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For individuals with learning challenges, traditional approaches to studying math are often inadequate, and can leave the student feeling frustrated, disconnected, and ultimately will have a negative impact on the students sense of pride in their overall academic abilities. And, because math skills can be affected by a wide range of learning disabilities, such as…

We’ve mentioned Office Lens in previous e-bulletins, but today we are going to dive a bit deeper and focus on how to use the app, and more specifically, how to use Office Lens in conjunction with other apps. For those who aren’t familiar with the app, Office Lens uses OCR (Optical character Recognition) technology to…

This month, Google introduced a new accessibility app which has the potential to change the way that deaf and hearing-impaired individuals communicate with those around them. Live Transcribe uses cloud-based speech recognition to display spoken words on a phone screen in real-time. Prior to this innovation, captioning technology typically required the use of a human…

For this week’s e-bulletin, Nakia is going to look at some best practices and accessibility features for Android users with visual impairments. Most of the emphasis will be put on the built-in features, but we will also look at some supplementary features and apps. As the title suggests, this e-bulletin will look exclusively at the…

CNIB(new window)(Canadian National Institute of the Blind) has launched a new program called Phone It Forward that gives people a unique opportunity to donate their old phones, receive a tax receipt and empower people who are blind in the process. All phones donated in New Brunswick will be given to individuals with sight loss living…

Category: Android

Photomath: A Math Learning App

How to: Use Office Lens

Live Transcribe

Accessible Android Setup: Best Practices and Features

CNIB: Phone It Forward