scottish female voice for proloquo2go ipad app users � och aye!!
Posted by Gillian McNeill on the 28th October, 2014
Having asked for Scottish voices from the AAC app developers some time ago, we are delighted to learn that a female voice has finally become available in Proloquo2Go (P2G). It’s called Rhona and is an adult female voice from the text-to-speech company Acapela. My immediate re...
bobath scotland survey
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 23rd October, 2014
[We have been asked to circulate information on a couple of surveys that Bobath Scotland are carrying out among parents of children with cerebral palsy in Scotland and the practitioners working with them.] Bobath Scotland Cerebral Palsy Therapy Centre are currently progressing a bid to the Big Lo...
powerpoint books for young readers
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 22nd October, 2014
Do you work with children with a print disability, who need access to switch accessible early level Picture Books? Do you find it hard to find time to create new story resources using PowerPoint? Well, here's some good news....we've done it for you! For the past 6 years CA...
superkeys assistive keyboard app
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 16th October, 2014
Crick Software have just released an interesting new keyboard app for the iPad, taking advantage of the new iOS 8 feature that allows different keyboards to be used across a range of different apps. Superkeys Assistive Keyboard divides the keyboard up into a series of 'chunks' of keys. ...
TeeJay CfE Books 1a and 1b now available with answer boxes
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 10th October, 2014
Tom Strang at TeeJay Publishers has kindly provided digital versions of the new Curriculum for Excellence books for the Books for All Database, so that learners with print disabilities can read and access them. Sarah and Rebecca here in CALL have been working hard to insert answer ...
Symbols and Reading
Posted by 14 on the 10th October, 2014
Great - a clear statement and short / simple explanation from AAC guru Carol Zangari about when to use and when not to use symbols in literacy tasks. To support comprehension and communication around the meaning of a text - use 'em to the full, they will help the learner to engag...
mygaze-new affordable eye tracker!
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 9th October, 2014
I've been trying out the new MyGaze eye tracker from Inclusive Technology. Looks like it's going to be a very useful and affordable tool for therapy departments, schools and individual pupils, with the basic package of the eye tracker and EyeMouse Play software coming i...
Now Hear Me campaign
Posted by 14 on the 7th October, 2014
NHS Education for Scotland's Now Hear Me campaign goes public, with an article about AAC in the Herald Scotland today. Giving a voice to those who are unable to speak: People who use equipment to help them speak are backing a push for greater acceptance of the way they...
getting into the books for all database from glow
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 7th October, 2014
Some people have been having a problem with logging into the Books for All Scotland Database from the Books for All web site since the launch of the new version of Glow. They are getting an error message, "The username or password you entered was incorrect." Please check and try again. The...
Use your iPad to type into a paper worksheet!
Posted by 14 on the 2nd October, 2014
Now - here's an App to cheer your day. SnapType App It's FREE. It lets a pupil type directly into a work sheet. Here's how it goes - Take a photo with the iPad of the paper worksheet other kids are completing by hand. Tap the screen, a yellow box appea...
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