Tag: dyslexia

The Dyslexia Show – 24th & 25th March

Posted on by AccessAbility Smyles

I am looking forward to attending this important event that was such a success last year. Especially as we were just coming out of COVID then. I can truly recommend the show which is free to attend but sessions will be charged for.

24th & 25th March at the NEC Birmingham

My subject will be :-

“The use of Assistive Technology in the Classroom and the Workplace”

It’s a wide ranging topic and will cover both what hardware and software is being used as well as what might be useful to consider to put into practice. Free and costing apps and software will be showed and demonstrated.

So why not book your place now at https://dyslexiashow.co.uk

If you want to listen to content on the days then please use this Spotify link

Spotify Link to The Dyslexia Show

Supporting older students with Dyslexia

Posted on by AccessAbility Smyles

On the front cover of Special World you will find a follow-up article looking at the needs of older students with Dyslexia where ICT can help. It’s not a definitive but gives 10 suggestions for the type of products that would help those at work as well as at University.

Here is the link to follow:-

Supporting older students with Dyslexia

Sonocent app and audio notetaker

Posted on by AccessAbility Smyles

I have made an 8 minute video of the above app and software to go on my dyslexia youtube channel. Please share this as I think its a wonderfully practical app in the right circumstances. Encouraging active listening and could be used in a wide range of contexts to make recording easier. On digital
learning day this is something worth looking into!
 

Useful ICT for Dyslexics

Posted on by AccessAbility Smyles

Wyvern training portal do some excellent training videos on ClaroRead and Dragon
Dictate
http://wyvernportal.co.uk/

A new product I saw at BETT was ClaroScanPen which converts PDF into spoken
text, Forget app is also useful for remembering events and lists,etc
http://www.claro-apps.com/claro-scanpen/

Tools to record is AudioNote taker by Sonocent and their is app called Sonocent
as well. Records and you attribute its importance so you have a visual of what
you need.
https://www.sonocent.com/en-us/audio-notetaker

If you want to keep up to speed with what is going on in the world of Special
needs I can suggest signing up to Special World http://specialworld.net
and my new intelligent website which designs the look and feel itself.

https://thegrid.ai/accessability-solutions/

sense education

Posted on by AccessAbility Smyles

sense education is run by helen curran , an ex-colleague, and I can vouch for her ability and commitment to give a parent or school the right advice about dyslexia ( by the way she isn’t paying me to say this!!) . Take a look at her website:-

http://sense-education.co.uk/wordpress/