Assistive Technology Resources

Guides and training topics from Nova’s Training, written by a blind, certified assistive technology instructor. Whether you’re brand new to assistive technology or sharpening skills for work or school, start here.

What Is Assistive Technology? A Beginner’s Guide

New to all of this? Start here. What screen readers, magnification, and speech tools are, and how they open up computers, phones, and the internet for blind and low-vision users.

Assistive Technology for Work

Master Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and the rest of the modern workplace with a screen reader or magnification — whether you’re starting a job, returning after vision loss, or keeping pace with new tools.

Training for Kids and Teens

Patient, age-appropriate instruction for blind and low-vision students — from screen reader basics to homework, web research, and test-day technology.

Screen Magnification Training

ZoomText, Fusion, macOS Zoom, and Windows Magnifier for low-vision users — keep working visually, with speech support when you want it.

Mac Accessibility Training

VoiceOver, Zoom, Voice Control, and Dictation — everything your Mac can already do for you, and how to learn it.

Accessibility Apps for Everyday Life

Be My Eyes, Seeing AI, and the apps and settings that help you read mail, shop, bank, and stay connected — independently.

Multi-Disability Assistive Technology Training

Training that accounts for all of who you are — for people who are blind or low-vision with hearing loss, learning disabilities, or cognitive challenges.

Ready to build these skills with an instructor who uses them every day? Book a free consultation.