JA Isle of Man National Finals

The winning min-company is Mindcore, a team of students who have developed ERA (Easy Reading Assistant). They have created a versatile intuitive app that can assist people who struggle with any kind of reading difficulty.

It allows users to scan a book or upload a PDF to ERA. Enhanced reading – This boldens the first half of every word to help individuals who have ADHD to keep concentration along with a skim mode which only performs enhanced reading on important words. Fully customisable font and background colour – This assists people who suffer from Irlen syndrome and dyslexia as some readers find it hard to read black text on a white background.

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