Category: Writing

Microsoft Accessibility Page

Posted on June 09, 2023 by In Hearing, Learning, Math, Mobility, PC, Productivity, Reading, Updates, Vision, Writing
A man in a wheelchair using a PC.
Staying on top of accessibility updates, features, news, and resources is no easy task, even here at the AT Help Desk where we do our absolute best to cover everything we can, there’s just so much accessible content and information out there that it’s impossible to keep track of absolutely everything related to accessibility. Thankfully,…

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Otsimo Education

Posted on April 13, 2023 by In Android, iOS, Learning, Mobility, Productivity, Writing
A child using her tablet.
Lately, we’ve been noticing that the Special Education category in the App store has been filling up with some pretty incredible learning apps. We’ve already looked at a few of these apps in recent articles (see our recent articles on Starfall (new window) and Homer (new window) for more), but today we are looking at…

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TD Snap

Posted on January 13, 2023 by In Learning, Mobility, Writing
A young woman using her tablet in class.
AAC apps and devices tend to be highly specialized and expensive pieces of hardware, which is probably why we haven’t spent that much time talking about them. These devices also tend to be recommended by speech language pathologists, so we would always recommend first meeting with a member of the New Brunswick Association of Speech-Language…

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Grammarly: The Anywhere Writing App

Posted on January 06, 2023 by In Android, iOS, Mac, Mobility, PC, Vision, Writing
A young woman using her laptop to study.
Word processing apps have evolved dramatically since the advent of the internet. In the early days of computing, word processing apps were expensive, tedious, and often required extensive training to use. Then, Microsoft Word streamlined the genre and made it more accessible and easier to use. Then, with the popularity of smartphones came a flood…

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