Apps

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Back to School Apps for 2018

September 6, 2018

The summer has passed, and September is here! Now that school is back in session, we thought we’d create a list of noteworthy “Back to School” apps for 2018. The apps have either been newly created in 2018, have just come to our attention, or have simply never been reviewed by us…after all, with so […]

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How-to: Use Siri as a Hands-Free Calculator

June 21, 2018

Right now on the iOS app store there are countless talking calculators available for purchase and even some for free. We’ve looked at Talking Calculator in the past, and it does a great job of calculating complex formulas hands-free with full VoiceOver support. For users who are blind, have low-vision, or have learning disabilities that make it difficult to visually process numbers, talking calculators can help level the playing field by giving users the ability to engage in math problems independently.

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The Live Scribe PDF

May 24, 2018

Digital pens are advanced compact pieces of assistive technology that perform a wide variety of functions from scanning, to converting written text into digital, to acting like a mouse. In today’s e-bulletin, we’re going to look at a recent development in Smart Pen technology: the Live Scribe PDF.

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Flick: The Easy Sharing App

April 11, 2018

Sharing digital content across platforms is often a tedious task. Enter Flick, a new sharing app designed to be simple and accessible for everyone, regardless of what device they use.

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New Improvements in ClaroRead for PC

March 29, 2018

ClaroRead is an advanced text-to-speech/writing/OCR program for PC that helps users read, write, and study with confidence. Let’s take a look at the improvements in the newest version of ClaroRead.

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