Category: Learning

Helperbird: A Browser-Based Reading and Writing Tool

Posted on December 13, 2024 by In Mac, PC, Reading, Writing
Middle aged female studying at home with books, newspaper and digital tablet pad. Woman reading a book and watching video online on new tech device. Education, modern lifestyle and leisure concept.
Browsing the web can be a very inconsistent experience for anyone, but when you’re a person with disabilities, those minor inconveniences might actually become massive barriers. Today we are going to look at tool that is designed to make reading on the web much easier for persons with disabilities, students, and essentially anyone else who…

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Obsidian Note-Taking App

Posted on October 03, 2024 by In Android, iOS, Mac, PC, Productivity, Writing
A woman in a wheelchair using her laptop with her young daughter.
Notetaking apps are one of our favorite ways of staying organized, whether it’s in the classroom, at home, or in the office. And while these apps were brought into this world as fairly simple word processing programs, the very concept (and execution) of notetaking has evolved greatly thanks to the growth and evolution of the…

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The Math Learning Center App Suite

Posted on September 26, 2024 by In iOS, Mac, Math, PC
A young woman in a wheelchair using her laptop to study.
We’ve tested a variety of Math apps in the past and generally these apps focus on one or two functions or features. Today we are going to look at a collection of math learning apps that cover a wide variety of math topics. And while the mobile versions are available for iOS only, the web…

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Speech Central AI Voice Reader

Posted on September 20, 2024 by In Android, Reading, Speech
A young woman using her iPad at work.
We’ve discussed a few different text-to-speech apps in the past, and while there are plenty of great choices for iOS users (Voice Dream Reader is a perfect example) many of those apps, including the one we just named, are not available for Android. So, in an attempt to identify some suitable text-to-speech alternatives for Android,…

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MindNode: An Accessible Mind Map Tool

Posted on September 05, 2024 by In iOS, Mac, Productivity, Writing
A man using a whiteboard to mind map ideas.
The 2024-2025 school year is upon us, and we have plenty of new, accessible apps to review. If you have any suggestions or ideas about apps or products that you’d like us to cover, please send us an email at ta-atsupport@neilsquire.ca . We’ll even create one-pagers to explain specific app tools or functions by request.…

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