Screenshot or Fire Tablet with Show Mode option

Monday Tech Tip: Show Mode on Fire Tablet

Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology, at Easterseals Crossroads show us how to use the Show Mode feature on a Fire Tablet to turn the tablet into an Echo Show so you can control the device with voice commands. Check it out here: Click here to learn more about Show Mode.  

Screeshot of Read Aloud reading screen

Monday Tech Tip: Read Aloud

Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us Read Aloud, which is a Google Chrome extension that allows a user to use text-to-speech technology that will convert webpages to audio. Users can also use Read Aloud to read PDFs, Google Docs, Google Play books, Amazon, Kindle, and EPUB out loud. This free […]

Google Voice Typing logo

Monday Tech Tip: Google Voice Typing

Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us Google Voice Typing, which is a feature in the Chrome browser that allows a user to use voice commands to type in Google Docs. Check it out here: Click here to learn more about Google Voice Typing.  

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.

Joy for All Robotic Cat sitting on a table

Monday Tech Tip: Joy for All Robotic Cat

Brian Norton, Director of Assistive Technology, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us the Joy for All Robotic Cat, which is a companion cats to combat loneliness for folks who can’t take care of a pet. Check it out here:   Click here to learn more about the Joy for All robotic pets.