and View
  • Complete Reading System
  • Ultimate Talking Dictionary
  • PDF Magic Pro
  • OFF Limits, Talking Internet Browser

**WP includes Predictor Pro word prediction


We are committed to providing organizations with the most effective and affordable assistive technology products available in the world today.

We established this grant program to help bridge the gap between education budgets and the need for educational organizations to deploy sufficient resources to serve the needs and requirements of special education programs. We fully appreciate the significant budget pressures that all institutions experience and this grant program will help to act as a catalyst to solidify special education / assistive technology programs everywhere.

This is truly a grant. There are no current or future obligations for an organization to pay any monies to Premier Assistive Technology to use the programs for the versions being granted to them. After the one-year grant period has expired, there will be an optional, but very nominal, upgrade / support fee (a small percentage of the total grant value) that an organization can pay to entitle them to future product releases, technical support, company communications, etc. Again, the upgrade / support fee is optional and only needed if they wish to qualify for free product upgrades and technical support for the following 12-month period. If an organization elects to pay that fee, they have our commitment that the costs of any ongoing fees will be very affordable. Regardless of their choices, they NEVER have to pay for the original grant. It is theirs to keep.

The value of the grant will be calculated based on the total number of students that can ultimately be served by the products and the fact that our grant is based on an unlimited site license for all computers under the direct ownership of an entire school district. While the number of students need not be exact, it IS important that this number be a good approximation of the number of users so Premier Assistive can devote the appropriate resources to support of the product and services we provide to all grant recipients.

IMPORTANT: Candidates must complete a simple grant application to be considered for this award. For fastest response, please apply online at www.readingmadeeasy.com.

Recipients will receive email notification of their grant upon acceptance along with a letter detailing the grant program. Depending on grant application volume, online applications are processed within 24 hours (hardcopy applications that are mailed or faxed may take several weeks). After processing, it typically takes 5-7 days to ship all documents and software to recipients. If you have any questions at any time, please feel free to contact us at 815-722-5961 or 517-668-8188 or email us at info@readingmadeeasy.com.

Accessibility Suite Product Overview

Scan and Read Pro©

Full-powered scanning application with full voice capabilities for reading combined with electronic document creation (including multi-lingual support in the Pro version) with easy-to-use controls that get you up and running quickly. Place a book on a scanner, press a button and Scan and Read will read the page to you. Also includes Predictor Pro, comprehensive word prediction technology.

Text To Audio©

A high-end application that can take existing digitized text files and convert them to multiple standard audio formats (e.g. WAVE, MP3). Use Text to Audio to create your own “books on media” quickly and easily. Other features include our Clear Audio technology, bookmarking, auto-segmentation of audio and writing directly to CD’s.

Talking Word Processor©

A fully speaking word processor that saves files in standard word processing formats (e.g. MS WORD). An excellent tool for teaching word processing. Great aid for general literacy, LD - ADHD and even as a convenient proofreading tool. Also includes Predictor Pro, comprehensive word prediction technology.

Universal Reader©

The Universal Reader is a very easy to use utility that reads to you. The best part is that it works with virtually any application. Use it to read your email, your word documents, even PDF files. It is as simple as selecting what you want to read, then click on the floating toolbar and it starts to read. It takes about 2 minutes to install and even less time to learn how to use it.

Ultimate Talking Dictionary©

The Ultimate Talking Dictionary is a comprehensive, unabridged dictionary with an integrated thesaurus. The UTD works with any program and virtually no typing is required. Just highlight the desired word in a body of text, press a key and the UTD reads the definition to you AND presents a list of synonyms. The UTD has over 250,000 words, including slang, jargon and historical names and places. It also has full antonym capabilities. The UTD also has special features that will allow it to work with other assistive technologies.

PDF Magic Pro©

PDF MAGIC 3.0 can convert virtually ANY PDF file (even encrypted) into any of 11 different file types, including MS WORD, RTF, ASCII TEXT and HTML….all of which are fully accessible. With our new “EXACT MATCH” technology, we also retain full page formatting (including color graphics, photos, boxes, columns, etc.) from the original document to the resulting document. You’ll be amazed at the accuracy and integrity of the converted document!!"

Talking Calculator©

A fully functional speaking calculator. In addition to talking, it also shows your work so you can cut and paste it into another document.

Scan and View©

A low-cost alternative to Closed Circuit TV. Scan and View is designed to help those who cannot see fine detail, or need thing enlarged. Place your phone bill on a scanner press a button, and enlarge it so that you can read the fine print. Use it to look at pictures and graphs, no matter how large you need it.

Off Limits© - Talking Internet Browser

OFF Limits is a new talking Internet browser. It is ideal for anyone who has difficulty reading web pages. You simply highlight what you want the browser to read to you, click the read button and OFF Limits starts reading to you. OFF Limits can even let you take the Internet with you, by turning a web page into an audio file that you can put on a CD or MP3 player, so you can listen to it anywhere. Also has comprehensive security features to control access to unauthorized web sites.

Text Cloner Pro©

Scanning applications with full OCR (Optical Character Recognition). Great companions to sight-impaired users who already have screen reader software. This revolutionary one-touch scanning works with virtually any scanner. Place a book or other document on a scanner and with a press of a button, the text appears on
your computer screen.

Complete Reading System©

A standalone system for blind users that can scan and read a wide variety of text placed on a standard scanner. Also uses simple, straightforward user controls for ease of use. Also works great for people who have limited mobility. The simple interface makes learning the Complete Reading System a snap.

 

 

 

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