Chromebook winner

In February 2021 we ran a competition to celebrate the start of the new School term, to win a brand new Chromebook and a year of Helperbird Pro.

Announcing Helperbird for Websites

Helperbirds browser extensions have been a success across Chrome, Edge and Firefox. One question we get through support and our live chat is "Can I add Helperbird to my website or blog".

Best Careers for People with Dyslexia

Around 5 to 15 percent of Americans across all demographics have dyslexia. For several years, they have been inappropriately labeled “dumb” or “lazy” because it was a heavily misunderstood condition. But with the advances in neuroscience, we now know that dyslexia is a cognitive learning disability that affects one’s ability to read, write, and spell—and it has nothing to do with how intelligent a person is. People with dyslexia can be as smart and as capable as their neurotypical peers.

Helperbird Chromebook giveaway rules

Rules for Helperbirds Chromebook giveaway

The 5 Must-Have Accessibility Tools for students in 2021

With online learning and increased online activity, it's important that every student feels empowered and comfortable when working online.

How to use Immerive reader in Google Docs

Discover how to use Immersive reader in Google Docs for free.

Thanksgiving day message from Helperbird

On the day before Thanksgiving, Helperbird wants to give thanks for what were most grateful for this year.

Interview with Helperbirds founder

At my first week Teamwork.com I was encourage to build anything I wanted. I decided to make a simple extension for the font OpenDyslexic to help Dyslexic readers like myself have a font option on webpages that were hard to read.

3 Facts about Dyslexia

3 Facts about Dyslexia and 1 Fact about Cats

Today will be a good day

How positive thoughts might benefit dyslexic students.

How to deploy Helperbird through the Google Admin Console

After the force-install window has closed, click SAVE at the bottom of the page to publish the app or extension to all of your selected users. The app or extension will now be deployed to your users.

Research into Web Accessibility and Dyslexia-focused fonts

There are few published papers about usability testing with dyslexia focused fonts, but there is a considerable collection of knowledge on dyslexia as well as many suggestions for authoring dyslexia friendly interfaces.

How to sign into Helperbird

To sign in to your browser to unlock Helperbird Pro, youll need a Google Account or an Microsoft account. When you have an account, follow these steps.