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Tackling the Research Paper: Tips and Tools for Success for People with Vision Loss

For high school and college students, research papers are either viewed as a walk in the park or the bane of one’s existence. Some may be able to reel off several pages on a given topic in a matter of a couple of hours, while for others the very thought of a 10- or 20-page research paper on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire is cause for cringing.

If you are a cringer, an article by J.J. Meddaugh in AFB AccessWorld online magazine offers provides tips and tools to help make that next research paper a bit easier. Straight-forward and well-organized, even those who enjoy writing research papers might find this article useful and learn something new.

RefME App

RefME is a free educational app that allows users to create citations, bibliographies and reference lists. With a click users can scan book/journal barcodes to create quick references.

There are 6,500 referencing styles to choose from (including Harvard, APA, OSCOLA, MLA and many more.
Thirty-five sources can be referenced using the app including, books, periodicals, newspapers, legal cases, DVD’s, CD’s and many more.
The – 1- Click Search option makes it possible to reference journal articles, book titles, DOI, ISSN, ISBN and many other options.
Export to Email and Evernote
Use the RefME web referencing platform (www.refme.com) to export your references to Word, Google Docs, Medeley BibTex and several others. Users can then check the citations to ensure the formating is accurate. RefME helps take the stress out of citing works!

A RefME account is free and users sign up at www.refme.com. RefME users can also create, edit and manage their references at this same site.

The app is available for iPhone, iPad and Android.

Claro Accessible PDF Reader

Looking for an accessible PDF reader?

According to Carol Leynse Harpold, at OT With Apps, ClaroPDF is a great app that provides text to speech capabilities and annotation tools. If you work with students or adults, this is worth the small price. Developed by Claro Software, this innovative software company based in the UK develops and licenses Assistive Software, including speech technology, image technology and touch technology. The app is available from the iTunes store for iPhone and iPad.

ClaroPDF app features allow:

Annotation features:
-Highlight
-Underscore
-Strikeout
-Notes
-Free Text (type straight into the PDF)
-Free line draw (with many colors, opacity and thickness control)
-Shapes (Circle, Square, Line – with many colors, opacity and thickness control)
-Images (you can even insert Photos from your iPad Camera or Photo Library into the PDF file)

Easily manages PDF Files
– Open PDF files ClaroPDF from other apps

– PDF files can be Saved into the Gallery, sent by e-mail, or opened in other apps supporting the PDF file format

Smart Zoom

Full-Text Search & Navigation

ClaroRead compatibility – ClaroRead Pro and Plus for Windows can scan paper into accessible PDF files, retaining the original page image. Can be opened and spoken in ClaroPDF.