AccessAbility Smyles

Auditoria

Posted on June 24, 2021 by AccessAbility Smyles

RNIB have designed a website for story telling for the visually impaired that allows the user to customise their own experience for a demonstration go to https://youtu.be/TGay5epHcvI

Why Chile?

Posted on June 23, 2021 by AccessAbility Smyles

All of a sudden today I notice I have 35 views by people in Chile! How did that happen? If anyone can shed any light on that please let me know . Not that I am complaining. It’s a great honour to be popular in a place I know nobody or ever been there. In fact it’s the other side of the world.

Maybe, somebody could shed some light on it.

Episode 67 – Launching Zoom

Posted on June 12, 2021 by AccessAbility Smyles

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-t6pp4-106184e
I always get a sense of satisfaction when I find a way to solve someone’s difficulty. Listen to this tale of visual impairment and Zoom

Episode 66 – free3dhands

Posted on June 4, 2021 by AccessAbility Smyles

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-85cb8-1055a16
Here’s an Assitive Technology that sounds a great idea . Creating 3D printed hands for third world countries at low cost. Really good idea! Also we discuss cross platform help using video conferencing

Episode 64 – Sequences

Posted on May 27, 2021 by AccessAbility Smyles

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7je77-104b7ce
Sequences are part of lives even though we might not be aware of it – getting dressed, cooking a meal, go shopping and paying at the automatic checkout . Practice makes perfect . As does a footballer practising penalties!

Episode 65 – Digtal Lifeline Project

Posted on May 16, 2021 by AccessAbility Smyles

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-waz5e-103978a
Digital Lifeline Project is a joint project with The Good Things Foundation and AbilityNet. It provides devices to lesson isolation for people living in residential homes

Succeed with Dyslexia Newsletter

Posted on May 5, 2021 by AccessAbility Smyles

Hello! Hope you’re well!

Succeed With Dyslexia have recently launched #DyslexiaNews, where we round up news from the world of dyslexia. We’d love it if you could check it out and share! https://youtube.com/watch?v=jhL6dfJvnZo

Thank you, Chloe 🙂

Episode 63 – Bluetooth Joysticks

Posted on May 4, 2021 by AccessAbility Smyles

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ry6ha-102872d
Joysticks an alternative input to the normal mouse. Bluetooth Joysticks can be used on iOS or Android mobile devices

Impact of COVID on the Elderly and the necessity for the Internet

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 by AccessAbility Smyles

I took part in Jessica’s study on her piece for her course on the elderly and the internet and the impact of COVID. An interesting study showing real life scenarios. Well done Jessica!

Episode 62 – Disability Confidence

Posted on April 23, 2021 by AccessAbility Smyles

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2skej-1018471
Feedback and information from BATA’s recent conference

Testimonies

“1’d like to give a shout out to Myles Pilling, BA,M.Ed. and encourage anyone who needs training and support around assistive tech to reach out to him directly. was lucky enough to have several hours of training with Myles thanks to my Access to Work grant. Myles’ training though? Well, it was closer to coaching than training. He didn’t assume. He asked me to show him what I did so he could offer refinements and tweaks.

But the most important thing Myles did was question why I was doing what I was doing; what was the benefit, why was it needed, and if it was what was the most effective way of doing it? No more ‘stick a tech plaster on a Luddite broken leg’ – instead Myles helped me work most effectively with my tech, by helping me figure out when and how I needed it. The absolute best bit? Thanks to working with Myles, I never ever need to do filing again.

Seriously. Never.

Myles helped me set up a system that I would likely never have discovered without him, that allows my work to be recorded and autosaved without a single follow up step.” Leah , Consultant , Search for Serenity

“Accessibility Smyles continues to serve up timely information about the latest and best technology for individuals with unique needs. Always pleased to receive these helpful resources with related links. I share them with parents, educators and others who serve the many with reading and learning challenges. (Thank you, Myles!)” – Jean

“I’ve known Myles for many years, he’s my go-to expert for all this Accessibility, so much so that he’s our resident expert at Anderton Tiger Radio. Whenever we feature this topic he’s always there with excellent advice and guidance, in fact you can listen to him again here from our January radio show https://www.buzzsprout.com/695014/2586430-myles-pilling-talks-about-technologies-for-send-that-have-caught-his-eye-at-bett-2020 Highly recommended, Myles is most definitely one of the top 5 experts in his field in the UK” – Russell Prue, Anderson Tiger

“After one of your recent training sessions, I visited your Techsavvy session and discovered the virtual tour guides. A a result my husband and I enjoyed a splendid trip to Edinburgh. A city I have avoided for a number of years due to its challenges for a wheelchair user due to its very steep streets and cobbles. I think the sessions you have posted are really good and I hoped you would be happy if I suggested these to clients, I am assisting in my volunteering journey. I am also liaising with a local charity who are trying to encourage their older members and I think they too could benefit from your regular hints and tips so would like to suggest they pass on the Techsavvy links. You really are an inspiration.” –

Heather Sneddon

South West Scotland Coordinator , AbilityNet