Focus Accessibility Feature Suggestion

Hello! I have a suggestion that I believe would help others tremendously in studying with Achievable, as well as myself.

I stumbled upon a chrome extension recently called: “BeeLine Reader.” Which automatically colors words in a specific gradient that is designed to better help focus, eye fatigue and overall readability. I’ve noticed a significant improvement from utilizing BeeLine when looking at supplemental information on other websites, resulting in better information retention and an overall faster speed in which I can read through material, (I’ve used it mainly on Investopedia). I’ve also read that BeeLine has won awards from Stanford University, as well as from the United Nations, which shows a fair level of credibility.

With the sheer amount of information we are expected to read and comprehend, (not only from a memorization standpoint, but also conceptually), as well as having to stare at a screen (which personally, has made me physically sick or left with a splitting-headache more times than I can count), I believe BeeLine would be a wonderful implementation to aid in studying the Achievable material.

Would your company please consider either working directly with BeeLine, so that we may use it within the textbook section as an accessibility feature, or alternatively, integrate BeeLine for those who have it to be able to use it? I’m not sure why, but it doesn’t currently work.

I’d also just like to say, thank you very much for helping me pass the SIE my first try, I don’t think I could’ve done it with any other vendor, (I tried Pass Perfect through my firm, and it was rough to say the least, so I purchased Achievable out of pocket, and it was worth every penny). I’m currently studying for the Series 7 now, and I hope to take it the first week of November.

– Thomas Brady

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Hi Thomas, I appreciate the suggestion!

I’ve researched this topic, and ultimately, I don’t think this is something we want to add to our platform at this time. Despite it being launched over a decade ago, I could only find one study on the technique. Unfortunately, that study concluded that BeeReader is unlikely to help most adult learners, and may even have a negative impact.

Adding a color gradient to assist with inter-line eye movements is a fascinating idea, and I’m glad it’s been helpful for you. If you want to use this with Achievable, I’ve verified that we’re compatible with their “Clean Mode” setting:

If you have any other thoughts on ways we can improve our platform, please let us know!

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