Jim Rinehart, Assistive Technology Specialist, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us how to use the ScribeMe app to extract text from .pdfs or PowerPoint presentations, which can be helpful for people with visual impairments who use a screen reader on a PC running Windows software. Check it out here: Click here to learn more about ScribeMe.
Posts with the Microsoft Accessibility 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.
Accessibility for All with Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft has always placed an emphasis on the importance of making technology accessible to all — and that includes inclusive design. Inclusive design focuses on making a product, service or environment usable for as many people as possible, particularly the more than one billion people in the world with a disability. Microsoft provides a variety […]
Monday Tech Tips: Microsoft Math Solver
Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us Microsoft Math Solver, which provides step-by-step solutions to Math problems to assist someone in learning Math skills. Check it out here: Click here for more information about Microsoft Math Solver.
Soundscape Hears Around You
For years people have been saying “there’s an app for everything,” but a new app that helps visually-impaired individuals travel and interact with their environment can truly have you believing in the phrase. There’s a new smartphone app designed to revolutionize the way blind people interact with their environment. The app is called Soundscape and […]
Monday Tech Tip: Dictate for Office 365
Belva Smith, Assistive Technology Specialist, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us the Dictate feature in Office 365 that allows you to use the speech-to-text feature in Office 365 products. Check it out here: Click here for more information about Dictate.