Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us Helperbird, which is a Chrome browser extension that makes the web more accessible and allows a user to customize settings to make reading web pages easier. Check it out here: Click here to learn more about Helperbird.
Posts with the chrome extension tag
VoiceNote II Chrome Extension
Over the years, I have written about several Google Chrome Extensions that may benefit individuals with or without special needs. I have yet to cover the VoiceNote II Chrome Extension, however. VoiceNote II is a standalone word processor that opens in its own Chrome window. The extension’s key feature is dictation, which allows children to […]
TellyPrompt Google Chrome Extension
Teleprompters allow presenters to keep eye contact, control the pace of a speech, and assure that the right words are spoken to an audience. TellyPrompt is a free and simple online teleprompter that transforms your own device into it’s own teleprompter . It’s so easy to use: simply type or paste text into the editor […]
Extensity for Google Chrome
Google Chrome offers so many built-in accessibility features. In addition to that, there are countless extensions you can add to the browser to make the browser even more accessible. Monday’s Tech Tip features our very own director, Brian Norton, introducing yet another extension called Extensity. In sum, Extensity quickly enables/disables Google Chrome extensions. According to its description, it is “the ultimate tool for lightning-fast […]
Monday Tech Tip: LipSurf
Miko Borys, President, LipSurf shows us LipSurf, which is a Chrome Extension that allows you to control the web with voice commands. Check it out here: Click here for more information on LipSurf.
Color Enhancer: Chrome extension helps those with color blindness
Color blindness is a real condition affecting up to 300 million people worldwide. It can create difficulties in daily life when discerning color is important (e.g. reading charts, etc.) Fortunately, Google Chrome offers an extension called Color Enhancer to help these individuals better view the internet. The Google Accessibility team developed Color Enhancer for those […]