Assistive Technology for Accessible Reading

Reading is magic- it opens up a world of possibilities ✨ We’re passionate about helping people of all abilities experience the joy of books.

This Book Week, we’re showcasing assistive technology that can make reading more accessible 📖 here is some AT we love to recommend and use:

Text-to-speech: 🗣️ an everyday tool built into most smartphones and tablets, to read allow part or whole texts.

Screen mask tools: 👓 Reduces distractions by focusing on one line at a time.

Optical character recognition (OCR): 🖼️ Converts text in images (like picture descriptions) into readable text.

Daisy: 🌼 Digital format that reads aloud books. These devices allow readers to search in the book, move from one page to another or from one chapter

Kindle holder & page turner remote: 🛋️ Hands-free reading, if you have reduced mobility, strength or energy.

C-Pen: 🖋️ Scan and read text aloud, helpful for dyslexia or language learning.

Kindle + audio: 🎧 Follow along with text and audio, perfect for multi-sensory learning. Kindles also allow you to change font size, highlight phrases and search up word meanings using the in build dictionary.

Happy Book Week 🎉