Accessibility apps & tech tools for students
Below are apps, software, and assistive technology to help you get things done!
Assistive Technology British Columbia
Assistive Technology BC (ATBC) provides assistive technology resources to make learning environments usable for people with disabilities throughout British Columbia.
Natural Reader
Natural Reader is a professional text-to-speech program that converts any written text into spoken words. Just drag and drop files or paste text into the program to get started.
Read&Write
Read&Write is a support tool that offers help with everyday tasks like reading text out loud, understanding unfamiliar words, researching assignments and proofing written work.
OneNote
A digital notebook app you can divide into sections and pages. Allows audio notes and hand-written annotations.
Macbook Text to Speech
If you have trouble reading text on your screen, you can have your Mac speak text whenever you press a keyboard shortcut.
Macbook Dictation
With Dictation, you can dictate text anywhere you can type it. Turn it on in Keyboard settings—your dictated utterances are sent to Apple to process your requests.
Notability
Easy note-taking & annotation app for iPhone & iPads.
Otter Ai
Otter records meetings, takes notes in real time, and generates an automated summary to share with everyone and to help you remember everything.
My Homework
A student planner app that helps you get organized, track assignments, due dates, quiz & exam dates, and more.
Focus Booster
A timer app to help you break longer tasks into manageable 25-minute chunks.