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Kurzweil 3000 V.16 is available now!

Kurzweil 3000 V.16 is available now! 0

Kurzweil 3000 has released version 16. It's available for download. Based on the type of licensing you purchased, follow the instructions to upgrade your K3000 to the latest version.
Important Update: Chrome Apps Windows, Mac and Linux OS support end-of life in sight

Important Update: Chrome Apps Windows, Mac and Linux OS support end-of life in sight 0

Last year Google had announced that it was discontinuing its support of Chrome Apps for Windows, Mac and Linux OS users. This means that for software like Clicker Apps, Snap&Read, WordQ and Co:Writer, users who do not have Chromebooks will not be able to access those tools. AT users can still access Chrome extensions regardless of what kind of OS they have.

PROBLEM: Accessibility in Chrome. SOLUTION: Windows? 0

We’ve already reviewed how to connect a switch to a Chromebook. But if you need maximum accessibility in a Chromebook learning environment the ultimate answer may lay in Windows.

But before we get to that, here are a few things that a Chromebook can do if you need an alternative way to access it other than using a standard mouse and keyboard.

New Chrome Extension Shifts the Accessible Text Paradigm

New Chrome Extension Shifts the Accessible Text Paradigm 0

What’s accessible text? Text that can be read out loud, format changed, notes added etc.? But what about making the text actually more understandable? New Snap&Read Universal’s chrome extension's built in dynamic text levelling shifts the definition of accessible text.