How to Use the Visor Extension

Visor is a screen dimmer and reading aid that helps with fluency, eye strain, and concentration while reading. In this webinar, our teen tech mentor demonstrates how this extension may be assistive to users with visual perceptual difficulties such as Dyslexia, Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome, and Visual Stress.

How to Use Mercury Reader

Mercury Reader is a browser extension that provides a simplified reading experience for web articles and blog posts. In this webinar, our teen tech mentor demonstrates how Mercury Reader can remove distractions such as ads, sidebars, and other unnecessary elements from a webpage, allowing users to focus solely on the content they want to read.

How to Use Ad Blockers

Adblock is an extension designed to remove or hide advertisements displayed on websites, video platforms, and other online platforms. In this webinar, our teen tech mentor shows you how Adblockers can analyze the content of web pages and selectively block certain elements that are identified as advertisements.

Saving Money with Honey

Honey is a browser extension that works by automatically searching for and applying applicable coupon codes during checkout on supported online stores. In this webinar, our teen tech mentor shows you how Honey can help users save money by finding and applying the best available discounts, deals, and promotional codes for various e-commerce websites.

Accessible Reading with Oswald

The Oswald browser extension for Chrome is an accessible reading extension that extracts the content from a page and reads it to the user in a language of their choice. In this webinar, our teen tech mentor explores how this extension can correctly extract information from a page, improve color contrast and increase font size, to make it easier for users to read the text onscreen.

Exploring PC Accessibility Resources

PC accessibility resources offer a variety of tools and features to enhance usability for individuals with disabilities. In this webinar, our teen tech mentor explores how features like Magnifier, High Contrast mode, and Sticky Keys can provide visual enhancements, improved readability, and accessibility for users with vision impairments or mobility limitations on PCs.

Exploring Mac Accessibility Resources

In this webinar, our teen tech mentor explores how Mac resources, such as VoiceOver, Zoom, Display Accommodations, or Dictation, can offer visual enhancements, magnification options, and voice input for improved accessibility and ease of use on Mac devices.

Text-to-Speech Applications

Text-to-speech applications convert written text into spoken words, offering various benefits. In this webinar, our teen tech mentor highlights how these applications enable accessibility for individuals with visual impairments or reading difficulties by allowing them to listen to written content, as well as aid language learning by providing accurate pronunciation of words and sentences.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac & PC

In this webinar, our teen tech mentor explores the ways in which keyboard shortcuts can be useful and customizable, enabling users to tailor their computing experience to their specific needs and preferences.

Improving the Performance of Your Computer

To increase your computer’s performance, there are various changes you can make to your computer, such as closing unnecessary programs and background processes to free up system resources. In this webinar, our teen tech mentor discusses how to regularly clean up temporary files and optimize storage, as well as the importance of updating your operating system and drivers to significantly improve the performance of your computer.