A person swiping on a smartphone.
Sharing digital content across platforms is often a tedious and frustrating task even among the more techno-savvy assistive technology users. Up until now, truly cross-platform solutions were hard to come by. Enter Flick(new window), a new sharing app that’s designed to be simple and accessible for everyone, regardless of what device they use to access…

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A blind man using braille to read.
Did you know that there are many different options for blind and partially sighted users when it comes to accessing technology? As we continue our series on built-in accessibility, let’s look at features designed to assist users with little or no vision that come pre-installed and require little or no setup. Apple (new window) Apple…

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A typewriter, paper, book, and pen.
Did you know that writing support is right at your fingertips? If you use Windows 10 (new window)  or a handheld device, you can activate a key feature called voice recognition (new window), also known as speech to text, or Dictation. Simply talk to your device and it will translate your words into text or…

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A tablet stacked on top of books.
Technology is evolving at breakneck speed and assistive technology (AT) is evolving right along with it. As a result, accessibility options in mainstream technology have increased exponentially. Because there are so many options, choosing the right piece of technology can be overwhelming, even for those who are technologically savvy. Pre-built accessibility features make using AT…

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