This is the place where you can access the information I shared at this day. All the links are on the presentation which will be sent out to participants but also duplicated here for ease of access.
New Stuff – not promoting but giving you information and a chance to see these products
Ivvi – https://ivvi.app – £30 monthly, £300 per year, £495 for 3 years
Lexilens – 490 euros / £409.22 https://lexilens.com/product/lexilens/ – smart glasses for dyslexics that see letters moving.
Goblin Tools – £free – https://goblin.tools/
Microsoft CoPilot – paid for in your Microsoft 365 subscription, free on The Edge brower – https://copilot.cloud.microsoft/?fromcode=cmc&redirectid=08374CBFBCD64F729B19AE31285BF999&auth=2
TalkType – £20 monthly subscription(1,000 minutes per month) or £50 monhlty billed annually (3,000minute per month) https://talk-type.com/
Ayoa – £free for up to 10 mind maps , Ayoa Ultimate £10 a month billed annually £120 – https://www.ayoa.com/
Google Gemini – £free ai tool – https://gemini.google.com/
More apps that have been around a while but still useful
Clicker – https://cricksoft.com/clicker/ talk to Crick before any purchase to gain best rates
DocsPlus – https://cricksoft.com/docsplus/ mainly secondary , grown up Clicker with word banks and mindmaps again talk to Crick before purchasing
Dictate – built into Word, PowerPoint, Outlook part of your Microsoft 365 subsription
Immersive Reader – built into Word, PowerPoint, Outlook part of your Microsoft 365 subsription
Microsoft OneNote – part of your Microsoft 365 subscription
Typing Suggestions – built into Windows 10/11
Google Docs – on your Google Account – free to access
Voice Typing – on the tools menu in Google Docs
Mindview – £15 a month billed annually £180 – https://www.matchware.com/mind-mapping-software
My Study Bar – £free – useful exam access software as all the tools run without internet access
Free apps
ClaroSpeak – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clarospeak-literacy-support/id977258467
Provides word prediction, text to speech, capture text, dyslexia friendly check
Postit! – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/post-it/id920127738
Use sticky notes? Now its electronic and can be used to make mindmaps
Popplet Lite – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/popplet-lite/id364738549
Simple and effective mindmap that can export to PDF and JPEG
Correct Spelling Checker – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/correct-spelling-checker/id1481028375 – Provides a way to find and check spellings
Class Timetable – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/class-timetable/id425121147 – organisational tool for pupils to log their homework and lessons on a two-week timetable
Notability – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notability-smarter-ai-notes/id360593530 note taking tool that uses colour to designate to subject areas. Organises your notes into subjects.
Paid for apps
ClaroScanPen – £9.99 – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/claro-scanpen/id994933713
Text to speech tool on printed materials. Not handwriting
Easy Dyslexia Aid – £2.99 – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/easy-dyslexia-aid/id1088194043 – input your word via your voice and see how it’s correctly spelt. Also uses different languages
Organisation
Microsoft Todo – part of Microsoft 365 subscription
Mindview – £15 a month billed annually £180 – https://www.matchware.com/mind-mapping-software
Global Tasks – demo avaialable – https://global-tasks.texthelp.com/Welcome DSA solution https://www.texthelp.com/en-gb/solutions/dsa/global-tasks/
Trello – £free – paid products as well – https://trello.com/
Alexa – £free – dates and calendars on the Alexa device – can be used on the phone
Mind42 – free mindmapping software – good for collaboration over the internet as well – https://mind42.com/
Adminstration Tools
Fellow – AI meeting organiser – https://fellow.app/
Fathom – AI video conferencing recording tool – https://fathom.video/
Helpful Resources
There are some useful links here to accessibility tools built into Windows, Apple and Android. I call them ” Quick Wins”
AccessAbility Solutions 