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Hi everyone. I would like to apologise for the recent downtime of two weeks experienced by this site. […]

Recent Downtime

Daisy Player

What is a DAISY player? DAISY players are used to play DAISY audio books and are designed to be […]

DAISY Players

Pal Pad Switch

What is switch access? Switch access refers to a specialist way of accessing a computer, smartphone, tablet, or […]

Switch Access: an introduction

Keyguards for Keyboards A keyguard is a plastic or metal cover that matches to a specific keyboard. These […]

KeyGuards

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One hand resting on a keyboard

Access options for one handed typing People approach one handed typing in different ways. The solution depends on […]

One Handed Typing

Microsoft Word in-line Spellcheck

For a long time computers can have been able to read aloud text on web pages, documents, PDFs and […]

New reading aloud features in MS Word

Guided Access

There are many iPad and Android apps that can be used as tools to help parents interact with […]

Control attention on the iPad using Guided Access

It is widely acknowledged that tablet computers (Apple iPads, Samsung and other Android devices) are playing a significant part in […]

iPad or Android – which is the best choice for disabled people?

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A small team based in Nottingham, UK, have created an award-winning system to help people with dementia to […]

Bendigo: A technology that can improve the lives of people with dementia

KidTrack Trackball

BigTrack A really sturdy but very inexpensive rollerball. This rollerball is so robust it can be operated with […]

Rollerball / Trackball mice

About MND Motor Neurone Diseases (MND) are a group of progressive neurological disorders: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called […]

Motor Neurone Disease

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Mouse

The computer mouse uses a complex arrangement of tricky hand movements with which a lot of people struggle. There are […]

Solutions for computer mouse difficulties

Compact Keyboard on a laptray

Tenkeyless Keyboards Compact keyboards are about the size of those found on laptop computers. The keys themselves are […]

Compact Keyboards

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BigKeys is a standard push-button keyboard but with bigger keys. The keys are 1″ square and are very […]

BigKeys

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The following is a list of specialist hardware keyboards designed for people with physical, visual or cognitive disabilities. […]

Keyboards for People with Disabilities

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This document looks at the various presentation options for text on modern computers. It can be used as […]

Font Types and Spacing

Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome

Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome, frequently known as Meares-Irlen Syndrome, is a visual perceptual disorder which can affect a person’s […]

Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome

Reading Computers can provide great benefits for those that have difficulty reading. Here are some ways in which […]

Dyslexia and Assistive Technology

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Word Prediction

Word prediction when typing has become common place thanks to the feature built into mobile phones. However long […]

Word Prediction

Pointer trails can make the mouse pointer much easier to see and follow. Windows first introduced pointer trails […]

Enabling Mouse Pointer Trails in Windows 10

It can be rather tricky to keep track of the tiny white arrow, especially if you have a […]

Changing the Mouse Pointer in Windows 10

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Microsoft Word Overtype Mode

Microsoft Word has a feature called ‘overtype’ which annoys many of the users that I meet through my […]

Microsoft Word Overtype Mode

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Pokemon GO outdoors

Pokemon GO is a popular free augmented reality app for iPhones and Android (including Samsung) devices. To play […]

Pokemon GO is helping people with autism

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Charlie Danger is an Occupational Therapist who has been finding ways in which technology can help improve the quality of life for adults and children since 1999.

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