Assistive Technology

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Kurzweil 3000

November 25, 2022

Kurzweil 3000 is a literacy tool that is designed to assist with reading, writing, comprehension, and test-taking, and it does so within one unified app.

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McInnes Cooper and Law Students Adapt Toys for IWK Children’s Hospital

November 24, 2022

Every year, McInnes Cooper hosts a volunteer event for incoming law students at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. This year, they tried something a little different than usual, partnering with Makers Making Change to hold a build event, with the adapted toys going to children with disabilities at the IWK Children’s Hospital.

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Notability

November 21, 2022

Notability is a multi-media note-taking app that does everything you’d expect and more. The app would be a great choice for many persons with learning disabilities as it provides multiple means of recording and representation, plus it pairs well with Apple’s built-in accessibility features for iOS.

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Distance Computer Comfort Information Session

November 7, 2022

Do you have a disability? Join us for a half hour webinar to learn about how our FREE Distance Computer Comfort program can help you improve your skills on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

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Adobe Scan

November 4, 2022

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and scanning apps are great for capturing and digitizing physical text such as documents, whiteboards, textbooks, and more. Today we’re going to look at Adobe’s free OCR app, Adobe Scan.

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