This is an introductory discussion of assistive technology, structured as an interview with Martin McKay, the CEO of Texthelp, which produces literacy and math instruction software built around accessibility tools including as text-to-speech, speech input, text prediction, picture dictionaries, and translation. There are some useful bits, for example: "most normal spelling and grammar tools are not good at fixing dyslexic errors. Think 'lefant' = 'elephant' or 'fizix' = 'physics' for example." It makes me think of Tolstoy: when we succeed, we all succeed in the same way, but when we fail, we each fail in our own way. Image: free or low cost assistive technology for everyone, Augsburg University.
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