Reading | AT HelpDesk / Centre de dépannage TA

Connect your iPad to a Wi-Fi network. Open Microsoft Office Lens and sign in to a Microsoft account. If you do not have the app it can be downloaded for free through the app store. When you open the app, the first thing you’ll see is the capture screen. Select “Document”. Place your document on…

A woman using a smartphone to scan a document.

To Scan Prepare your document for scanning by placing it flat on a well-lit surface. Open ClaroPDF and tap on “Create Document”. Select “From Camera”. Hold the camera up to the document, ensuring all corners are in frame, and when your satisfied with the position of the document, hit the capture button (the circle) to…

When it comes to serving individuals who require assistive technology (AT), the ability to provide alternative formats to standard text is critical. And while there are already a lot of ways to tackle this issue, especially when using mobile devices which can also function as mobile scanners, PC based options are a bit less common.…

A woman using a laptop with headphones on.

For users with reading challenges or visual impairments, the process of learning to read can be particularly daunting. Thankfully, there are many apps available that have been designed for struggling readers, and many of them are even available for free. Dolphin Easy Reader(new window) is a text-to-speech book reader that is compatible with DAISY, Epub,…

A young woman using headphones and a laptop to study.

2020 has seen a huge shift in how classroom content is created, taught, and corrected. And while we were perhaps headed in that direction anyways, the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly accelerated the need to establish remote learning tools in the classroom. The good news is there are lots of great options available, and most of…

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