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Monday Tech Tip: Scanning Pens Reader 2

During the 2023 ATIA Conference, David Flaherty, US Director of Sales, Scanning Pens, Inc. shows us one of their scanning pen devices that uses AI-based text recognition to scan text and read to a user. The device has many other helpful features for individuals with reading difficulties such as access to dictionary for word comprehension […]

screenshot of laptop using JAWS screen reader with Office 365 Dictate

Monday Tech Tip: Office 365 Dictate Using JAWS Screen Reader

Jim Rinehart, Assistive Technology Specialist, shows us how to use Office 365 Dictate with a screen reader. Check it out here: Click here to learn more about Office 365 Dictate. Click here to learn more about JAWS Screen Reader.

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Monday Tech Tip: Lookout by Google

Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us Lookout for Google, which enables individuals with low vision or blindness to scan food labels and identify them and scan barcodes, read text in documents, identify currency, and provides information about objects using the phone’s camera. Check it out here: Click here to learn […]

screen shot of VoiceView Screen Reader setting in accessibility features on Echo Show

Monday Tech Tip: VoiceView for Echo Show

Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us the VoiceView feature, which is a screen reader that is built into Echo devices and allows individuals with vision impairments to used the device as VoiceView reads the screen. Check it out here: Click here to learn more about VoiceView.