There are other “reading pens” available, but they scan a word, or at most a sentence at a time, which is frustrating and time-consuming. The OrCam Learn reads a whole printed page in one go, or a computer screen, or text in any font on any surface, even in low light. It can even read handwriting if it’s neat enough.“The device also is capable of listening to the student read to the device, and it gives feedback in real-time. It might tell them, for example, that they read 80 out of 90 words correctly, well done,” says Gantz.https://israeltrade.org.au/2023/03/22/ai-learning-buddy-helps-dyslexic-kids-read-and-understand/

Diagnosed with autism and global development delay in his early years, Jason Arday was unable to speak until he was 11 years old and could not read or write until he was 18. Now aged 37, he is about to become the youngest black person ever appointed to a professorship at the University of Cambridge.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-64717079.amp

Artist Alice Herring has created a stunning Guide Dogs themed window at the café she co-owns in Warwickshire.Alice, who will be running in this year’s London Marathon for the charity, hopes the window mural will help to reach her £4,000 target, as well as raise awareness of the charity’s fostering and puppy-raising volunteering roles.https://www.livingwithdisability.org/post/cafe-owner-paints-window-mural-in-aid-of-guide-dogs