Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 4th December, 2009
The University of Edinburgh celebrated 40 years of commercialisation with an exhibition and reception in the Playfair library on November 16th 2009. The Smart Wheelchair was Mr (or should that be Miss?) 1987 - the year when we started work on the first protoype. The event was attended by HRH Princ...
Posted by Robert Stewart on the 3rd December, 2009
Get rid of all that Velcro! This is a unique holder designed specifically for the Jelly Bean and Buddy Button range of switches. The bottom of the holder keeps the switch in place on the desk or wheelchair tray by stopping it sliding around. There is a hole in its side so you can thread through t...
Posted by Robert Stewart on the 26th November, 2009
The 2009 Royal Mail Book Award winners were announced yesterday, 24th November, and they are:Early Years 0-7 Manfred The Baddie by John Fardell. Younger Readers 8-11 First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts by Lari Don. Older Readers 12-16 Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray. &...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 25th November, 2009
Last week 26 teachers and educationalists from all over Scotland gathered at Stirling Management Centre for the second part of CALL's four day course on making learning materials in accessible formats - "Books for All". The course was funded by LTS and led by Paul Nisbet and Stuart Aitken of CALL ...
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 24th November, 2009
Many pupils with writing difficulties can benefit from the use of Voice Notes in Microsoft Word to record their answers to questions in a worksheet. Rather than type an answer, a pupil can speak it into a microphone and have the recording saved with the document for the teacher to review later. ...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 23rd November, 2009
Staff, parents and pupils often ask us for advice on whether a spellchecker can be used with an SQA Adapted Digital Paper, so this is what we think is the situation. If you are in any doubt, contact the SQA Assessment Arrangements team. Question. Can I use a spellchecker in the examination? Answ...
Posted by 14 on the 2nd November, 2009
Act NOW and book a place at one of the forthcoming Scottish Communication Matters Road Shows. It is completely free, and you get a free lunch as well! Choice of three venues (all 9.15am - 3.30pm, or 'drop in'): Tuesday 1st December - Edinburgh (Murrayfield Stadium, with CALL) Wednesday 2nd...
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 28th October, 2009
There are some incredible resources available free on the internet these days. (We like to think we have some pretty incredible resources available on our web sites, too, e.g. WordTalk and The Scottish Voice.) Here are a couple of American sites that I have come across recently and which are defi...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 27th October, 2009
Paul Nisbet and Stuart Aitken have developed a comprehensive 4 day course that attempts to cover techniques for making learning resources in accessible formats. The course is split into two sections and the first half was held on 29/30 September, at Stirling Management Centre. It was attende...
Posted by Robert Stewart on the 2nd October, 2009
Tobii seem to be releasing a lot of new products recently and have added the weather resistant C8 (approximately £4800) and C12 (approximately £5400) to their range. They are both designed like tablet PCs with a 8.4" and 12.1" screen respectively. The C12 can also have the ...
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