As I mentioned in a couple of blogs last month, using an ergonomic keyboard can help prevent a repetitive strain injury (or RSI) in individuals who type a lot. An RSI refers to damage to your muscles, tendons, or nerves caused by repetitive motions and constant use. They’re also sometimes called repetitive stress injuries. Repetitive […]
Posts with the assistive technology tag
Monday Tech Tip: Built-In Captions in Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations
Brian Norton, V.P. of Adult Services, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us how to add built-in closed captions to Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. Check it out here: Click here to learn more about adding built-in closed captions into Microsoft PowerPoint.
AM559 Resoomer
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing, or other special needs! Reading many documents and understanding the main ideas in the text can be very challenging for […]
Summarize text with Resoomer!
Reading many documents and understanding the main ideas in the text can be very challenging for individuals who struggle with reading comprehension and more. Fortunately, there are tools like Resoomer to help! Resoomer Resoomer is an effective artificial intelligence (or AI) tool that supports a mix of productivity and learning, making it useful for teachers […]
Monday Tech Tip: Mac Spoken Content
Brian Norton, V.P. of Adult Services, at Easterseals Crossroads show us the Mac accessibility feature called Spoken Content, which allows your Mac to speak any text when you press a keyboard shortcut. Check it out here: Click here to learn more about Spoken Content.
Monday Tech Tip: Sticky Keys for Mac
Brian Norton, Vice President of Adult Services, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us Sticky Keys for Mac, which is a keyboard accessibility feature that allows you to set a modifier key that once you hit will engage a sequence of commands such as Option-Command-F3 by just hitting that modifier key. Check it out here: Click here […]