STEAM Tools

Accessible Scientific Calculators

Orion TI84 +

Price: $699
Manufacturer: Orbit Research
Product Page: Orion TI84+
Features:

• Hand-held talking scientific calculator .
• Select voice profile and rate
• Audio and haptic feedback for graphs

Orion TI-30X Scientific Calculator

Price: $574
Manufacturer: Orbit Research
Product Page: Orion TI-30X Scientific Calculator
Features:

• Full speech access with capabilities of navigating by line, word, and character
• Unique learn mode to review key functionality
• X-Y tables

SciPlus 3200 Low Vision Scientific Calculator

Price: $446
Manufacturer: Sight Enhancement Systems
Product Page: SciPlus 3200 Low Vision Scientific Calculator
Features:

• High resolution screen and tactile buttons
• 7 inch display with black on white, yellow on black, white on black contrast options
• Advanced mathematical and statistical capabilities

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Software Graphing Calculator

Desmos Graphing Calculator

Price: Free
Manufacturer: Desmos
Product Page: Desmos Graphing Calculator
Features:

• Screen reader accessible including support of MathQuill with MathSpeak to have keyboard entry of math symbols read by screen reader
  • Multiple samples and Examples, and LaTeX entry commands
• Print or share graph with or without grid lines to put through Thermo Imaging Device or Embosser (currently supporting .png)

Audio Graphing Calculator

Price: $195
Manufacturer: ViewPlus
Product Page: Audio Graphing Calculator
Features:

• Describing the graph with audio tones and cues
• Tactile output to braille / Micro Capsule Paper

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Math Access

MathSpeak

Price: Contact for price
Manufacturer: SeeWriteHear
Product Page: MathSpeak
Features:

• Quickly compose math expressions using a simple, efficient interface.
• See exactly what will be visible and pasted in the visual math display.
• Customize the toolbar for easier access to common symbols for various math subjects.

MathPlayer 4

Price: Free
Manufacturer: Design Science
Product Page: MathPlayer
Features:

• Renders MathML (online math) to be read by a screen reader
• Incorporates into MathType to be included in Word and PowerPoint

Math Type

Price: $63 for an individual license
Manufacturer: Wiris
Product Page: MathType
Features:

• Create accessible math equations in Microsoft Word
• Equations can be read by screen readers and braille notetakers

Math Kicker.AI

Price: Free
Manufacturer: Math Kicker
Product Page: Math Kicker.AI
Features:

• Web application that translates PDF or image math materials into screen reader friendly formats
• Requires registration for a free account

Mathpix

Price: Free for everyday users and $4.99 per month for professionals
Manufacturer: Mathpix
Product Page: Mathpix
Features:

• Translates inaccessible math content into screen reader accessible materials
• Three tier pricing model; (individual, pro, & organization) with each tier allowing more pages of conversion
• Desktop snipping tool allows user to grab math & chemistry from the screen and cut to the clipboard for translation to accessible format

Equatio

Price: $170 per year for an individual
Manufacturer: Texthelp Ltd
Product Page: Equatio
Features:

• A math extension that makes handwritten or math images into digital accessible content
• Accessible math content can be integrated into G-suite applications
• Support for speech to text

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Coding and Engineering

Code Jumper

Price: $534
Manufacturer: APH (American Printing House)
Product Page: Code Jumper
Features:

• Coding tool for blind students, with no prior computing experience
• Use with Windows operating system
• Physical manipulatives and auditory output to simulate block coding interfaces
• Online Student and Teacher Lesson Plans
• Available through APH

Code & Go Mouse Activity Set

Price: $106.34 for accessible set from APH (American Printing House) and $59.99 for commercial kit
Manufacturer: Learning Resources & APH
Product Page: Code and Go Mouse
Features:

• Physical manipulatives easy to grip with high contrast buttons, tactile keys, and lights and sounds
• Accessibility kit has braille on direction cards
• Activity guide has suggested lesson plans

Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino

Price: $22.99
Manufacturer: Seeed Studio
Product Page: Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino
Features:

• 12 step by step projects included
• Plug and play
• Hands-on implementation of open source hardware projects
• Shared programs and libraries

Swift Playgrounds

Price: Free
Manufacturer: Apple
Product Page: Swift Playgrounds
Features:

• Accessible and engaging code learning
• Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired Swift Playgrounds Instructional Videos
• San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind Media and Accessible Design (MAD) Lab Tactile Puzzle Worlds for Swift Playgrounds

Tommy the Turtle

Price: Free
Manufacturer: Zyrobotics
Product Page: Tommy the Turtle
Features:

• Learn the basics of coding including commands, sequences, and loops
• Use code to solve puzzles and develop computational skills
• Accessible interface
• Multisensory learning
• Online lesson plan, solution guide, art projects, and how-to tutorial

Quorum

Price: Free
Manufacturer: The Quorum Programming Language
Product Page: Quorum
Features:

• Accessible coding language
• Online curriculum and Hour of Code activities
• EPIQ (Experience Programming in Quorum) conference

CodeQuest

Price: Free
Manufacturer: APH (American Printing House)
Product Page: CodeQuest
Features:

• App for IOS that teaches beginning programming and computational skills including logic, orientation, and sequencing
• Space theme, helping your astronaut cross the grid to his spaceship so he can explore the galaxy
• 30 levels
• Tactile game board grids are available for download through APH; requires you have an embosser

Blocks4All

Price: Free
Manufacturer: Lauren Milne
Product Page:Blocks4All
Features:

• Accessible block-based coding
• Compatible with the Dash Robot from Wonder Shop
• Compatible with Voiceover

OctoStudio4+

Price: Free
Manufacturer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Product Page: OctoStudio4+
Features:

• Block-based coding
• Similar to the Scratch coding language
• Create characters and animations
• Accessible with Voiceover