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In fact it is Dyslexia Awareness Month. This podcast is about my top 5 Dyslexia AT tools to help you achieve more if you have Dyslexia.
Author: AccessAbility Smyles
Specialist ICT SEND Consultant,
Committed Christian,
Loves photography and computing
Plays piano and guitar - both badly!
Episode 41 – Quick Assist
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2u6p6-ee4315
Ever Struggled to connect with a visually impaired user with one of the remote assistance tools? Tricky? Then help is at hand with this tool called quick assist on Windows 10
Dyslexia Awareness Week
This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week and BATA with The Dyslexia Institute are putting on a free webinar “Assistive Technology for Dyslexics in Education,” if you want to join in it’s at 4:00pm on Tuesday 6th October. Book in at here
Episode 40 – askSARA & atvisor.ai
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-eps4f-ed4d1a
Artificial Intelligence are evolving science but will play a crucial part in our lives in the future. AskSARA is an assistive technology expert system to guide you to the resources you need advisor.ai is an assessment tool for therapists to use
Episode 39 – DFE EDtech Strategy
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8p66y-ec15cc
What is the Edtech Strategy? How is affecting SEND? This is for schools , colleges and universities running till 2021
Episode 38 – Chromecast TV
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5s5gn-e92172
Cheap and effective way to share a screen . This is about a project in a rural area using technology to help their clients
Students
Here are links to useful resources you might like to look into:-
For students requiring DSA
https://www.bataonline.org.uk/news/how-make-most-disabled-students-allowances-university
For looking after the planet:-
https://www.pcliquidations.com/sustainability-living-college
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Episode 37 – Grammarly
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Free version to help with the writing process. Spots those annoying grammar errors as well as citing websites for products
UK APL Survey
This is a WHO initiative with the help of the British Assistive Technology Association to survey what products that are classed as Assistive are being used. This comprises from walking aids to high tech prosthetics and eye gaze systems. There are also groups you can sign up to which focus on specific areas of interest such as vision, hearing, communication, environment, mobility, cognition.
If you are a supplier or a charity or an interested professional do go across to:-
The survey is being supported by the following organisations:-
AccessAbility Solutions 