Math solver apps such as MathMaster have been around for a while, and from my experience, they work surprisingly well. But what if there was an app that could solve more than just math equations? What if there was something that could answer virtually any question?

Gauth is an AI study app designed to not only answer any type of math problem, but also questions related to History, Biology, Physics, Economics, Chemistry, Literature, and more.

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Sonya works as a secretary at an elementary school, and her job includes answering phones, computer work, and assisting students when they come to the office. However, she has hearing loss, and was finding it difficult to hear students when they needed help.

Her audiologist referred her to WorkBC Assistive Technology Services for help funding the hearing aids she needs to do her job effectively. She decided to apply and was quickly approved.

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Recently, my nine-year-old was tasked with learning a set of twenty spelling words. Her teacher had provided her with some excellent practice sheets, but it quickly became apparent that she was going to need some additional study material in order to master these new words.

I turned to ChatGPT for help, and after experimenting with a few different prompts, I was very impressed with the results. So, for today’s e-bulletin, we are going to learn how to use ChatGPT to generate supplemental study material.

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In this episode we review some great new apps including Blitzit, ReadSpeak TextAid, and Huxe, a brand-new app from the creators of Notebook LM that turns everything from personal emails to news into your own personal AI powered radio station. We also look at a promising new piece of hardware called the TourBox Creative Console that has a lot of potential as an adaptive controller.

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Dallas provides catering to remote camps as a head chef and head camp manager. He oversees all of the kitchen duties, and runs the office and operation of the camp lodging.

“Hearing impairment affects my work ability greatly as communication is very important,” he shares. “Without hearing aids, simple communication can become difficult, and instructions given or received can become unclear.”

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Tools for reading text aloud aren’t just for persons with disabilities. Anyone who reads or writes online can benefit from text being read aloud. Certainly every time I finish writing an article, I immediately have it read aloud to pick up on any spelling or grammar errors, to listen for proper tone and delivery, and to make sure that the sentences I write actually make sense!

And while Edge has a great feature for reading articles online, and Word can be used to read writing aloud, today we are going to look at a tool that does everything these two apps do plus much, much more.

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Deborah works at an airport. “Accurate hearing is imperative in performing my duties,” she shares. “I am affected by age-related mild to moderate hearing loss which was affecting my ability to function as well as is needed in my day-to-day duties at work.”

She needed hearing aids, and learned about funding available for work-related supports through WorkBC Assistive Technology Services from a co-worker. She decided to apply and was quickly approved. “The program helped me to afford to get my hearing aids,” she says.

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Productivity apps are great because they are useful to pretty much anyone who is of school age or older. Whether you are a student, or a working professional, you’re going to have lots of things happening in both your personal and work life that you’ll need to keep track of.

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Gabriel is self-employed in the tech field. He works in an office and needs to wear leg orthoses for moving around in the office space, as well as to and from work.

“I have a bone condition, osteogenesis imperfecta, commonly known as ‘brittle bones.’ The condition makes me easily susceptible to fractures and therefore needing braces for support. These create challenges to carry out my work tasks,” he shares.

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Almost ten years ago we reviewed Quizlet for the first time. It was a great app then, and today it’s even better thanks to the app’s integration of AI technology.

Quizlet, currently the top contender for Flashcard apps in the app store, is a great way to study. Simply put, the app allows you to either create your own custom flashcard sets by scanning documents with the build scanner, selecting pre-downloaded images or text files, creating them manually, or choosing from a library of pre-existing cards.

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