My role involves: assessment and support of individual learners and research and development projects.
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 19th August, 2024
Category Severe & Complex Support Needs Assistive Technology
How straightforward is creating useful 3D-printed objects to support children and young people with Complex Learning Needs?
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 5th March, 2024
Category Severe & Complex Support Needs Books for All
To celebrate the upcoming World Book Day on March 7th 2024, we’ve refreshed and updated our ‘Bookbug Digital Bookshelf’ poster.
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 7th February, 2024
Category Severe & Complex Support Needs AAC
Ten Tips for Tar Heel Reader is a new quick video explaining how to use many of the features of the popular online digital library.
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 30th January, 2024
Category Severe & Complex Support Needs
Book your space on our 8-week online learning course with weekly live and interactive workshops.
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 25th August, 2023
Category Severe & Complex Support Needs Eye Gaze
Explore the CALL library of early writing Bookbug resources for Eye Gaze and Switch users. Find out about the different types of writing supports and activities that have been created for learners with access needs.
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 17th August, 2023
Category Severe & Complex Support Needs Autism Spectrum Conditions
A selection of free-to-use toolkits, ideas and visual supports for learners starting the new school year.
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 27th June, 2023
Category Eye Gaze Severe & Complex Support Needs
This blog explores some accessible digital art tools, primarily for learners who are exploring eye gaze access. It’s by no means a comprehensive overview, and we welcome feedback about software and apps that work well for your learners.
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 28th February, 2023
Category Severe & Complex Support Needs Physical Support Needs
This Thursday, March 2nd, is World Book Day, an annual event to celebrate books and reading marked in over 100 countries worldwide. If you support a learner with Complex Needs who cannot access a printed copy of a book, what are some options for making adaptions, whether low-tech or digital?
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 1st December, 2022
Category Severe & Complex Support Needs
Somehow it’s December 1st already, and it’s always a busy month in schools. So as a timesaver here's a collation of (mostly) free (mostly) symbol-supported holiday-themed activities for learners with Complex Needs. There’s some great stuff out there, from Sensory Stor...
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 10th October, 2022
Category Communication Support Needs Assistive Technology
On a visit to a specialist base in a mainstream secondary last week, we explored some options for extending and developing a learner's switch access skills. I thought it might be helpful to share some of the technology tools we tried and compare their different features. This is by no means...
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