Category: Apps

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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The Stream Deck: Mainstream Technology as AT

Posted on December 09, 2024 by In Mac, Mobility, PC
Image of a series of buttons.
Today we going to look at something a bit different. Rather than our usual app review, we are going to look at a piece of hardware which has a ton of potential to be used as AT, even though it wasn’t originally designed as such. The Stream Deck (new window) is a PC accessory that…

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TapTapSee

Posted on November 14, 2024 by In Productivity, Vision
A blind man using his Android Smartphone.
For over a decade, smartphone cameras have been used to help blind and low-vision individuals connect with the world around them. We’ve looked at some of these apps before, including “Be My Eyes” (new window) and “Seeing AI” (new window), and while those apps are still very much worth using, today we are going to…

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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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