Helperbird is a browser extension designed to enhance accessibility and personalise your interactions across websites and online material. It allows users to modify font type, text size, and background colour to suit your individual needs. The extension also includes coloured overlays, text-to-speech capabilities, Dyslexia ruler, Maths Reader, Immersive Reader and an auto-summary tool.
1. Contact your nearest Student Success team to discuss the support options available to you and request for a Helperbird Pro account:
Note. If eligible for the UCOL Helperbird Pro account, a campus administrator will email the UCOL subscription key to your student email address.
2. Sign-in to your browser using your UCOL student email address. Sync must be turned on to give Helperbird access to your UCOL email address.
3. Click on the following link which will take you to the Helperbird website and click the Download Now button on the top right-hand corner of the screen select the browser you are using: Helperbird Website
4. Once you have downloaded and installed the extension, the extension should then pop-up on the side bar. Click on the settings (COG) icon at the bottom right-hand side and select the Login button in the drop-down box.
5. A new tab will open showing an Account and Subscription page. Follow the prompts to input your email address (if required) and enter the subscription key provided by your campus administrator.
6. You should see confetti and be logged in with your Pro account activated. "Unlimited" will now be written next to Helperbird, instead of "Free".