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6 + 1 Super Cool AT stories from 2016 ATIA conference
February 11, 2016
6 + 1 Super Cool AT stories from 2016 ATIA conference
This year's Assistive Technology Industry Association's conference in Orlando turned out to be a really...
Redesigned k3000 Available Now for Web License Customers
February 8, 2016
Redesigned k3000 Available Now for Web License Customers
Kurzweil has released to its web license customers their redesigned k3000. It’s simpler and more...
New Study Says Equals Curriculum Generates Significant Gains
February 5, 2016
New Study Says Equals Curriculum Generates Significant Gains
Recently posted research results on Equals, adds to the substantial body of evidence on the...
New accessibility supports in Chrome OS include Screen Reader & Dwell Click
December 15, 2015
New accessibility supports in Chrome OS include Screen Reader & Dwell Click
On December 10th, Google dramatically improved the accessibility options in the Chromebook operating system, (Chrome...
Eye Gaze packages trialled in Toronto classrooms
November 24, 2015
Eye Gaze packages trialled in Toronto classrooms
It’s the first day of school for a student in grade 1 who is non-verbal,...
In Flanders Fields – Symbolized! Tips, tricks and discoveries for using symbols for teaching a poem
November 9, 2015
In Flanders Fields – Symbolized! Tips, tricks and discoveries for using symbols for teaching a poem
To mark Remembrance Day we’re sharing a symbolized version of the classic poem “In Flanders...
PROBLEM: Accessibility in Chrome. SOLUTION: Windows?
October 6, 2015
PROBLEM: Accessibility in Chrome. SOLUTION: Windows?
We’ve already reviewed how to connect a switch to a Chromebook. But if you need...
Top 8 Chromebook Simple Switch Activity Sites
September 28, 2015
Top 8 Chromebook Simple Switch Activity Sites
[Over the summer an assistive technology specialist at a school-board that’s gone Chromebooks wrote to...
Chromebooks and Switch Access
September 22, 2015
Chromebooks and Switch Access
Chromebooks are more common in schools -- how do you connect a switch to one?
Snap&Read Universal text levelling now has second language support.
June 18, 2015
Snap&Read Universal text levelling now has second language support.
Just a few weeks ago we wrote about Snap&Read Universal’s text levelling feature. But in...
Kurzweil web subscription/firefly adds Google Drive supports and more
June 16, 2015
Kurzweil web subscription/firefly adds Google Drive supports and more
Kurzweil 3000 firefly, the reading tool that comes with the web licence subscription version of...
New Chrome Extension Shifts the Accessible Text Paradigm
May 29, 2015
New Chrome Extension Shifts the Accessible Text Paradigm
What’s accessible text? Text that can be read out loud, format changed, notes added etc.?...
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