There are lots of great reading apps on the market that are designed to offer alternative approaches to accessing digital text. In fact, the app that we are looking at today is essentially the Android version of one of our favourites, Voice Dream Reader.

Legere Reader is a reading app designed to support people who face barriers when accessing digital text. Built with accessibility at its core, Legere helps users read, listen to, and interact with documents in ways that match their individual needs. It is a great option for individuals with visual impairments, learning disabilities such as dyslexia, brain injuries, or anyone who benefits from customizable reading tools.

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We’ve looked at task management and to-do list apps in the past, but we haven’t spent a lot of time looking at apps that are designed to promote independent living. CanPlan was designed specifically with people who have cognitive challenges in mind, offering a way to complete everyday activities by breaking them down into clear, manageable steps. The app was designed with a variety of individuals in mind, including those with brain injuries, dementia, Autism, Fetal Alcohol, Dyslexia, and a variety of developmental disabilities.

CanPlan is a step-by-step photo-reminder/planner app that pairs simple instructions with a variety of prompts. Users can choose from photos, text, and optional audio prompts in order to guide individuals through a variety of routines like making a meal, completing household chores, or getting ready to leave the house.

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On the latest episode of our AT Help Desk podcast, “We Have Solutions,” we review the Youlearn.ai app as well as Dragon Anywhere Mobile, and discuss the upcoming AT Summit taking place in February. To register for the AT Summit, click here.

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YouLearn.ai is an AI-powered study platform that helps users learn from their own materials in more flexible and accessible ways. By allowing users to upload documents, lecture recordings, slides, and videos, YouLearn turns traditional learning content into summaries, quizzes, flashcards, and interactive explanations. For many learners, especially those with disabilities, this kind of adaptability can make a meaningful difference in how information is understood and retained.

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From the same company that created the widely heralded Dragon Dictation, Dragon Anywhere Mobile is a voice powered dictation app that lets you create and edit documents by speaking instead of typing. It runs on mobile devices and is designed for people who want a simple and reliable way to write using their voice. For many users, especially persons with disabilities that affect writing, mobility, or fine motor control, this kind of tool can make everyday communication and work tasks much easier.

With Dragon Anywhere, you can speak naturally and watch your words appear on the screen in real time. The app supports continuous dictation, so you are not limited by document length or recording time. This can be especially helpful for writing reports, notes, emails, or school assignments without needing to rely on a keyboard or touchscreen. You can also use voice commands to edit and format your writing, such as correcting text, moving through a document, or applying formatting. This helps create a more hands-free experience and reduces physical effort.

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With AI becoming more prevalent every day, there has been a significant rise of AI-powered notetaking/meeting tools. These tools are amazing for not only capturing everything that has been said during a meeting, but for allowing users to easily go back and search for specific information. And because these apps are designed to digitize verbal exchanges, they have a lot of potential in terms of offering users a more accessible and customizable meeting experience.

Jamie is an AI meeting assistant that turns any conversation into clear notes, transcripts, and action items. It works directly through your computer or phone, which means you never need to invite a bot into your calls and can use it with any meeting platform or even during in-person discussions.

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Today we are going to look at Clicker, a literacy tool for Windows, Mac, iPad, and Chromebook. The app is designed for students with writing difficulties, whether they are navigating dyslexia, speech and language challenges, autism, Down syndrome, or simply building early writing skills. Its design focuses on reducing frustration for learners who benefit from visual, structured, or language-supportive tools.

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On the latest episode of our AT Help Desk podcast, “We Have Solutions,” Seaver and Nakia explore a variety of stress reduction and productivity apps including Blitzit, Otter.ai, and Huxe.

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SCI BC recently sat down with our AT Help Desk team to learn how people with disabilities can use artificial intelligence (AI) to help solve everyday problems.

“I think AI is a really big opportunity for the world of disabilities,” says Seaver Stafford. Stafford, an Assistive Technology Technician for the Neil Squire Society, manages the AT Help Desk website and connects people with disabilities with assistive technology information. The AT website is part of the AT Help Desk program that launched in 2013.

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If you’ve ever used Microsoft Word, you probably know that the built-in grammar checker isn’t always perfect. But thankfully, there are lots of other options when it comes to grammar checkers, and some of them (like the app that we are looking at today) can even be directly installed into Word or your browser.

Trinka is an AI-powered grammar checker and language correction tool specifically designed for academic, technical, and formal writing. The platform can detect and correct over 3,000 complex grammatical mistakes, including issues related to scientific tone, style, and grammar.

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