Gold plating Chrome
Chrome has for years been by far the most popular browser (W3 Schools, 2015) and it now has some really useful extensions and plug-ins available on the Chrome Web Store to make it even more useful. Here are a few of …
Tag: accessibility
Listen to the printed word
Ever wished that you could have someone read printed books and journal articles to you? Now you can! Robobraille can convert text to speech in minutes. Submit your text and it will email you the file in the format of your choice, …
Outstanding books for young people with disabilities
I’ve just taken delivery of a collection of books, nominated by the UK for IBBY’s List of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities, 2017. Some of the books are intended for use by young people with disabilities and others …
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Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day!
Global Accessibility Awareness Day celebrates all the improvements made to make resources and services available and useful to as many people as possible. All the advances we make in Making resources available in more formats and supporting different ways of …
Robobraille – text digitised and simplified
Robobraille has been mentioned before on Liblog but it is worth drawing out as a particularly good app for converting a picture of text into the real thing online. No, it is not intended to help you more easily copy and paste …
New! Accessible workstations
We are delighted to have three new accessible workstations in the Library. Easily adjustable desk heights and specialised software make these computers easier for some clients who might find a standard desk less suitable for their needs. Anyone may use …
