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We’ve said many times before that the Apple iPad is one of our favorite platforms due to its many built-in accessibility features. But what if those built-in features aren’t quite enough? What if you need a bit more of your iPad but you still want to use the apps that you are most familiar with?…

For those who aren’t aware, screen readers are apps that allow blind or visually impaired users to read the text that is displayed on the computer screen via speech or braille display. A few weeks ago, we learned about the NVDA screen reader, and we found it to be a great free tool that gets…

For persons with visual disabilities, accessing the outside world is a daily struggle that requires accommodations, strategies, and technology. And while strategies and accommodations can be relatively easily put in place, lack of access to vision-correcting technology is still an issue for many individuals. The reason for this is simple: cost. For example, there are…

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Text-to-speech apps allow users to quickly absorb articles, documents, emails, and virtually anything else found online. Of course, students and professionals aren’t the only ones who benefit from text-to-speech applications. Persons with disabilities including those with dyslexia, dysgraphia, visual impairments, and more, can all benefit from this alternative approach to reading. We’ve covered plenty of…

Introducing the New Brunswick Digital Support for Active Job Seekers and Students. This program consists of two services: Digital Functioning This will serve both job seekers and students with assessments, training, tutoring, and preparation in using digital tools in their employment search and education. Digital Content This will support students and their post-secondary institutions in…

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Read&Write Literacy Tool

ZoomText

NVDA Screen Reader

Speechify Text to Speech

New Brunswick Digital Support for Active Job Seekers and Students