a most curious detour
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 14th July, 2010
We were recently in contact with a member of staff from an adult day centre in Edinburgh. One of his clients, Stuart Hepburn has just finished writing a book, A Most Curious Detour, which describes his experience of becoming disabled as a result of a massive stroke in 2005. The stroke left him paral...
Tah dah! CLA Print Disability Licence is now available!
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 12th July, 2010
On 28th May we blogged that the CLA announced a new Print Disability Licence to replace the 'VIP' licence, and today we received our copy of this new licence. Why is this good news? Well, the Print Disability Licence is for: "an educational establishment or a body that is not conducted for ...
consultation on legislation for pupils with disabilities in scottish schools
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 9th July, 2010
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on Secondary Legislation arising from The Equality Act 2010.The consultation seeks views on new rules of procedure for the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland (ASNTS), to enable them to hear disability claims (discrimination, harassme...
Secure social networking site for people with learning disabilities
Posted by 14 on the 6th July, 2010
Came across Special Friends Online - looks interesting as a way of helping children and adults with learning difficulties to be part of international social networking communities - but safely. They've invented 'Smiley Talk' a way of interacting, on the site, for people who can't spell/use ...
Front-End for your BM Plus! boards
Posted by 14 on the 28th June, 2010
For those of you that have got the interactive V6 BoardMaker Plus! here is a nice 'top tip' on storing boards and how to create a simple and accessible 'front end' to your stored boards so you can present a prepared lesson comprising different boards/exercises smoothly.
Paper materials that talk
Posted by 14 on the 21st June, 2010
Amongst the new things seen at ICT and Inclusion last week were AbilityWorld's new Uni-tech Voice Symbol and Voice Ink. What’s innovative is that the special software prints sound as well as symbols and words on to paper (ordinary paper and normal colour printer cartridge). When ...
partnership working between allied health professionals and education
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 3rd June, 2010
What's this... a non-techie blog? Technology can often be used to support students with additional support needs in schools and colleges, but there are times when it isn't the answer. Even where it has a significant part to play, successful implementation depends on teachers, parents, speech and l...
Early evaluation of AAC on iPad
Posted by 14 on the 2nd June, 2010
We are all wondering what the iPad is going to do for people who use AAC. Here is a useful early evaluation of Proloquo2Go on iPad, by a person with fine motor difficulties who herself uses a variety of different AAC and computer technology, in her daily life.
New Copyright Licence including ALL print-disabled people is here at last!!!!
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 28th May, 2010
We're really very happy indeed to report that today the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) launched a new ‘Print Disability Licence’ to replace the old 'VIP' licence. The new licence has been extended to include all people with a 'print disability' - the previous licence was restricted to ...
New guide for teachers on how to create accessible resources
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 24th May, 2010
Accessible Text: Guidelines for Good Practice, is a new publication from CALL Scotland on 'how to' produce accessible resources. Making your learning materials accessible to pupils with disabilities or additional support needs is not only good practice but is also necessary to meet equalit...
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