Read & Write is a literacy software that is available to download by any Bates student. Read&Write offers text-to-speech capabilities for eBooks, websites, emails and documents. It also includes other features such as text prediction, picture dictionaries and summary highlighters that will help boost productivity in reading, writing, and preparing for the test. Read&Write makes lots of everyday literacy tasks simpler, quicker and more accurate.

Interested in Using this Program?

Contact our office at accessibility@bates.edu  or 207-786-6222 so we can activate your account.

+Read:& Write for Windows

+Read & Write for MAC

*Note: The program will not be able to read scanned image PDFs. If you run into this issue, please contact accessibility@bates.edu and we can help you convert it to something that will  work with Read & Write

Need help installing or using the software?

• Schedule a meeting with the IT Program Manager for Student Affairs via BatesReach
• Click here to contact the IT Service Desk