Category: For the Learner

< 1 minute readLearners with disabilities need different tools for taking notes in a class or writing in examinations.

< 1 minute readRead Aloud is a accessibility feature that uses text-to-speech (TTS) technology to convert text to audio. Read-aloud feature benefits learners with low vision, and is often used by those with specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia.

< 1 minute readRead Aloud is a accessibility feature that uses text-to-speech (TTS) technology to convert text to audio. Read-aloud feature benefits learners with low vision, and is often used by those with specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia.

< 1 minute readBraille is a tactile script that enables person with blindness to read written text using their fingers. Traditionally braille is embossed on thick paper.

2 minutes readA screen magnifier is software that presents enlarged screen content for people with visual impairments so they can better see words and images. This type of assistive technology is useful for people with some functional vision; people with little or no functional vision usually use a screen reader.

2 minutes readScreen readers enable blind or visually impaired users to read the text that is displayed on the screen of a computer, smartphone or tablet with a speech synthesizer or braille display.