Free software for home users
to help your son/daughter
Sheldon Conference 24th November 2012
AccessAbility Solutions
AccessAbility Solutions
Contact [email protected]
Twitter: @mylespilling
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AccessAbility Solutions
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Referrals for Dyslexia
• SENCO makes a Single Agency Referral (SARF)• Decision made by the Specialist SEN Service (SSENS)• Specialist SEN Service does an assessment• This includes ICT provision if needed.
….and now a story!
What shall we cover?
• Free stuff to use on a PC• Free stuff to use on an Apple• Free stuff from the Internet• Changes to your PC making it Dyslexia friendly
Changes to your PC• Style sheets• Backgrounds• Templates • Line Spacing• Speech recognition in Windows 7• Ease of Access Center – Key repeat
Free Stuff for your PC
http://www.gingersoftware.com/
Free stuff for your PC
Turbo Typehttp://www.easytousetools.com/turbo_type/
Free apps for your iPad/iTouch
Free apps for your iPad/iTouch
Cloud On Dragon Art Studio Lite Notes Evernote Dropbox
Not free apps
• iWriter - £2.49
• Voice Dictation - £0.69
Free Stuff from the InternetMind- mapping software
•Mind42http://mind42.com/about•Exploratreehttp://www.exploratree.org.uk
http://www.exploratree.org.uk/movie.php
Click and speak( for firefox web browser)
http://clickspeak.clcworld.net/downloads.html
Contact [email protected]
Twitter: @mylespilling
http://senitnuggets.wordpress.comhttp://senapps.wordpress.comhttp://www.facebook.com/Senappshttp://aas123.wordpress.com
#sheldenbda
AccessAbility Solutions
AccessAbility Solutions