Assistive Tech: Dictation

Assistive Tech: Dictation

WINDOWS SPEECH RECOGNITION

MAC OS DICTATION

  • Dictation and verbal commands
  • Guide

DICTATE

  • Dictation function of Office 365
  • Guide

VOICE TYPING

  • Dictation function of Google Docs
  • Guide

Student Disability Services–with the support of IT–provides specialized software for students with documented disabilities.

  • Dragon Naturally Speaking – available on dedicated workstations in the library or an arrangement could be made to install on a workstation in your program lounge/student space at the GC.
  • Otter.aiweb-based transcription application. Limited accounts available to everyone for free. (As of Fall 2025, CUNY no longer supports Otter.ai.)
  • Genio – web-based note-taking tool. Transcription is a recently added feature.
  • Zoom – CUNY Zoom features automated captioning.

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